Living in Sir Lowrys Pass
Sir Lowrys Pass is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Helderberg. The 2011 suburb profile records 8 496 residents and 2 283 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Sir Lowrys Pass
Sir Lowrys Pass is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Helderberg. The 2011 suburb profile records 8 496 residents and 2 283 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Sir Lowrys Pass
- Sir Lowrys Pass0.0 km
- Gordons Bay0.2 km
- Melkbosstrand0.2 km
- Somerset West Non Urban0.2 km
- Bloubergstrand0.4 km
- Helderberg Small Holdings0.4 km
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Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
10 in view
- DE HOOP LAERSKOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 2.9 km away
- PAREL VALLEI HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 3.4 km away
- RAITHBY PRIMÊRE SKOOLPrimary School; CAPE WINELANDS; 3.5 km away
- TUTORING (PTY) LTD TRADING AS HEURISTIC ACADEMYIntermediate School; METRO EAST; 4.3 km away
- SOMERSET-WES LAERSKOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 4.5 km away
- GORDON SEKONDÊRSecondary School; METRO EAST; 4.6 km away
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- FIRGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 4.7 km away
- DANIE ACKERMANN PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 4.7 km away
- SOMERSET-WES MET PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 4.9 km away
- BEAUMONT PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 5.0 km away
Amenities
18 in view
- Cylnor Pharmacypharmacy; 2.1 km away
- Beaulie Crescent Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Berghoewe Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Bel Air Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Harewood Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Peter Wessels Librarylibrary; 1.1 km away
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- Vergenoeg Parkpark; 1.1 km away
- Stellenberg Road Park 2park; 1.2 km away
- La Hey Close Parkpark; 1.2 km away
- Stellenberg Road Park 1park; 1.3 km away
- Sparsupermarket; 1.8 km away
- KwikSpar De Helderbergconvenience; 2.1 km away
- Pick n Pay Expressconvenience; 2.7 km away
- Dr. S. Bouwerdentist; 2.9 km away
- Clickschemist; 3.0 km away
- Somerset West Librarylibrary; 4.7 km away
- Garden Village Community Hallcommunity centre; 4.7 km away
- Somerset West Civic Centrecommunity centre; 4.8 km away
Transport notes
- Helderberg living works best when the commute is local, hybrid, or N2-based.
- Use current transport checks for Somerset West and Strand because route changes matter more than static suburb profiles.
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 Sir Lowrys Pass 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.