Bellville CBD
A suburb with higher reported crime and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Bellville CBD is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, 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 is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Bellville CBD, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.
What should buyers know?
Bellville CBD 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.
Is Bellville CBD safe?
71st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 45 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 27 / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 715,478 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 78 711
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 19/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 38/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Bellville CBD and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
Read more: Cape Town crime statistics by suburb 2026
What do properties cost in Bellville CBD?
City of Cape Town Development Focus Area
Bellville CBD is within the Belville CBD / Tygervalley development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.
Planned development
4 hectares of land in Bellville CBD are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (4ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Bellville CBD is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 1.0% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R1,670,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +1.0% per year
- City-wide value percentile
- 47th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 2-400k
- Source
- CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
- Vintage
- General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)
Source: City of Cape Town GV2022
What do utilities cost in Bellville CBD?
Development activity in Bellville CBD
Bellville CBD had 91 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 30 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 91
- Annual average
- 30/yr
- Avg project value
- R864K
How are schools in Bellville CBD?
Bellville CBD has 1 school within reach. Schools include Oakdale Montessori School.
- INDOakdale Montessori SchoolPrivateFavourable class size
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Bellville CBD?
Bellville CBD has 115 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (93%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (93%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Bellville CBD?
Bellville CBD has a service delivery index of 99 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 98% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 100.0%
- Flush toilet
- 97.4%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 98.2%
- Owner-occupied
- 46.2%
- Rented
- 41.7%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 2.3%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 6.0%
- Non-violent crime
- 3.2%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 24.7%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 87th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 0
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 12.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R881
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 88.5%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 8.0%
- No access
- 1.5%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 2.5%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 2.5%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 6.9%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 2.9 people
- Avg children per household
- 0.6
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 67.1%
- Fridge ownership
- 95.9%
- Property ownership
- 2.1%
- Geyser ownership
- 96.2%
- Borehole access
- 11.2%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 12.6%
- of households operate a home-based business
- WFH full-time
- 3.6%
- WFH part-time
- 14.4%
12% of electricity connections in Bellville CBD receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.
Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 395 connections.
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Bellville CBD?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bellville CBD in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,620 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 4 620
- Requests resolved
- 77% (3 544 of 4 620)
- 75% resolved within
- 8 days
- 90% resolved within
- 24 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 226.4 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 2 597
- Unresolved
- 21.0%
Top issues: Sewerage overflow (378), Power outage (233), Single street light out (189)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Bellville CBD
Total outstanding municipal debt in Bellville CBD is R7.9M as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R3 694 093
- Electricity
- R1 367 728
- Water
- R1 418 475
- Refuse
- R426 498
- Sewerage
- R1 015 116
- City-wide cleaning
- R15 487
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Bellville CBD?
Healthcare access
14 within 5km- Nearest public
- Bellville Mens Health Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km
- Nearest private
- Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 0.8 km
- Public facilities
- 10
- Private facilities
- 4
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Bellville CBD is Bellville, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 1.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Bellville Mens Health Satellite, 0.5 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Bellville Mens Health Satellite · 0.5 km
- Nearest library
- Bellville · 0.8 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Belrail Road Park · 0.22 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Bellville Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Read more: Cape Town swimming pools: which suburbs have access
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Bellville CBD. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 | Water billing: Dec 2020 - Feb 2026 | Electricity 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).
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 Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
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Bellville CBD, Cape Town