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Kleinvlei Town

A suburb with higher reported crime, more affordable property values, and strong school performance relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Kleinvlei Town 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Kleinvlei Town is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly below 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 Kleinvlei Town safe?

Higher reported crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 17 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
7 496 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 5.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
31 / 100
Contact crime rate
881,028 per 100k residents
Station population
107 810
Harm rate (per resident)
24/100
Harm volume (absolute)
40/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Kleinvlei Town 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 Kleinvlei Town?

13th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Kleinvlei Town are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

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

The median property value in Kleinvlei Town is R474K. Property values have grown by 16.9% per year since 2018.

A 16.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Kleinvlei Town 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
R474,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+16.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
13th 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 Kleinvlei Town?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R171 / month
74% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R171Jan 2026: R173Feb 2026: R106

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Kleinvlei Town

↑ Increasing

Kleinvlei Town had 8 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
8
Annual average
3/yr
Avg project value
R1.3M

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 Kleinvlei Town?

4 schools nearby

Kleinvlei Town has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.4%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include R.R. Franks Primêre Skool.

Adjusted pass rate
87.4%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
129 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
  • Q4
    R.R. Franks Primêre Skool
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,045 learners · 30.7:1 learner-educator ratio
  • Q5
    Melton Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,097 learners · 34.3:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 5School fees apply
  • Q5
    Helderkruin Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,247 learners · 35.6:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 5School fees apply
  • Q5
    Kleinvlei Sekondêr
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,160 learners · 35.2:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Kleinvlei Town?

Vehicle-led mix

Kleinvlei Town has 13 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (60%).

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
13 routes
47th percentile · 14 destinations
Blue downs, Delft, Eerste river, Eersteriver, Eersterivier, Elsies river +8 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 Kleinvlei Town – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
60%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
11%
Minibus taxi
25%
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 (60%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kleinvlei Town?

Full municipal services

Kleinvlei Town has a service delivery index of 96 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 86% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Blue Downs survey group (42 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,573) is 1.5× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

96City median: 85
Piped water
95.2%
Flush toilet
90.6%
Weekly refuse
99.1%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

86City median: 68
Formal dwellings
85.6%
Owner-occupied
50.0%
Rented
13.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.3%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
2.7%
Non-violent crime
0.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
37.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 52nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
25.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R15
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
67.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
31.8%
No access
0.4%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.8%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
4.1 people
Avg children per household
1.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
70.8%
Fridge ownership
97.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
67.8%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
18.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.7%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Blue Downs. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kleinvlei Town?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kleinvlei Town in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,731 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 Kleinvlei Town residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
71st
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (22%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (8%)Indigent Application (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (7%)
Service requests logged
2 731
Requests resolved
84% (2 290 of 2 731)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
16 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

9 registered
Christian
9

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

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
2 724
Unresolved
16.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (597), Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (204), Indigent Application (195)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Kleinvlei Town

32% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Kleinvlei Town averages R6 001 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R6 001
per account
32% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R6 001Apr 2026: R6 000May 2026: R6 056
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R1 792 215
Electricity
R0
Water
R6 183 335
Refuse
R2 023 321
Sewerage
R2 536 397
City-wide cleaning
R30 774
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 Kleinvlei Town?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public
Kleinvlei Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 8.5 km
Public facilities
5
Private facilities
0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Kleinvlei Town is Mfuleni, 2.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 2.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Kleinvlei Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic
Kleinvlei Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library
Melton Rose · 0.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Bokbaai Avenue Park · 0.04 km

Fire station

2.6
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
4
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Blue Downs 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

Dennemere829m · R770K
34
Rosedale - Klein Vlei956m · R710K
47
Greenfields1.2km · R840K
39
Tuscany Glen1.3km · R1.1M
42
The Conifers1.3km · R670K
43
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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | 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 Household SurveyCCT 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 Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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

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