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Durbanville Meadows

A suburb with responsive municipal services and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Durbanville Meadows
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

What's it like to live here?

Durbanville Meadows 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 Durbanville Meadows, 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?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Durbanville Meadows. 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 Durbanville Meadows safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. durbanville-meadows makes up a very small share of the Durbanville 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 Durbanville Meadows?

52nd percentile

The median property value in Durbanville Meadows is R1.8M. Property values have grown by 2.6% per year since 2018.

A 2.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Durbanville Meadows 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
R1,820,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+2.6% per year
City-wide value percentile
52nd 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 Durbanville Meadows?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R4 557 / month
592% above city median
Based on a small number of accounts
Electricity
Insufficient billing data for this suburb.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R6 207Jan 2026: R4 557Feb 2026: R4 113

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Durbanville Meadows

↑ Increasing

Durbanville Meadows had 10 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
10
Annual average
3/yr
Avg project value
R259K

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 Durbanville Meadows?

Private vehicle dominant

Durbanville Meadows has 13 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (95%).

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
13 routes
47th percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Durbanville, 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 Durbanville Meadows needs a car. The 95% 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
95%
Walking
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 (95%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Durbanville Meadows?

Full municipal services

Durbanville Meadows 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, Durbanville survey group (44 households). direct.

› High digital connectivity: 92% of households have home internet access.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 12% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

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
54.0%
Rented
26.5%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
1.7%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
11.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
11.9%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 7th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
5.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R6
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
91.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
7.3%
No access
1.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.9 people
Avg children per household
0.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
92.6%
Fridge ownership
98.5%
Property ownership
4.7%
Geyser ownership
84.7%
Borehole access
4.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.1%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.3%
WFH part-time
1.1%

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

Energy access
2%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

2% of electricity connections in Durbanville Meadows receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 353 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Durbanville Meadows?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Durbanville Meadows in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 302 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 Durbanville Meadows 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
28%
Resolved
same day
Meter Replacement Project (17%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Power outage (5%)Other (Enter detailed Fault description) (4%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)
Service requests logged
302
Requests resolved
79% (240 of 302)
75% resolved within
8 days
90% resolved within
58 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
302
Unresolved
21.0%

Top issues: Meter Replacement Project (50), Sewerage overflow (23), Power outage (15)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Durbanville Meadows

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Durbanville Meadows is R496K as of May 2026.

R496K
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R167 748
Electricity
R155 984
Water
R78 423
Refuse
R33 474
Sewerage
R50 063
City-wide cleaning
R10 526
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 Durbanville Meadows?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public
Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
Public facilities
4
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Durbanville Meadows is Durbanville, 2.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 2.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Durbanville Cdc/Clinic, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic
Durbanville Cdc/Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest library
Kraaifontein · 2.8 km
Nearest park / open space
Hildesheim Crescent Pos · 0.11 km

Fire station

2.2
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

2
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

Langeberg Village662m · R2.9M
Goedemoed829m · R2.7M
100
Rosedale - Durbanville882m · R2.2M
48
Sonstraal Heights1.1km · R2.3M
35
Pinehurst1.1km · R3M
48
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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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 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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