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Graanendal

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

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Graanendal 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.

How is the area changing?

In Graanendal, crime levels are stable 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 Graanendal. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Graanendal safe?

Lower reported crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

LowAbsolute crime volume
3 996 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 4.6% 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+ / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
460,321 per 100k residents
Station population
66 873
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 Durbanville precinct, which covers Graanendal 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 Graanendal?

82nd percentile

The median property value in Graanendal is R3.4M. 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 – Graanendal 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
R3,445,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.4% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
82nd percentile
Dominant value band
2-2.5M
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 Graanendal?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 197 / month
82% above city median
Electricity
Insufficient billing data for this suburb.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 383Jan 2026: R1 197Feb 2026: R1 145

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Graanendal

→ Stable

Graanendal had 72 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 24 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
72
Annual average
24/yr
Avg project value
R593K

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 Graanendal?

Limited connectivity

Graanendal has 5 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 ›

Limited connectivity
5 routes
25th percentile · 8 destinations
Bellville, Durbanville, Fisantekraal, Joostenberg vlakte, Khayelitsha, Klipheuwel +2 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 Graanendal?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Graanendal in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 890 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Graanendal residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
66th
Percentile
across Cape Town
26%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (30%)No supply (6%)No water 20mm and below (5%)Recycling Bin Application Form (4%)Residential Bin Application - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged
890
Requests resolved
82% (732 of 890)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
12 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
3706.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
884
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (267), No supply (54), No water 20mm and below (43)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Graanendal

75% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Graanendal averages R2 178 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R2 178
per account
75% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R2 178Apr 2026: R2 134May 2026: R2 404
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R519 360
Electricity
-R32 965 (credit)
Water
R94 397
Refuse
R52 817
Sewerage
R69 926
City-wide cleaning
R34 545
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 Graanendal?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public
Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 2.9 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 2.6 km
Public facilities
2
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Graanendal is Durbanville, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 2.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Durbanville, 2.6 km away.

Nearest clinic
Mediclinic Durbanville · 2.6 km
Nearest library
Durbanville · 3.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Wellington Street SNA · 0.51 km

Fire station

3.4
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

2.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
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

Welgevonden687m · R3.4M
Durmonte824m · R1.8M
44
The Crest867m · R2.4M
47
Brentwood Park - Durbanville1.2km · R2.9M
Uitzicht1.3km · R2.3M
36
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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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 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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