Firlands has a safety index of 99+ out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Gordons Bay precinct recorded approximately 1,356 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Firlands affordable?

Firlands is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R4M places it in the 88th 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.

Firlands

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

Safety99+/100Safer than 94% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property2.5-3MTop 12%Schools1nearby Healthcare4 facilitiesmoderate access CouncilAbove avg complaints4d median resolution

Data current as of June 2026

#17 Safest Suburbs #7 Fastest Growing

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Firlands is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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.

How is the area changing?

In Firlands, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Firlands is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Firlands safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

97th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 20 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very lowAbsolute crime volume

1 356 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 2.7% vs Q3 2024

Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 99+ / 100
Contact crime rate: 58,439 per 100k residents
Station population: 19 851
Harm rate (per resident): 99+/100
Harm volume (absolute): 99+/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Gordons Bay precinct, which covers Firlands and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Firlands?

88th percentile

Planned development

369 hectares of land in Firlands are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Mixed Use (369ha).

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

The median property value in Firlands is R4M. Property values have grown by 16.1% per year since 2018.

A 16.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Firlands properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

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: R4,000,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +16.1% per year↑ Growing
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 Firlands?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R8 993 / month

1266% above city median

Based on a small number of accounts

Electricity

This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R11 007Jan 2026: R1 488Feb 2026: R8 993

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Firlands

↑ Increasing

Firlands had 42 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 14 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 42
Annual average: 14/yr
Avg project value: R8.7M

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 Firlands?

1 school nearby

Firlands has 1 school within reach. Schools include Daniel Academy.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Firlands will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

IND
Daniel Academy
Independent · Grades R–12 · 25 learners
PrivateNo-fee school

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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Firlands?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Firlands in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,115 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

4th

Percentile
across Cape Town

13%

Resolved
same day

Empty conservancy tank (62%)No supply (4%)E - Billing Invoices (3%)Sewerage overflow (2%)Stolen Bins - 240L (2%)

Service requests logged: 1 115
Requests resolved: 83% (930 of 1 115)
75% resolved within: 8 days
90% resolved within: 28 days
Source: CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 3868.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 1 110
Unresolved: 16.0%

Top issues: Empty conservancy tank (688), No supply (45), E - Billing Invoices (36)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Firlands

Data available

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Firlands is R12.7M as of May 2026.

R12.7M

total

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R10 913 969
Electricity: -R575 985 (credit)
Water: R1 094 851
Refuse: R466 809
Sewerage: R522 502
City-wide cleaning: R252 441
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 Firlands?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public: Gordon'S Bay CDC · Community Day Centre · 2.5 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 6.8 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 Firlands is Sir Lowrys Pass, 4.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Gordon'S Bay Cdc, 2.5 km away.

Nearest clinic: Gordon'S Bay Cdc · 2.5 km
Nearest library: Sir Lowry'S Pass · 2.6 km
Nearest park / open space: Baywatch · 1.78 km

Fire station

4.6

km to nearest
fire station

Sir Lowrys Pass

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.4

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Strand 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

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→

Mountainside Estate2.1km · R2.3M

→

Temperance Town2.2km · R293K

100→

Sun City2.4km · R270K

→

Admirals Park2.5km · R1.3M

100→

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Bordering suburbs

8 adjacent

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

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