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Fountain Village

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

Safety32/100Precinct estimate only · ↓ ImprovingProperty2-400kTop 90%Healthcare12 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?

Fountain Village is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Fountain Village, crime is declining 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 Fountain Village. 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 Fountain Village safe?

Higher reported crime

54th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
9 264 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 5.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing 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?
32 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
2,233,578 per 100k residents
Station population
239 187
Harm rate (per resident)
24/100
Harm volume (absolute)
44/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mfuleni precinct, which covers Fountain Village 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 Fountain Village?

10th percentile

Planned development

20 hectares of land in Fountain Village are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (20ha).

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

The median property value in Fountain Village is R360K. Property values have grown by 1.5% per year since 2018.

A 1.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Fountain Village 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
R360,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+1.5% per year
City-wide value percentile
10th percentile
Dominant value band
2-400k
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 Fountain Village?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R154 / month
77% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R183Jan 2026: R152Feb 2026: R154

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Fountain Village

↑ Increasing

Fountain Village had 68 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 23 per year. Most were new residential builds.

3-year approvals
68
Annual average
23/yr
Avg project value
R658K

74% social housing74% of recent building plans in Fountain Village were for RDP or low-cost housing projects.

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 Fountain Village?

Connected

Fountain Village has 24 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
24 routes
66th percentile · 17 destinations
Routes pass through Fountain Village but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Blackheath, Blue downs, Delft, Eerste river, Eersterivier +11 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 Fountain Village?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Fountain Village in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,916 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
25th
Percentile
across Cape Town
24%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (23%)Stolen Bins - 240L (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Street lights out (5%)Customer : Reconnection Request (5%)
Service requests logged
1 916
Requests resolved
78% (1 489 of 1 916)
75% resolved within
7 days
90% resolved within
30 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
873.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 903
Unresolved
22.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (428), Stolen Bins - 240L (121), Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (112)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Fountain Village

17% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Fountain Village averages R10 326 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R10 326
per account
17% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R10 090Apr 2026: R10 326May 2026: R10 630
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R9 875 832
Electricity
R0
Water
R5 593 127
Refuse
R1 854 454
Sewerage
R2 212 641
City-wide cleaning
R55 202
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 Fountain Village?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km
Nearest public
Dr Ivan Toms CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 8 km
Public facilities
12
Private facilities
0

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

The nearest fire station to Fountain Village is Mfuleni, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 0.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Dr Ivan Toms Cdc, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic
Dr Ivan Toms Cdc · 1.3 km
Nearest library
Mfuleni · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Fountainhead Pos · 0.07 km

Fire station

1.4
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.3
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
7
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Blue Downs 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

Fairdale679m · R282K
26→
Delro Village713m · R730K
44→
Hindle Park966m · R650K
43→
Blue Downs CBD1.0km · R670K
39→
The Conifers1.0km · R670K
43→
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Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Blue Downs CbdDelro VillageFairdaleHindle ParkMalibu VillageMfuleniThe Conifers
Further reading

Related articles

Is Blue Downs CBD Safe? 39/100 Safety Index (2026)
2026-04-24
Is Mfuleni Safe? 14/100 Safety Index (2026)
2026-04-24

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | 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 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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