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Elnor

A suburb with higher reported crime, below-average property values, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Safety30/100Precinct estimate only · ↑ WorseningProperty6-800kTop 74%Schools1nearbyHealthcare20 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Elnor is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Elnor is served by schools within reach. 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 Elnor safe?

Higher reported crime

95th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
5 744 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 14.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
30 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
626,167 per 100k residents
Station population
88 562
Harm rate (per resident)
27/100
Harm volume (absolute)
34/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Elsies River precinct, which covers Elnor 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 Elnor?

26th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Elnor are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Elnor is R800K. Property values have grown by 3.4% per year since 2018.

A 3.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Elnor 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
R800,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.4% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
26th percentile
Dominant value band
6-800k
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 Elnor?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R478 / month
27% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R540Jan 2026: R478Feb 2026: R466

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Elnor

→ Stable

Elnor had 7 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 2 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
7
Annual average
2/yr
Avg project value
R193K

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 Elnor?

1 school nearby

Elnor has 1 school within reach. Schools include Elnor Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Elnor will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • Q4
    Elnor Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 834 learners · 34.8:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Elnor?

Connected

Elnor has 27 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 ›

Connected
27 routes
68th percentile · 25 destinations
Routes pass through Elnor but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bishop lavis, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven, Eindhoven delft, Elsies river +19 more
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 Elnor?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Elnor in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 750 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
24th
Percentile
across Cape Town
25%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (16%)Street lights out (10%)Single street light out (8%)Water leak (6%)Burst pipe (4%)
Service requests logged
750
Requests resolved
75% (566 of 750)
75% resolved within
6 days
90% resolved within
21 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered
Christian
4

Places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data, supplemented with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Coverage: 373 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
745
Unresolved
25.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (116), Street lights out (70), Single street light out (62)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Elnor

194% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Elnor averages R25 925 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R25 925
per account
194% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R25 560Apr 2026: R25 925May 2026: R26 241
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 643 193
Electricity
R0
Water
R2 879 990
Refuse
R741 680
Sewerage
R1 229 642
City-wide cleaning
R13 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 Elnor?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km
Nearest public
Elsies River Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.6 km
Nearest private
Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 4.7 km
Public facilities
17
Private facilities
3

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

The nearest fire station to Elnor is Epping, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Elsies River Swimming Pool, 0.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Elsies River Clinic, 0.6 km away.

Nearest clinic
Elsies River Clinic · 0.6 km
Nearest library
Adriaanse · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Fountain Park · 0.57 km

Fire station

3.4
km to nearest
fire station
Epping
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.9
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
19
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Elsies River 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

Balvenie465m · R740K
38→
Clarkes Estate636m · R550K
33→
Matroosfontein879m · R730K
36→
The Range915m · R640K
40→
Adriaanse1.0km · R530K
33→
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Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

AdriaanseBalvenieClarkes EstateElsies River

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | 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 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 Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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