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Burgundy Estate

A suburb with above-average property values, strong school performance, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Burgundy Estate
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

What's it like to live here?

Burgundy Estate is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range 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 Burgundy Estate, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Burgundy Estate is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Burgundy Estate safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. burgundy-estate makes up a very small share of the Parow police precinct, so we cannot reliably separate its crime data from the rest of the precinct. Rather than show a score that could be misleading, we have withheld it.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Burgundy Estate?

65th percentile

The median property value in Burgundy Estate is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 3.2% per year since 2018.

A 3.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Burgundy Estate 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
R2,390,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.2% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
65th percentile
Dominant value band
1-1.5M
Source
CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage
General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Burgundy Estate?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R6 056 / month
820% above city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R6 056Jan 2026: R7 980Feb 2026: R4 833

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Burgundy Estate

↑ Increasing

Burgundy Estate had 212 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 71 per year. Most were new residential builds.

3-year approvals
212
Annual average
71/yr
Avg project value
R2.0M

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 Burgundy Estate?

2 schools nearby

Burgundy Estate has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 91.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Curro Burgundy.

Adjusted pass rate
91.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
13 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
  • IND
    Curro Burgundy
    Independent · Grades R–7 · 50 learners · 10:1 learner-educator ratio
    PrivateFavourable class size
  • IND
    Riverside College
    Independent · Grades R–12 · 200 learners · 11.1:1 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 Burgundy Estate?

Private vehicle dominant

Burgundy Estate has 2 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (67%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
2 routes
7th percentile · 2 destinations
Mutual station, Richwood
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Burgundy Estate – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
67%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
14%
Minibus taxi
5%
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 (67%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Burgundy Estate?

Full municipal services

Burgundy Estate 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, Milnerton survey group (59 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,101) is 2.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 90% of households have home internet access.› 10% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.

Access to basic services

99City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
94.8%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
45.5%
Rented
40.7%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

28risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
10.4%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
8.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
30.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 71st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
14.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R958
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
90.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.6%
No access
5.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.2 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
72.2%
Fridge ownership
94.8%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
93.6%
Borehole access
15.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
25.4%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.0%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Milnerton. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Burgundy Estate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Burgundy Estate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,333 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Burgundy Estate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
58th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (11%)Power outage (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)Water leak (5%)E - Billing Invoices (3%)
Service requests logged
1 333
Requests resolved
82% (1 088 of 1 333)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
13 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 320
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (147), Power outage (97), Damaged Bin - 240L (66)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Burgundy Estate

756% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Burgundy Estate averages R75 455 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R75 455
per account
756% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R72 340Apr 2026: R81 326May 2026: R75 455
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R9 631 276
Electricity
R0
Water
R2 563 866
Refuse
R1 955 186
Sewerage
R1 833 821
City-wide cleaning
R314 055
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 Burgundy Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public
Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 4.7 km
Public facilities
3
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Burgundy Estate is Milnerton, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 6.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Bothasig Clinic, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic
Bothasig Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest library
Bothasig · 2.5 km
Nearest park / open space
Rustenberg Park · 0.85 km

Fire station

3.2
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Parow North 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

Richmond Park996m
Richwood1.0km · R1.6M
44
Petrosa Tank Farm1.2km
De Grendel Farm1.6km
Annandale Farm1.9km
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | 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 SADBE SchoolsCCT 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.

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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