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Fisantekraal

A suburb with more affordable property values relative to Cape Town.

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

What's it like to live here?

Fisantekraal is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.

How is the area changing?

In Fisantekraal, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Fisantekraal is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.

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 Fisantekraal safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. fisantekraal makes up a very small share of the Kraaifontein 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 Fisantekraal?

1st percentile

The median property value in Fisantekraal is R180K. Property values have grown by 8.5% per year since 2018.

A 8.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Fisantekraal 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
R180,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+8.5% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
1st percentile
Dominant value band
0-200k
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 Fisantekraal?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R15 / month
98% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R18Jan 2026: R15Feb 2026: R11

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Fisantekraal

↓ Decreasing

Fisantekraal had 5 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
5
Annual average
2/yr
Avg project value
R532K

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 Fisantekraal?

2 schools nearby

Fisantekraal has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 78.1%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Fisantekraal High School.

Adjusted pass rate
78.1%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
190 candidates
Median quintile
Q1
Q1-Q2
  • Q1
    Fisantekraal High School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,082 learners · 30.1:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q1
    Trevor Manuel Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,277 learners · 36.5:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Fisantekraal?

Taxi-connected

Fisantekraal has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (58%).

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
3 routes
15th percentile · 5 destinations
Bellville, Fisantekraal, Joostenberg vlakte, Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 58% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
15%
Walking
22%
Minibus taxi
58%
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
Minibus taxi (58%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Fisantekraal?

Partial service delivery

Fisantekraal has a service delivery index of 80 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 51% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Fisantekraal survey group (48 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R295) is 0.2× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 62% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 10% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).› 26% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.› Social grants reach 58% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

80City median: 85
Piped water
63.0%
Flush toilet
74.1%
Weekly refuse
82.7%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

51City median: 68
Formal dwellings
51.0%
Owner-occupied
15.1%
Rented
22.3%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

23risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
8.5%
Fire risk
1.9%
Violent crime
10.5%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
61.9%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Severe economic stress · 4th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
58.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R33
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
19.3%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
61.6%
No access
19.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
12.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
12.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
14.8%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.3 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
12.9%
Fridge ownership
89.5%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
11.1%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
10.8%
of households operate a home-based business

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Fisantekraal?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Fisantekraal in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,161 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
9th
Percentile
across Cape Town
11%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (35%)Street lights out (12%)Single street light out (12%)Damaged Bin - 240L (4%)Stolen Bins - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged
2 161
Requests resolved
82% (1 773 of 2 161)
75% resolved within
8 days
90% resolved within
19 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
383.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
2 145
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (752), Street lights out (257), Single street light out (248)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Fisantekraal

Net credit

R0 - Fisantekraal has a net credit balance as of May 2026.

Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R197 295
Electricity
R0
Water
-R633 246 (credit)
Refuse
R59 556
Sewerage
R92 955
City-wide cleaning
R5 414
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 Fisantekraal?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

1 within 5km
Nearest public
Fisantekraal Clinic · Clinic · 0.2 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 7.3 km
Public facilities
1
Private facilities
0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Fisantekraal is Kraaifontein, 6.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 7.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Fisantekraal Clinic, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic
Fisantekraal Clinic · 0.2 km
Nearest library
Fisantekraal · 0.2 km
Nearest park / open space
Boy Briers Park · 0.18 km

Fire station

6.6
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.5
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
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

Greenville Garden City1.6km · R250K
Kraaifontein3.8km · R2M
26
Buh-Rein Estate4.4km · R1.7M
Uitzicht4.7km · R2.3M
36
Graanendal4.8km · R3.4M
100
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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 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 SADBE SchoolsCCT 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.

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 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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