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De Wijnlanden Estate

A suburb with moderate reported crime and among the highest property values in Cape Town relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

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

For home buyers & families

Is De Wijnlanden Estate safe?

Moderate reported crime

0th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
7 496 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 5.9% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
46 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
881,028 per 100k residents
Station population
107 810
Harm rate (per resident)
32/100
Harm volume (absolute)
66/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Proxy precinct data. This suburb falls within the Kleinvlei policing area. Safety data reflects the broader precinct, not De Wijnlanden Estate specifically.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers De Wijnlanden Estate and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in De Wijnlanden Estate?

88th percentile

The median property value in De Wijnlanden Estate is R4M. Property values have grown by 2.7% per year since 2018.

A 2.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – De Wijnlanden 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
R4,010,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+2.7% per year
City-wide value percentile
88th 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 De Wijnlanden Estate?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 983 / month
201% 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 983Jan 2026: R2 190Feb 2026: R987

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in De Wijnlanden Estate

↑ Increasing

De Wijnlanden Estate had 33 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 11 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
33
Annual average
11/yr
Avg project value
R203K

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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in De Wijnlanden Estate?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in De Wijnlanden Estate in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 273 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
3rd
Percentile
across Cape Town
17%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (21%)Single street light out (11%)Street lights out (6%)Broken leading (6%)Water leak (4%)
Service requests logged
273
Requests resolved
73% (200 of 273)
75% resolved within
12 days
90% resolved within
27 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
273
Unresolved
27.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (57), Single street light out (31), Street lights out (17)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in De Wijnlanden Estate

20% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in De Wijnlanden Estate averages R7 035 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R7 035
per account
20% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R7 350Apr 2026: R7 035May 2026: R4 226
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R567 302
Electricity
R0
Water
R134 398
Refuse
R42 218
Sewerage
R118 015
City-wide cleaning
R21 299
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 De Wijnlanden Estate?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public
Eerste River Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private
Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 11.8 km
Public facilities
4
Private facilities
0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to De Wijnlanden Estate is Mfuleni, 5.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 6.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic
Eerste River Clinic · 1.8 km
Nearest library
Eersteriver · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Warwick Greenbelt · 0.83 km

Fire station

5.2
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
2
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Blue Downs 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

Aan De Wijnlanden Estate446m · R2.3M
46
Eersterivier South1.5km · R710K
30
Eersterivier1.8km · R690K
25
Forest Village2.1km · R275K
29
Penhill2.2km · R2.6M
42
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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | 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).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SACCT 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 Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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