Braeview
A suburb with among the highest property values in Cape Town, responsive municipal services, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Braeview 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 Braeview, 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 Braeview. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Braeview safe?
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Braeview?
The median property value in Braeview is R4M. Property values have grown by 6.5% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R3,985,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +6.5% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 87th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 3-3.5M
- 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 Braeview?
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Braeview?
Braeview has 9 minibus taxi routes.
Taxi connectivity
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
How responsive are municipal services in Braeview?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Braeview in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 67 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 67
- Requests resolved
- 72% (48 of 67)
- 75% resolved within
- 3 days
- 90% resolved within
- 20 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 1164.7 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 66
- Unresolved
- 29.0%
Top issues: Power outage (8), Burst pipe (7), Meter Replacement Project (5)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Braeview
Total outstanding municipal debt in Braeview is R116K as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R21 953
- Electricity
- R77 562
- Water
- R7 649
- Refuse
- R2 345
- Sewerage
- R4 310
- City-wide cleaning
- R1 915
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Braeview?
Healthcare access
3 within 5km- Nearest public
- Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 3.8 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 5 km
- Public facilities
- 2
- Private facilities
- 1
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Braeview is Somerset West, 3.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 3.8 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Helderberg Hospital · 3.8 km
- Nearest library
- Somerset West · 4 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Bel Air Park · 0.17 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 Braeview. 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 | 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.
City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
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Braeview, Cape Town