Is Everglen affordable?

Everglen is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.4M places it in the 82nd percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Everglen?

The median monthly water cost per account in Everglen is R1,395, 112% above the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in Everglen is R1,977, 4% above the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in Everglen?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Everglen is R4,620, 48% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Everglen

A suburb with among the highest property values in Cape Town and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Everglen

Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

Property3-3.5MTop 18%Healthcare5 facilitiesmoderate access CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Everglen 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 well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Everglen, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

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

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. everglen 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 Everglen?

82nd percentile

The median property value in Everglen is R3.4M. Property values have grown by 0.3% per year since 2018.

A 0.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Everglen properties (GV2022)

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M ◀

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

4.5-5M

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: R3,370,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +0.3% per year
City-wide value percentile: 82nd percentile
Dominant value band: 3-3.5M
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 Everglen?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 395 / month

112% above city median

Electricity

R1 977 / month

4% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 606Jan 2026: R1 395Feb 2026: R1 317

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 977Jan 2026: R2 132Feb 2026: R1 953

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Everglen

→ Stable

Everglen had 15 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 5 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 15
Annual average: 5/yr
Avg project value: R212K

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 Everglen?

Moderate connectivity

Everglen has 13 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

13 routes

47th percentile · 10 destinations

Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Durbanville, Eversdal, Fisantekraal, Khayelitsha +4 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 Everglen?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Everglen in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 378 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

24th

Percentile
across Cape Town

23%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (8%)Street lights out (8%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Meter Replacement Project (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)

Service requests logged: 378
Requests resolved: 73% (275 of 378)
75% resolved within: 6 days
90% resolved within: 22 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

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

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 2457.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 376
Unresolved: 27.0%

Top issues: Power outage (30), Sewerage overflow (28), Street lights out (27)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Everglen

48% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Everglen averages R4 620 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 620

per account

48% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R4 620Apr 2026: R4 862May 2026: R4 204

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R257 640
Electricity: R197 202
Water: R131 210
Refuse: R26 831
Sewerage: R71 907
City-wide cleaning: R25 713
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 Everglen?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public: Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 3 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 3.6 km
Public facilities: 3
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Everglen is Durbanville, 2.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 3.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Durbanville Cdc/Clinic, 3.0 km away.

Nearest clinic: Durbanville Cdc/Clinic · 3 km
Nearest library: Tygervalley · 2.3 km
Nearest park / open space: Bordeaux Avenue Park 3 · 0.03 km

Fire station

2.6

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

3.2

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Eversdal Heights577m · R4.9M

100→

Bethanie976m · R2.9M

→

Vygeboom1.1km · R4.9M

100→

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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

Durbell Eversdal Eversdal Heights Kenridge

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 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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