Living in University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in a mixed-use Cape Town suburb. The 2011 suburb profile records 471 residents and 0 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in a mixed-use Cape Town suburb. The 2011 suburb profile records 471 residents and 0 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to University of Cape Town
- University of Cape Town0.0 km
- Mowbray1.4 km
- Newlands1.9 km
- Observatory2.3 km
- Salt River2.9 km
- Claremont3.0 km
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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
- RUSTENBURG GIRLS' JUNIOR SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.6 km away
- WESTERFORD HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- RONDEBOSCH BOYS' PREPARATORYPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- RUSTENBURG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.4 km away
- S.A. COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- THANDOKHULU SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
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- GROOTE SCHUUR PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- S.A. COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.6 km away
- OAKHURST GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.6 km away
- RONDEBOSCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- OBSERVATORY JUNIORPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.9 km away
- GROOTE SCHUUR HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.0 km away
Amenities
24 in view
- UCT Sports Centresports centre; 0.2 km away
- Fuller Gardensgarden; 0.3 km away
- UCT Librarylibrary; 0.3 km away
- UCT Tennis Clubsports centre; 0.5 km away
- Rustenburg Pharmacypharmacy; 0.7 km away
- Woolworths Foodsupermarket; 0.7 km away
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- Clickspharmacy; 0.7 km away
- Pick n Paysupermarket; 0.7 km away
- Riverside Centremall; 0.8 km away
- Checkerssupermarket; 0.8 km away
- Child Guidance Clinicclinic; 0.8 km away
- Riverside Cottage Clinicdoctors; 0.8 km away
- Rondebosch Public Librarylibrary; 0.8 km away
- Alma Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Roslyn Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Cecil Road Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- The Alma Cafeconvenience; 1.1 km away
- Rygersdal Sports Groundsports centre; 1.1 km away
- Mowbray Civic Centrecommunity centre; 1.1 km away
- Mowbray Public Librarylibrary; 1.1 km away
- Medispherepharmacy; 1.2 km away
- Victoria House Medical & Dental Centredoctors; 1.2 km away
- Wim Richter Memorial Peace Gardenpark; 1.3 km away
- Mowbray Maternity Hospitalhospital; 1.3 km away
Transport notes
- Use route-level transport, utility, and live-market checks before making a final decision.
- This profile is a research baseline, not a replacement for active listing verification.
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 University of Cape Town 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.