Boskloof
A suburb with among the highest property values in Cape Town and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Boskloof is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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.
How is the area changing?
In Boskloof, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Boskloof. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Boskloof safe?
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Boskloof?
The median property value in Boskloof is R8.7M. Property values have grown by 7.5% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R8,710,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +7.5% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 98th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 7-8M
- 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 Boskloof?
Development activity in Boskloof
Boskloof had 14 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 5 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 14
- Annual average
- 5/yr
- Avg project value
- R187K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How responsive are municipal services in Boskloof?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Boskloof in a median of 0 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 96 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 96
- Requests resolved
- 72% (69 of 96)
- 75% resolved within
- 3 days
- 90% resolved within
- 8 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 0.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 96
- Unresolved
- 28.0%
Top issues: Power outage (16), Water leak (7), E - Billing Invoices (5)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Boskloof
Municipal debt in Boskloof averages R9 778 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R464 098
- Electricity
- R29 170
- Water
- R80 175
- Refuse
- R16 726
- Sewerage
- R44 051
- City-wide cleaning
- R69 785
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Boskloof?
Healthcare access
7 within 5km- Nearest public
- Ikwezi CDC · Community Day Centre · 2.4 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
- Public facilities
- 5
- Private facilities
- 2
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Boskloof is Sir Lowrys Pass, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Vergelegen, 1.8 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Mediclinic Vergelegen · 1.8 km
- Nearest library
- Somerset West · 2.8 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Romulus Greenbelt · 0.34 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Strand Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Boskloof. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Property: GV2022 | 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).
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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Boskloof, Cape Town