Avon has a safety index of 39 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Elsies River precinct recorded approximately 5,744 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Avon is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R860K, it falls in the 29th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Avon?

The median monthly water cost per account in Avon is R607, 8% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Avon?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Avon is R23,063, 162% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Avon

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Safety39/100Safer than 43% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↑ Worsening Property6-800kTop 71%Schools1nearby Healthcare19 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Avon is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Avon, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Avon is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.

Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Avon safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

95th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 15 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume

5 744 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 14.5% vs Q3 2024

A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 39 / 100
Contact crime rate: 626,167 per 100k residents
Station population: 88 562
Harm rate (per resident): 30/100
Harm volume (absolute): 50/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Elsies River precinct, which covers Avon and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Avon?

29th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Avon are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (1ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Avon is R860K. Property values have grown by 2.8% per year since 2018.

A 2.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Avon properties (GV2022)

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022: R860,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +2.8% per year
City-wide value percentile: 29th percentile
Dominant value band: 6-800k
Source: CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage: General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Avon?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R607 / month

8% below city median

Electricity

This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R607Jan 2026: R621Feb 2026: R593

Monthly cost per account from City of Cape Town billing data. Water coverage: 647 suburbs. Electricity coverage: 384 suburbs.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Avon

→ Stable

Avon had 2 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 2
Annual average: 1/yr
Avg project value: R394K

Building plans approved by the City of Cape Town (2014-2025). Approvals indicate planned investment, not completed construction. This data reflects formal building activity only and does not capture informal construction, backyard dwellings, or building work undertaken without a formal plan submission. In areas with high informality, actual construction activity may be substantially higher than these figures suggest. Source: CoCT Building Development Management (DAMS).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Avon?

1 school nearby

Avon has 1 school within reach. Schools include Eldene Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Avon will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

Q4
Eldene Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 397 learners · 28.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Avon?

Well connected

Avon has 53 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

53 routes

88th percentile · 36 destinations

Routes pass through Avon but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Bishop lavis, Bothasig, De la rey, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven +30 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Avon?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Avon in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 841 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

15th

Percentile
across Cape Town

23%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (19%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (6%)Burst pipe (5%)No water 20mm and below (4%)

Service requests logged: 841
Requests resolved: 75% (633 of 841)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 16 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered

Christian

Places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data, supplemented with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Coverage: 373 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 484.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 839
Unresolved: 25.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (158), Street lights out (50), Single street light out (47)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Avon

162% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Avon averages R23 063 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R23 063

per account

162% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R23 681Apr 2026: R23 063May 2026: R21 641

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R1 208 178
Electricity: R0
Water: R2 018 322
Refuse: R595 907
Sewerage: R863 678
City-wide cleaning: R10 062
Improvement district: R0

Outstanding municipal arrears from City of Cape Town financial records. Coverage: 741 suburbs. Per-account figures available for 582 suburbs.

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Avon?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km

Nearest public: Leonsdale Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km
Nearest private: Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 3 km
Public facilities: 16
Private facilities: 3

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Avon is Epping, 2.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Ruyterwacht Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Leonsdale Satellite, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic: Leonsdale Satellite · 0.7 km
Nearest library: Leonsdale · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space: Sleepy Hollow Park · 0.26 km

Fire station

2.5

km to nearest
fire station

Epping

community station

within-5km

response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Ruyterwacht Swimming Pool

Cape Town operates 35 public swimming pools. Source: CCT open data.

Distances straight-line from suburb centroid.

Source: City of Cape Town facility registry

Nearby suburbs

Elsies River677m · R760K

→

Leonsdale774m · R530K

31→

Riverton Elsies River854m · R1.1M

40→

Ruyterwacht1.1km · R1.3M

33→

Goodrail1.3km · R810K

33→

Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches

GreenfieldsR6-800k

39→

Montana ExtensionR800k-1M

38→

Forest HeightsR6-800k

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Avon. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Elsies River Leonsdale

Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).

Data sources & legal attribution

SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SADBE SchoolsCCT Service Requests

South African Police Service, via DataFirst (UCT). SAPS crime statistics, 2019-2026 [dataset]. DOI: 10.25828/5MAW-4H90. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town open data, 2022–2025 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

Statistics South Africa. Stats SA Census 2022, 2022 [dataset]. Stats SA standard terms (permissive). Analysis is the user's own and not endorsed by Stats SA.

Department of Basic Education, EMIS (Western Cape Q2 2025; Gauteng Q3 2025). DBE EMIS masterlist and public school data, 2023-2025 [dataset]. Source. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Avon safe?

What do properties cost in Avon?

What do utilities cost in Avon?

Development activity in Avon

How are schools in Avon?

How connected is Avon?

Taxi connectivityRanks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown.Full methodology ›

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