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Bloubergrant

A suburb with lower reported crime, among the highest property values in Cape Town, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Bloubergrant is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Bloubergrant, 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 Bloubergrant. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Bloubergrant safe?

Lower reported crime

59th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 16 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
5 536 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 3.1% vs Q3 2024
Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate is low due to a large residential population (72 767). Absolute crime volume (5 536) is 1.3x the city median.

Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
98 / 100
Contact crime rate
550,556 per 100k residents
Station population
72 767
Harm rate (per resident)
97/100
Harm volume (absolute)
99+/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Table View precinct, which covers Bloubergrant 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 Bloubergrant?

87th percentile

The median property value in Bloubergrant is R3.9M. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Bloubergrant properties (GV2022)

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
R3,900,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+5.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
87th percentile
Dominant value band
2.5-3M
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 Bloubergrant?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R990 / month
50% above city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 255Jan 2026: R990Feb 2026: R980

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Bloubergrant

↑ Increasing

Bloubergrant had 19 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 6 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
19
Annual average
6/yr
Avg project value
R507K

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 Bloubergrant?

Private vehicle dominant

Bloubergrant has 64 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

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 ›

Well connected
64 routes
93rd percentile · 51 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Bloubergrant but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
3rd steen big bay (via paarden eiland), Atlantis, Atlantis (via table view), Blaauwberg, Blouberg strand, Bloubergstrand +45 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bloubergrant needs a car. The 84% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
84%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
6%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Private vehicle (84%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bloubergrant?

Full municipal services

Bloubergrant has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Bloubergstrand/Table View survey group (89 households). direct.

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R5,434) is 3.2× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
46.0%
Rented
20.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

6risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.0%
Fire risk
1.2%
Violent crime
0.6%
Non-violent crime
1.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
30.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 72nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
3.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R2,272
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.5%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.6 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
94.4%
Fridge ownership
97.5%
Property ownership
1.4%
Geyser ownership
88.5%
Borehole access
28.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
19.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
6.2%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Bloubergstrand/Table View. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bloubergrant?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bloubergrant in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 429 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
7th
Percentile
across Cape Town
25%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (11%)Infestation cockroach (8%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)Broken leading (4%)
Service requests logged
429
Requests resolved
73% (312 of 429)
75% resolved within
9 days
90% resolved within
16 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
2221.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
428
Unresolved
27.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (48), Infestation cockroach (34), Sewerage overflow (20)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Bloubergrant

100% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Bloubergrant averages R17 598 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R17 598
per account
100% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R17 459Apr 2026: R18 619May 2026: R17 598
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 462 418
Electricity
R0
Water
R767 563
Refuse
R209 368
Sewerage
R290 661
City-wide cleaning
R50 498
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 Bloubergrant?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public
Table View Clinic · Community Day Centre · 3.9 km
Nearest private
Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.4 km
Public facilities
1
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Bloubergrant is Milnerton, 5.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 11.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest library
Table View · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Foam Road Park · 0.15 km

Fire station

5.6
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

11.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Kensington 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

Blouberg Rise698m · R2.7M
41
West Beach700m · R3.2M
36
Blouberg Sands1.4km · R2.8M
47
Sunningdale1.9km · R2.3M
32
Table View2.2km · R2.3M
28
Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 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 Household SurveyCCT 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 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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