Grassy Park has a safety index of 34 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Grassy Park precinct recorded approximately 5,908 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Grassy Park affordable?

Grassy Park sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.5M, placing it in the 41st percentile, broadly in line with the city median. 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 Grassy Park?

The median monthly water cost per account in Grassy Park is R592, 10% below the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in Grassy Park is R1,820, 4% below the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in Grassy Park?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Grassy Park is R13,918, 58% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Grassy Park

A suburb with moderate reported crime, strong school performance, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Safety34/100Precinct estimate only Property800k-1MTop 59%Schools791% matric pass rate Healthcare9 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Grassy Park is a neighbourhood in False Bay, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Grassy Park is well-served by schools, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Grassy Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

31st percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume

5 908 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 1.7% vs Q3 2024

Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 34 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate: 671,429 per 100k residents
Station population: 108 019
Harm rate (per resident): 31/100
Harm volume (absolute): 38/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Grassy Park precinct, which covers Grassy Park 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 Grassy Park?

41st percentile

Planned development

4 hectares of land in Grassy Park are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (4ha).

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

The median property value in Grassy Park is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 8.7% per year since 2018.

A 8.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Grassy Park properties (GV2022)

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

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: R1,470,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +8.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 41st percentile
Dominant value band: 800k-1M
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 Grassy Park?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R592 / month

10% below city median

Electricity

R1 820 / month

4% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R670Jan 2026: R592Feb 2026: R567

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 113Jan 2026: R1 820Feb 2026: R1 807

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Grassy Park

↓ Decreasing

Grassy Park had 180 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 60 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 180
Annual average: 60/yr
Avg project value: R818K

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 Grassy Park?

7 schools nearby

Grassy Park has 7 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 91.1%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include 2 Oceans Education Operations Company (.

Adjusted pass rate: 91.1%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 3; 306 candidates
Median quintile: Q5; Q4-Q5

IND
2 Oceans Education Operations Company (
Independent · Grades R–12 · 241 learners · 12.1:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size
Q5
Kannemeyer Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 619 learners · 36.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Sid G. Rule Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 809 learners · 30:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Fairview Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 910 learners · 26.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Grassy Park Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,044 learners · 32.6:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Grassdale Hoërskool
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,196 learners · 31.5:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Grassy Park Ec Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 431 learners · 23.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

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 Grassy Park?

Private vehicle dominant

Grassy Park has 28 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (61%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

28 routes

70th percentile · 17 destinations

False bay, Grassy aprk, Grassy park, Hanover park, Lotus river, Mitchells plain +11 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Grassy Park – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

61%

Walking

16%

MyCiTi bus

10%

Minibus taxi

13%

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: Private vehicle (61%)
Source: CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Grassy Park?

Full municipal services

Grassy Park has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 95% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Grassy Park survey group (38 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,623) is 1.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 82% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85

Piped water: 100.0%
Flush toilet: 100.0%
Weekly refuse: 100.0%
Grid electricity: 100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

95City median: 68

Formal dwellings: 94.9%
Owner-occupied: 63.1%
Rented: 23.7%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

24risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk: 5.2%
Fire risk: 0.0%
Violent crime: 5.3%
Non-violent crime: 7.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share: 34.4%; Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 60th percentile
Hardship dimensions: 1; Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share: 37.0%; of households receiving grants
Monthly savings: R174; Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre: 81.6%; City median: 46.5%
Mobile only: 18.4%
No access: 0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity: 2.6%; City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity: 2.6%; City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence: 2.6%; City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size: 3.4 people
Avg children per household: 0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access: 47.4%
Fridge ownership: 100.0%
Property ownership: 2.6%
Geyser ownership: 92.1%
Borehole access: 2.6%

Home-based economy

Home-based business: 10.6%; of households operate a home-based business

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

Energy access

16%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

16% of electricity connections in Grassy Park receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 13,151 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Grassy Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Grassy Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 22,252 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 Grassy Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

66th

Percentile
across Cape Town

33%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (14%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Street lights out (5%)Single street light out (4%)Plumbing (3%)

Service requests logged: 22 252
Requests resolved: 72% (16 112 of 22 252)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 28 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

25 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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 3648.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 22 175
Unresolved: 28.0%

Top issues: Power outage (3 169), Sewerage overflow (1 409), Street lights out (1 032)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Grassy Park

58% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Grassy Park averages R13 918 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R13 918

per account

58% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R13 804Apr 2026: R14 380May 2026: R13 918

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R9 556 531
Electricity: R17 459 308
Water: R12 670 934
Refuse: R3 345 239
Sewerage: R6 083 035
City-wide cleaning: R334 495
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 Grassy Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public: Klip Road Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.9 km
Nearest private: Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 4 km
Public facilities: 7
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Grassy Park is Ottery, 4.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Retreat Swimming Pool, 2.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Klip Road Clinic, 1.9 km away.

Nearest clinic: Klip Road Clinic · 1.9 km
Nearest library: Grassy Park · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space: Tamford Way Pos · 0.31 km