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Affordable suburbs with good safety in Cape Town

These suburbs have a safety index above 50 and median property values below the city median of R1.8M. You do not have to choose between safety and affordability.

Property values are from the City of Cape Town GV2022 valuation roll (government valuations, not asking prices). The safety index is a relative measure within Cape Town. Sources: SAPS, CCT Valuation Roll.

# Suburb Safety indexMedian valueTrend
1 Admirals Park Lower reported crime 98/100R800k-1MStable
2 Anchorage Park Lower reported crime 98/100R1-1.5MStable
3 Fairview Golf Estate Lower reported crime 98/100R4-600kStable
4 Gordons Bay Lower reported crime 98/100R6-800kStable
5 Gordons Strand Estate Lower reported crime 98/100R1-1.5MStable
6 Onverwacht - Gordon'S Bay Lower reported crime 98/100R1-1.5MStable
7 Sea Breeze Park Lower reported crime 98/100R6-800kStable
8 Strandfontein Lower reported crime 98/100R800k-1MSignificant decrease
9 Temperance Town Lower reported crime 98/100R0-200kStable
10 Winslow Lower reported crime 98/100R1-1.5MStable
11 Sunnydale Lower reported crime 97/100R1-1.5MStable
12 Bell Glen Lower reported crime 88/100R4-600kSignificant decrease
13 Brandwacht Lower reported crime 88/100R4-600kSignificant decrease
14 Chris Hani Park Lower reported crime 88/100R0-200kSignificant decrease
15 Croydon Lower reported crime 88/100R4-600kSignificant decrease
16 Deaconville Lower reported crime 88/100R4-600kSignificant decrease
17 Faure Lower reported crime 88/100R7-8MSignificant decrease
18 Firgrove Lower reported crime 88/100R6-800kSignificant decrease
19 Macassar Lower reported crime 88/100R4-600kSignificant decrease
20 Macassar Beach Lower reported crime 88/100R0-200kSignificant decrease
1 Admirals Park Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R800k-1M
Trend Stable
2 Anchorage Park Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R1-1.5M
Trend Stable
3 Fairview Golf Estate Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Stable
4 Gordons Bay Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R6-800k
Trend Stable
5 Gordons Strand Estate Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R1-1.5M
Trend Stable
6 Onverwacht - Gordon'S Bay Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R1-1.5M
Trend Stable
7 Sea Breeze Park Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R6-800k
Trend Stable
8 Strandfontein Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R800k-1M
Trend Significant decrease
9 Temperance Town Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R0-200k
Trend Stable
10 Winslow Lower reported crime
Safety index 98/100
Median value R1-1.5M
Trend Stable
11 Sunnydale Lower reported crime
Safety index 97/100
Median value R1-1.5M
Trend Stable
12 Bell Glen Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Significant decrease
13 Brandwacht Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Significant decrease
14 Chris Hani Park Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R0-200k
Trend Significant decrease
15 Croydon Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Significant decrease
16 Deaconville Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Significant decrease
17 Faure Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R7-8M
Trend Significant decrease
18 Firgrove Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R6-800k
Trend Significant decrease
19 Macassar Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R4-600k
Trend Significant decrease
20 Macassar Beach Lower reported crime
Safety index 88/100
Median value R0-200k
Trend Significant decrease

How this ranking works

Suburbs are filtered to those with a safety index above 50 (above the city midpoint) and a median property value at or below the city median of R1.8M. They are then sorted by safety index, highest first.

Property values come from the City of Cape Town General Valuation Roll 2022, which reflects municipal valuations rather than market asking prices.

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