Is Kleinbegin affordable?

Kleinbegin is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R1M, it falls in the 32nd 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 Kleinbegin?

The median monthly water cost per account in Kleinbegin is R624, 5% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Kleinbegin?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Kleinbegin is R15,614, 77% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Kleinbegin

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

Neighbourhood data for Kleinbegin

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

Property6-800kTop 68%Healthcare8 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Kleinbegin is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Kleinbegin, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

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

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. kleinbegin makes up a very small share of the Kraaifontein 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 Kleinbegin?

32nd percentile

The median property value in Kleinbegin is R1M. Property values have grown by 8.0% per year since 2018.

A 8.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Kleinbegin properties (GV2022)

0-200k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

3.5-4M

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: R1,020,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +8.0% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 32nd percentile
Dominant value band: 6-800k
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 Kleinbegin?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R624 / month

5% below city median

Electricity

R1 790 / month

6% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R701Jan 2026: R544Feb 2026: R624

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 633Jan 2026: R2 129Feb 2026: R1 790

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Kleinbegin

↑ Increasing

Kleinbegin had 30 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 10 per year. Most were new residential builds.

3-year approvals: 30
Annual average: 10/yr
Avg project value: R237K

90% social housing90% of recent building plans in Kleinbegin were for RDP or low-cost housing projects.

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 Kleinbegin?

Connected

Kleinbegin has 29 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

29 routes

72nd percentile · 17 destinations

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

Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Bloekombos (via wallacedene), Brackenfell, Cape gate +11 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 Kleinbegin?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kleinbegin in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 584 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

31st

Percentile
across Cape Town

31%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (15%)Power outage (11%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street Sweeping (6%)Illegal dumping (6%)

Service requests logged: 584
Requests resolved: 80% (470 of 584)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 17 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: 576
Unresolved: 20.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (85), Power outage (64), Sewerage overflow (43)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Kleinbegin

77% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Kleinbegin averages R15 614 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R15 614

per account

77% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R15 614Apr 2026: R15 539May 2026: R15 775

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R272 843
Electricity: R364 990
Water: R667 862
Refuse: R143 553
Sewerage: R259 926
City-wide cleaning: R10 272
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 Kleinbegin?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km

Nearest public: Wallacedene Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 3.4 km
Public facilities: 7
Private facilities: 1

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

The nearest fire station to Kleinbegin is Kraaifontein, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 7.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Wallacedene Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic: Wallacedene Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library: Eikendal · 1.1 km
Nearest park / open space: Old Paarl Pos · 0.33 km

Fire station

2.9

km to nearest
fire station

Kraaifontein

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.7

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Belmont Park565m · R1.2M

42→

Wallacedene616m · R190K

29→

Summerville979m · R850K

100→

Kraaifontein East1.2km

23→

Peerless Park East1.4km · R1.4M

48→

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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Belmont Park Wallacedene

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 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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