Living in Salt River
Salt River is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 6 577 residents and 1 527 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Salt River
Salt River is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 6 577 residents and 1 527 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Salt River
- Salt River0.0 km
- Observatory0.9 km
- Woodstock1.3 km
- Zonnebloem2.1 km
- Mowbray2.2 km
- Foreshore2.3 km
What to check before viewing homes in Salt River
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Budget fit
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Census context
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Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
12 in view
- CECIL ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.1 km away
- DRYDEN STREET PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.2 km away
- WESLEY METHODIST PRACTISING SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.2 km away
- SALT RIVER SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.5 km away
- ST. AGNES'S PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.8 km away
- QUEENS PARK HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.8 km away
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- MOUNTAIN ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- OBSERVATORY JUNIORPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- THANDOKHULU SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.8 km away
- WALMER SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.9 km away
- WALMER ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.9 km away
- HOLY CROSS RC PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.0 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Cedric Joubert Memorial Gardengarden; 0.1 km away
- Salt River Community Gardengarden; 0.2 km away
- Shelley Road Parkpark; 0.2 km away
- Home Baoconvenience; 0.3 km away
- Hopkins Road Parkpark; 0.3 km away
- Pick n Pay Expressconvenience; 0.3 km away
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- Shell Selectconvenience; 0.3 km away
- Dr Faeza Arnolddoctors; 0.4 km away
- Rochester Park 2park; 0.4 km away
- Beth Uriel Community Gardengarden; 0.4 km away
- Salt River Community Hallcommunity centre; 0.5 km away
- My Domain Expressconvenience; 0.5 km away
- Spencer Road Clinicclinic; 0.5 km away
- Rochester Road Parkpark; 0.5 km away
- Spencer Street Parkpark; 0.5 km away
- Astron Energyconvenience; 0.6 km away
- Mediplace Pharmacypharmacy; 0.6 km away
- Woodstock Dental Studiodentist; 0.6 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 0.6 km away
- Sparsupermarket; 0.6 km away
- The Book Racketlibrary; 0.7 km away
- Balmoralsupermarket; 0.7 km away
- Avalon Marketsupermarket; 0.8 km away
Transport notes
- Good for central trips, but verify parking, congestion, and rail or MyCiTi options before recommending it.
- Use current commute checks because the inner-city corridor changes faster than suburb census baselines.
Safety notes
- No unsupported safety score is published here. Use official SAPS or precinct-level context and local review before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- 2011 Census Suburb Salt River ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- Census 2022: Cape Town ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- WCED public ordinary schoolsWestern Cape Government. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town MyCiTi stopsCity of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 21City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 24City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 27City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 28City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 44City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 81City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 82City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 164City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- OpenStreetMap named amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.