Is Beaconvale affordable?

Beaconvale sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.7M, placing it in the 47th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Beaconvale

A suburb with well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Beaconvale

Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

Property3.5-4MTop 53%Healthcare20 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Beaconvale is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Beaconvale, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Beaconvale. 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 Beaconvale safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. beaconvale makes up a very small share of the Parow police precinct, so we cannot reliably separate its crime data from the rest of the precinct. Rather than show a score that could be misleading, we have withheld it.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Beaconvale?

47th percentile

The median property value in Beaconvale is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 5.9% per year since 2018.

A 5.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Beaconvale properties (GV2022)

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M ◀

4-4.5M

4.5-5M

5-6M

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: R1,695,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +5.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 47th percentile
Dominant value band: 3.5-4M
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 Beaconvale?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R776 / month

18% above city median

Based on a small number of accounts

Electricity

Insufficient billing data for this suburb.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R804Jan 2026: R776Feb 2026: R708

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Beaconvale

→ Stable

Beaconvale had 8 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 8
Annual average: 3/yr
Avg project value: R1.4M

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).

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Beaconvale?

Well connected

Beaconvale has 48 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

48 routes

85th percentile · 31 destinations

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

Belhar delft, Bishop lavis, Bothasig, De la rey, Delft, Delft south +25 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 Beaconvale?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Beaconvale in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,558 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

31%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (10%)Burst pipe (8%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Street lights out (7%)Water leak (5%)

Service requests logged: 1 558
Requests resolved: 67% (1 046 of 1 558)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 22 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 65492.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 1 548
Unresolved: 33.0%

Top issues: Power outage (148), Burst pipe (125), Sewerage overflow (118)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Beaconvale

Data available

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Beaconvale is R15.5M as of May 2026.

R15.5M

total

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R3 615 246
Electricity: R9 836 397
Water: R916 806
Refuse: R270 686
Sewerage: R814 987
City-wide cleaning: -R143 (credit)
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 Beaconvale?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km

Nearest public: Leonsdale Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1 km
Nearest private: Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 2.8 km
Public facilities: 15
Private facilities: 5

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

The nearest fire station to Beaconvale is Goodwood, 3.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow Valley Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Leonsdale Satellite, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic: Leonsdale Satellite · 1 km
Nearest library: Leonsdale · 1 km
Nearest park / open space: Beacon Way Park · 0.07 km

Fire station

3.1

km to nearest
fire station

Goodwood

fire service head office

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.2

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Parow Valley 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

Parow Valley694m · R1.5M

32→

Parow885m · R1.4M

31→

Leonsdale969m · R530K

31→

Cravenby1.1km · R1.1M

40→

Avonwood1.1km · R575K

37→

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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Cravenby Florida Klipkop Leonsdale Parow Parow Valley Ravensmead

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 | Water billing: Dec 2020 - Feb 2026 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026

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 SACCT 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.

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

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