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Cape Gate

A suburb with well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Cape Gate
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property1.5-2MTop 45%Healthcare9 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilAbove avg complaints3d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Cape Gate 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 Cape Gate, 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 Cape Gate. 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 Cape Gate safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. cape-gate makes up a very small share of the Brackenfell 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 Cape Gate?

55th percentile

The median property value in Cape Gate is R1.9M. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Cape Gate 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
R1,910,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+4.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
55th percentile
Dominant value band
1.5-2M
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 Cape Gate?

Utility billing data is not available for Cape Gate. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Cape Gate

↑ Increasing

Cape Gate had 53 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 18 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
53
Annual average
18/yr
Avg project value
R1.1M

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 Cape Gate?

Private vehicle dominant

Cape Gate has 11 minibus taxi routes. 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 ›

Moderate connectivity
11 routes
42nd percentile · 10 destinations
Bloekombos, Cape gate, Cape gate (via maroela rd & n1), Cape gate (via protea heights), Eikenfontein, Kraaifontein +4 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Cape Gate 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
9%
Minibus taxi
3%
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 Cape Gate?

Full municipal services

Cape Gate 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, Brackenfell survey group (50 households). direct.

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 94% 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
66.6%
Rented
12.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

9risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.5%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.3%
Non-violent crime
4.1%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
18.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 50th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
13.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R18
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
94.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
3.4%
No access
1.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
85.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.4%
Geyser ownership
85.2%
Borehole access
30.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.8%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
18.3%
WFH part-time
1.2%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Brackenfell. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Cape Gate?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Cape Gate in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 223 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
8th
Percentile
across Cape Town
15%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (24%)Street lights out (14%)Faulty meter 25mm and up (5%)OSL - Water (3%)Duplicate (3%)
Service requests logged
223
Requests resolved
72% (160 of 223)
75% resolved within
10 days
90% resolved within
20 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
39176.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
222
Unresolved
28.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (52), Street lights out (31), Faulty meter 25mm and up (11)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Cape Gate

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Cape Gate is R3.9M as of May 2026.

R3.9M
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 334 208
Electricity
R1 783 122
Water
R242 274
Refuse
R159 567
Sewerage
R354 311
City-wide cleaning
R3 728
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 Cape Gate?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public
Brighton Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 0.4 km
Public facilities
7
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Cape Gate is Kraaifontein, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Cape Gate, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Mediclinic Cape Gate · 0.4 km
Nearest library
Kraaifontein · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space
Boschenvale Dam Park · 0.48 km

Fire station

1.4
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.4
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Kleinbron659m · R2.5M
99→
Vredekloof Heights953m · R2.4M
99→
Windsor Estate1.0km · R1.7M
→
Langeberg Ridge1.0km · R2M
52→
Vredekloof East1.1km · R1.5M
98→
Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches
Belthorn EstateR1.5-2M
31→
BlomtuinR1-1.5M
44→
AmandelsigR1-1.5M
→
BothasigR1.5-2M
39→
FerndaleR6-800k
100→
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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

KleinbronLangeberg RidgeMorgenster HeightsOkavango ParkScottsvilleVredekloof EastWindsor Estate

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 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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Cape Gate, Cape Town

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