Is Marvinpark affordable?

Marvinpark is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R1.1M, 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 Marvinpark?

The median monthly water cost per account in Marvinpark is R296, 55% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Marvinpark?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Marvinpark is R11,001, 25% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Marvinpark

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

Neighbourhood data for Marvinpark

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

Property800k-1MTop 68%Healthcare1 facilitieswithin 5 km CouncilBelow avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Marvinpark is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Marvinpark, crime is rising 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 Marvinpark. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.

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 Marvinpark safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. marvinpark makes up a very small share of the Macassar 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 Marvinpark?

32nd percentile

The median property value in Marvinpark is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 6.7% per year since 2018.

A 6.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Marvinpark properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

3.5-4M

5-6M

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: R1,050,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 32nd percentile
Dominant value band: 800k-1M
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 Marvinpark?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R296 / month

55% below city median

Electricity

This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R452Jan 2026: R296Feb 2026: R294

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

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Marvinpark?

Connected

Marvinpark has 34 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

34 routes

77th percentile · 27 destinations

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

Blackheath, Eerste river, Eerste rivier stasie, Firgrove, Firgrove (via r102), Khayelitsha +21 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 Marvinpark?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Marvinpark in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 433 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 Marvinpark residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

75th

Percentile
across Cape Town

42%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (12%)PPM Tariff Query / Change (6%)Power outage (6%)Suspect Prepaid Meter Tampering (6%)Customer reconnection request (4%)

Service requests logged: 433
Requests resolved: 76% (328 of 433)
75% resolved within: 9 days
90% resolved within: 20 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

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: 433
Unresolved: 24.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (52), PPM Tariff Query / Change (26), Power outage (26)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Marvinpark

25% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Marvinpark averages R11 001 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R11 001

per account

25% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R10 752Apr 2026: R11 001May 2026: R11 108

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R247 343
Electricity: R0
Water: R488 178
Refuse: R150 557
Sewerage: R164 908
City-wide cleaning: R4 278
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 Marvinpark?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

1 within 5km

Nearest public: Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 8 km
Public facilities: 1
Private facilities: 0

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

The nearest fire station to Marvinpark is Macassar, 1.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic: Macassar Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest library: Macassar · 1.3 km
Nearest park / open space: Marvin Park · 0.04 km

Fire station

1.2

km to nearest
fire station

Macassar

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.9

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Brandwacht368m · R650K

→

New Scheme500m · R720K

→

Deepfreeze573m

→

Deaconville985m · R590K

→

Firgrove1.1km · R710K

73→

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Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Firgrove Rural Macassar New Scheme

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 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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