Bloemhof has a safety index of 40 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Bellville precinct recorded approximately 6,668 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Bloemhof affordable?

Bloemhof sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R2.4M, placing it in the 66th 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.

What are utility costs in Bloemhof?

The median monthly water cost per account in Bloemhof is R1,415, 115% above the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Bloemhof?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Bloemhof is R21,398, 143% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Bloemhof

A suburb with moderate reported crime and above-average property values relative to Cape Town.

Safety40/100Safer than 47% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↑ Worsening Property800k-1MTop 34%Schools1nearby Healthcare9 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coverage4 routes serving the area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bloemhof is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Bloemhof, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Bloemhof 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 Bloemhof safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

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

HighAbsolute crime volume

6 668 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 10.3% 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?: 40 / 100
Contact crime rate: 715,478 per 100k residents
Station population: 78 711
Harm rate (per resident): 23/100
Harm volume (absolute): 68/100
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 Bloemhof and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Bloemhof?

66th percentile

The median property value in Bloemhof is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 5.4% per year since 2018.

A 5.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Bloemhof properties (GV2022)

0-200k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

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: R2,420,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +5.4% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 66th percentile
Dominant value band: 800k-1M
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 Bloemhof?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 415 / month

115% above city median

Electricity

R2 033 / month

7% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R3 127Jan 2026: R1 415Feb 2026: R1 262

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 060Jan 2026: R1 805Feb 2026: R2 033

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Bloemhof

↓ Decreasing

Bloemhof had 8 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals: 8
Annual average: 3/yr
Avg project value: R592K

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 Bloemhof?

1 school nearby

Bloemhof has 1 school within reach. Schools include Holy Cross Sisters' School (B).

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

IND
Holy Cross Sisters' School (B)
Independent · Grades R–7 · 423 learners · 23.5:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 Bloemhof?

Limited connectivity

Bloemhof has 4 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

4 routes

20th percentile · 2 destinations

Bellville, Eversdal

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 Bloemhof?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bloemhof in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 774 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

17th

Percentile
across Cape Town

27%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (16%)No supply (10%)Power outage (8%)Single street light out (7%)Low pressure (5%)

Service requests logged: 774
Requests resolved: 78% (605 of 774)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 15 days
Source: CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 3694.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 768
Unresolved: 22.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (121), No supply (76), Power outage (62)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Bloemhof

143% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Bloemhof averages R21 398 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R21 398

per account

143% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R19 604Apr 2026: R21 398May 2026: R26 850

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R483 069
Electricity: R1 862 069
Water: R177 728
Refuse: R138 066
Sewerage: R68 723
City-wide cleaning: R8 999
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 Bloemhof?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public: Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest private: Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.9 km
Public facilities: 6
Private facilities: 3

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

The nearest fire station to Bloemhof is Bellville, 2.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 3.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic: Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest library: Tygervalley · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space: Suikerbos Street Park · 0.69 km

Fire station

2.8

km to nearest
fire station

Bellville

district hq - north

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.5

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Bellville 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

Blomtuin497m · R1.9M

44→

Bo Oakdale607m · R1.8M

39→

Ridgeworth614m · R2.7M

39→

Stellenridge932m · R2.5M

46→

Tygervalley1.0km

44→

Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches

Goodwood Ext 1R1.5-2M

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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Blomtuin Bo Oakdale Oakdale Ridgeworth Stellenridge

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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Bloemhof

What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Bloemhof safe?

What do properties cost in Bloemhof?

What do utilities cost in Bloemhof?

Development activity in Bloemhof

How are schools in Bloemhof?

How connected is Bloemhof?

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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Complaints & top issues

Municipal debt in Bloemhof

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