Living in Silvermine
Silvermine is a non-residential Cape Town census area. The official 2011 profile records no residential population or households, so KhayaList treats it as a land-use reference rather than a normal home-search suburb.
Rent estimates by home size
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Decision breakdown
This area is not a normal residential benchmark. The price and score fields are placeholders to keep the model consistent, and users should not treat it as a home-search suburb.
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Silvermine
Silvermine is a non-residential Cape Town census area. The official 2011 profile records no residential population or households, so KhayaList treats it as a land-use reference rather than a normal home-search suburb.
Closest suburbs to Silvermine
- Silvermine0.0 km
- Pinelands1.0 km
- Thornton1.4 km
- Kensington1.7 km
- Wingfield2.1 km
- Langa2.5 km
What to check before viewing homes in Silvermine
Use these checks before you spend time on viewings. They help you avoid homes that look good online but do not fit your daily life, budget, or move timing.
Budget fit
Compare asking rent or bond costs against the R 21 780 rent midpoint estimate and your transport costs.
Daily routine
Test the commute, school run, shopping trips, and evening/weekend travel from the exact street, not only the suburb name.
Viewing questions
Ask about fibre, load-shedding area, parking, noise, lease terms, deposits, pet rules, and what is included in the monthly cost.
Census context
Current area-level census data uses the latest official City of Cape Town precinct profile where available. The 2011 suburb profile remains the named suburb source for comparison.
Compare nearby suburbs
Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
12 in view
- PINELANDS NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.8 km away
- PINEHURST PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.0 km away
- FACTRETON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- WINDERMERE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- H.J. KRONEBERG JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.4 km away
- OUDE MOLEN HTS.Secondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.4 km away
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- KENMERE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.6 km away
- THORNTON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.6 km away
- WINGFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- PINELANDS HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- MOSHESH PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.0 km away
- MOKONE COMBINED SCHOOLIntermediate School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.0 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Kensington Civic Centrecommunity centre; 1.9 km away
- CONRADIE CARE CENTREhealthcare facility; 0.2 km away
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Centrehospital; 0.5 km away
- OK Minimark Thorntonconvenience; 0.7 km away
- Circle Kconvenience; 0.7 km away
- Shell Selectconvenience; 1.0 km away
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- Old Mutual Sports Clubsports centre; 1.0 km away
- Tambotie Parkpark; 1.1 km away
- Kensington Swimming Poolsports centre; 1.2 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 1.3 km away
- SAPS Sports & Recreation Clubsports centre; 1.3 km away
- Woolworthssupermarket; 1.3 km away
- Pinelands Public Librarylibrary; 1.3 km away
- Pick n Paysupermarket; 1.3 km away
- Wattle Grove parkpark; 1.4 km away
- Kareeboom and Poplar Public Open Spacepark; 1.5 km away
- 14th Avenue Sports Groundsports centre; 1.5 km away
- Thornton Hallcommunity centre; 1.7 km away
- Thornton Dentistdentist; 1.8 km away
- 7 Eleven Thorntonconvenience; 1.8 km away
- Kinsington Municipal Librarylibrary; 1.9 km away
- Merrypakconvenience; 1.9 km away
- FACTRETON CLINIChealthcare facility; 1.9 km away
Transport notes
- This is a land-use or institutional reference area rather than a normal residential commute candidate.
- Check the surrounding transport corridor if you are comparing it to nearby suburbs.
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 Silvermine 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.