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Affordable suburbs with good safety in Cape Town

These suburbs have a safety index above 40 (the city median) 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.

Affordable safe suburbs in Cape Town
#SuburbSafety indexMedian valueTrend
=1Admirals ParkLower reported crime99+/100R800k-1MStable
=1Anchorage ParkLower reported crime99+/100R1-1.5MStable
=1Belhar Ext 5Lower reported crime99+/100R1-1.5MSignificant decrease
=1Belhar Ext 8Lower reported crime99+/100R800k-1MSignificant decrease
=1Fairview Golf EstateLower reported crime99+/100R4-600kStable
=1Helderberg ParkLower reported crime99+/100R6-800kStable
=1MontevideoLower reported crime99+/100R800k-1MSignificant increase
=1Onverwacht - Gordon's BayLower reported crime99+/100R1-1.5MStable
=1Sea Breeze ParkLower reported crime99+/100R6-800kStable
=1SpringbokparkLower reported crime99+/100R800k-1MStable
=1Temperance TownLower reported crime99+/100R0-200kStable
=1Van Der StelLower reported crime99+/100R1-1.5MSignificant decrease
=13Protea VillageLower reported crime98/100R1-1.5MStable
=13Vredekloof EastLower reported crime98/100R800k-1MStable
15Vanguard EstateLower reported crime74/100R1-1.5MModerate decrease
16Welcome EstateLower reported crime73/100R1-1.5MModerate decrease
17WestgateModerate reported crime56/100R6-800kStable
18Twin PalmsModerate reported crime54/100R1-1.5MStable
=19Belhar Ext 9Moderate reported crime51/100R2-400kSignificant decrease
=19Gordons BayModerate reported crime51/100R6-800kStable
=19ModderdamModerate reported crime51/100R800k-1MModerate decrease
=1Admirals ParkLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendStable
=1Anchorage ParkLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendStable
=1Belhar Ext 5Lower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendSignificant decrease
=1Belhar Ext 8Lower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendSignificant decrease
=1Fairview Golf EstateLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR4-600k
TrendStable
=1Helderberg ParkLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR6-800k
TrendStable
=1MontevideoLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendSignificant increase
=1Onverwacht - Gordon's BayLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendStable
=1Sea Breeze ParkLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR6-800k
TrendStable
=1SpringbokparkLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendStable
=1Temperance TownLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR0-200k
TrendStable
=1Van Der StelLower reported crime
Safety index99+/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendSignificant decrease
=13Protea VillageLower reported crime
Safety index98/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendStable
=13Vredekloof EastLower reported crime
Safety index98/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendStable
15Vanguard EstateLower reported crime
Safety index74/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendModerate decrease
16Welcome EstateLower reported crime
Safety index73/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendModerate decrease
17WestgateModerate reported crime
Safety index56/100
Median valueR6-800k
TrendStable
18Twin PalmsModerate reported crime
Safety index54/100
Median valueR1-1.5M
TrendStable
=19Belhar Ext 9Moderate reported crime
Safety index51/100
Median valueR2-400k
TrendSignificant decrease
=19Gordons BayModerate reported crime
Safety index51/100
Median valueR6-800k
TrendStable
=19ModderdamModerate reported crime
Safety index51/100
Median valueR800k-1M
TrendModerate decrease

How this ranking works

Suburbs are filtered to those with a safety index above 40 (the city median) and a median property value at or below the city median of R1.8M. They are then sorted by safety index, highest first. Suburbs with equal index values share a joint rank (shown as =); the list extends past 20 entries when suburbs are tied at the cut-off.

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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