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Kalksteenfontein

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

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Kalksteenfontein 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. There are several places of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Kalksteenfontein, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Kalksteenfontein is served by schools within reach. 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 Kalksteenfontein safe?

Moderate reported crime

58th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 10 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
7 448 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 17.9% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
40 / 100
Contact crime rate
761,966 per 100k residents
Station population
118 121
Harm rate (per resident)
32/100
Harm volume (absolute)
50/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bishop Lavis precinct, which covers Kalksteenfontein 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 Kalksteenfontein?

12th percentile

The median property value in Kalksteenfontein is R440K. Property values have grown by 3.1% per year since 2018.

A 3.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Kalksteenfontein 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
R440,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
12th 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 Kalksteenfontein?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R111 / month
83% below city median
Electricity
Insufficient billing data for this suburb.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R111Jan 2026: R133Feb 2026: R108

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

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Kalksteenfontein?

2 schools nearby

Kalksteenfontein has 2 schools within reach. Schools include Kalksteenfontein Primêre Skool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Kalksteenfontein will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • Q4
    Kalksteenfontein Primêre Skool
    Public · Grades R–7 · 291 learners · 36.4:1 learner-educator ratio
  • Q4
    Montana Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 831 learners · 33.2:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Kalksteenfontein?

Connected

Kalksteenfontein has 19 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

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
19 routes
65th percentile · 16 destinations · CBD-connected
Athlone, Bonteheuwel, Cape town, Delft south, Elsies river, Epping (via modderdam road) +10 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 Kalksteenfontein?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kalksteenfontein in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,378 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
30th
Percentile
across Cape Town
15%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (19%)Power outage (11%)Plumbing (5%)Street lights out (5%)Carpentry (4%)
Service requests logged
4 378
Requests resolved
66% (2 879 of 4 378)
75% resolved within
7 days
90% resolved within
27 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered
Christian
3
Islamic
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?
2365.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
4 369
Unresolved
34.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (810), Power outage (496), Plumbing (233)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Kalksteenfontein

46% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Kalksteenfontein averages R4 765 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 765
per account
46% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 781Apr 2026: R4 251May 2026: R4 765
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R244 716
Electricity
R297 447
Water
R1 173 774
Refuse
R463 379
Sewerage
R514 291
City-wide cleaning
R3 308
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 Kalksteenfontein?

Well served

Healthcare access

23 within 5km
Nearest public
Netreg Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
Nearest private
Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities
22
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Kalksteenfontein is Epping, 3.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Bonteheuwel Swimming Pool, 0.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Netreg Clinic, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Netreg Clinic · 0.4 km
Nearest library
Valhalla Park · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Bofors SNA · 0.64 km

Fire station

3.1
km to nearest
fire station
Epping
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.8
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
20
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bonteheuwel 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

Valhalla Park847m · R350K
29
Bonteheuwel1.1km · R429K
26
Matroosfontein1.2km · R730K
36
Charlesville1.3km · R1.1M
65
Montana1.4km · R1.1M
38
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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | 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 SADBE SchoolsCCT 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.

Department of Basic Education, EMIS (Western Cape Q2 2025; Gauteng Q3 2025). DBE EMIS masterlist and public school data, 2023-2025 [dataset]. Source. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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