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Door De Kraal

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

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Door De Kraal is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Door De Kraal, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Door De Kraal. 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 Door De Kraal safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 45 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 668 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 10.3% 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?
45 / 100
Contact crime rate
715,478 per 100k residents
Station population
78 711
Harm rate (per resident)
30/100
Harm volume (absolute)
68/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Door De Kraal 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 Door De Kraal?

81st percentile

The median property value in Door De Kraal is R3.4M. Property values have grown by 3.6% per year since 2018.

A 3.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Door De Kraal 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
R3,350,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.6% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
81st 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 Door De Kraal?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 302 / month
98% above city median
Electricity
R2 075 / month
9% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 428Jan 2026: R1 302Feb 2026: R978
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 098Jan 2026: R2 075Feb 2026: R2 015

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Door De Kraal

↑ Increasing

Door De Kraal had 35 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 12 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
35
Annual average
12/yr
Avg project value
R265K

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 Door De Kraal?

Low connectivity

Door De Kraal has 2 minibus taxi routes.

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
Bellville, Welgemoed
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

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

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Door De Kraal?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Door De Kraal in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,629 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 Door De Kraal residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
61st
Percentile
across Cape Town
26%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (12%)Power outage (9%)No water 20mm and below (5%)No supply (4%)Re-instatement (4%)
Service requests logged
1 629
Requests resolved
77% (1 250 of 1 629)
75% resolved within
6 days
90% resolved within
18 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
5161.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 625
Unresolved
23.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (186), Power outage (146), No water 20mm and below (77)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Door De Kraal

39% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Door De Kraal averages R5 402 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R5 402
per account
39% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 663Apr 2026: R5 749May 2026: R5 402
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R880 178
Electricity
R895 478
Water
R482 082
Refuse
R104 968
Sewerage
R216 377
City-wide cleaning
R73 257
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 Door De Kraal?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 3.5 km
Nearest private
Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 4.1 km
Public facilities
4
Private facilities
4

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

The nearest fire station to Door De Kraal is Durbanville, 4.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 4.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Karl Bremmer Hospital, 3.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Karl Bremmer Hospital · 3.5 km
Nearest library
Tygervalley · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space
Door De Kraal - Angelier Park · 0.14 km

Fire station

4.2
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.3
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bellville 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

Door De Kraal Farm911m · R4.5M
100
Tygervalley Waterfront944m
42
De Bron974m · R2.6M
48
Protea Valley1.1km · R3.6M
31
Kenridge1.1km · R3.3M
46
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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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).

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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