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Greenways

A suburb with moderate 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?

Greenways is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Greenways, crime levels are stable 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 Greenways. 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 Greenways safe?

Moderate reported crime

49th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 12 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume
5 284 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 2.6% 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?
49 / 100
Contact crime rate
310,364 per 100k residents
Station population
62 895
Harm rate (per resident)
37/100
Harm volume (absolute)
66/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Strand precinct, which covers Greenways 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 Greenways?

91st percentile

The median property value in Greenways is R4.6M. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Greenways 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
R4,600,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+5.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
91st percentile
Dominant value band
1.5-2M
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 Greenways?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 340 / month
103% above city median
Electricity
R2 056 / month
8% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Based on a small number of accounts
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 413Jan 2026: R1 340Feb 2026: R1 245
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 475Jan 2026: R2 056Feb 2026: R1 750

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Greenways

↑ Increasing

Greenways had 37 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 12 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
37
Annual average
12/yr
Avg project value
R164K

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 Greenways?

Moderate connectivity

Greenways has 16 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 ›

Moderate connectivity
16 routes
54th percentile · 12 destinations
Cassa blanca (strand), Gordons bay, Hottentots holland hospital, Lourensford & vergelegen, Lwandle, Rusthof +6 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 Greenways?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Greenways in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 762 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 Greenways residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
67th
Percentile
across Cape Town
37%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (15%)No supply (7%)Power outage (6%)E - Billing Invoices (5%)Low pressure (4%)
Service requests logged
762
Requests resolved
76% (578 of 762)
75% resolved within
3 days
90% resolved within
16 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
1350.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
760
Unresolved
24.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (114), No supply (51), Power outage (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Greenways

11% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Greenways averages R7 822 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R7 822
per account
11% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R7 822Apr 2026: R8 016May 2026: R6 526
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 002 883
Electricity
R268 527
Water
R142 077
Refuse
R63 207
Sewerage
R110 049
City-wide cleaning
R77 398
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 Greenways?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public
Gustrouw Clinic · Clinic · 1.1 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 2 km
Public facilities
4
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Greenways is Strand, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 1.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Gustrouw Clinic, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic
Gustrouw Clinic · 1.1 km
Nearest library
Strand · 2.1 km
Nearest park / open space
Titus Avenue Park · 0.9 km

Fire station

1.6
km to nearest
fire station
Strand
district hq - east
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Strand 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

George Park1.2km
Helderberg Park1.4km · R1.1M
100
Southfork1.6km · R1.5M
50
Broadlands Village1.6km · R810K
32
Strand1.6km · R1.7M
31
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Bordering suburbs

1 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Greenways. 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 | Electricity 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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