Is Greenlands affordable?

Greenlands is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R360K, it falls in the 10th percentile, below 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.

What are utility costs in Greenlands?

The median monthly water cost per account in Greenlands is R92, 86% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Greenlands?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Greenlands is R5,436, 38% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Greenlands

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

Neighbourhood data for Greenlands

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

Property2-400kTop 90%Healthcare17 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Greenlands 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 well above the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Greenlands, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Greenlands. 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 Greenlands safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. greenlands makes up a very small share of the Bellville South 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 Greenlands?

10th percentile

The median property value in Greenlands is R360K. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Greenlands properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k ◀

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

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): +4.7% per year↑ Growing
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 Greenlands?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R92 / month

86% below city median

Electricity

No billing data available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R92Jan 2026: R99Feb 2026: R92

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Greenlands

↓ Decreasing

Greenlands had 3 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 3
Annual average: 1/yr
Avg project value: R459K

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 Greenlands?

Connected

Greenlands has 24 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

24 routes

66th percentile · 20 destinations

Routes pass through Greenlands but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Atlantis(wesfleur), Belhar, Bellville, Bellville south, Bellville station, Delft +14 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 Greenlands?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Greenlands in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,195 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

27th

Percentile
across Cape Town

31%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (30%)Power outage (13%)Street lights out (8%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)PPM Display Blank (4%)

Service requests logged: 2 195
Requests resolved: 84% (1 834 of 2 195)
75% resolved within: 4 days
90% resolved within: 14 days
Source: CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 2 186
Unresolved: 16.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (651), Power outage (282), Street lights out (174)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Greenlands

38% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Greenlands averages R5 436 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R5 436

per account

38% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R6 875Apr 2026: R5 222May 2026: R5 436

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R338 455
Electricity: R507 314
Water: R1 514 871
Refuse: R321 263
Sewerage: R506 175
City-wide cleaning: R2 980
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 Greenlands?

Well served

Healthcare access

17 within 5km

Nearest public: Kasselsvlei Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest private: Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.5 km
Public facilities: 13
Private facilities: 4

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

The nearest fire station to Greenlands is Bellville, 1.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 0.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Kasselsvlei Clinic/Cdc, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic: Kasselsvlei Clinic/Cdc · 1.2 km
Nearest library: Bellville South · 1.1 km
Nearest park / open space: Oop Street Park · 0.4 km

Fire station

1.9

km to nearest
fire station

Bellville

district hq - north

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.9

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Bellville South 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

Bellville South908m · R800K

→

Transnet Marshalling Yard1.1km

Belhar Ext 81.9km · R620K

100→

Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches

Belhar Ext 15R2-400k

→

Fountain VillageR2-400k

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Bellville South Transnet Marshalling Yard Uwc

Data as of: 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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