Mountview has a safety index of 35 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Lansdowne precinct recorded approximately 1,672 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Mountview affordable?

Mountview sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.4M, placing it in the 40th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. 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 Mountview?

The median monthly water cost per account in Mountview is R575, 13% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Mountview?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Mountview is R13,228, 50% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Mountview

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and strong school performance relative to Cape Town.

Safety35/100Safer than 33% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↓ Improving Property1-1.5MTop 60%Schools487% matric pass rate Healthcare21 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

#17 Most Improved

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Mountview is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. 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 Mountview, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Mountview is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly below the city average. 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 Mountview safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

63rd percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 7 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very lowAbsolute crime volume

1 672 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 17.2% 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?: 35 / 100
Contact crime rate: 265,033 per 100k residents
Station population: 24 813
Harm rate (per resident): 22/100
Harm volume (absolute): 56/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Lansdowne precinct, which covers Mountview 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 Mountview?

40th percentile

The median property value in Mountview is R1.4M. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Mountview properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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: R1,400,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +4.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 40th percentile
Dominant value band: 1-1.5M
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 Mountview?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R575 / month

13% below city median

Electricity

R1 869 / month

2% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R573Jan 2026: R575Feb 2026: R684

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 869Jan 2026: R1 869Feb 2026: R1 724

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Mountview

↑ Increasing

Mountview had 18 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 6 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 18
Annual average: 6/yr
Avg project value: R323K

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 Mountview?

4 schools nearby

Mountview has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 86.9%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Starling Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate: 86.9%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 1; 92 candidates
Median quintile: Q4; Q4-Q5

Q4
Starling Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 396 learners · 24.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable class size
Q4
Blomvlei Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 801 learners · 34.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Q4
Morgenson Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 913 learners · 30.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Q4
Mount View Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 767 learners · 32:1 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 Mountview?

Connected

Mountview has 24 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

24 routes

72nd percentile · 18 destinations · CBD-connected

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

Athlone, Cape town, Cape town (via kromboom parkway), Cape town (via kromboom), Cape town (via mowbray), Claremont +12 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 Mountview?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Mountview in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,277 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

35th

Percentile
across Cape Town

28%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (8%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Single street light out (3%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)Re-instatement (3%)

Service requests logged: 1 277
Requests resolved: 74% (948 of 1 277)
75% resolved within: 6 days
90% resolved within: 16 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Islamic

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?: 2010.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 1 273
Unresolved: 26.0%

Top issues: Power outage (96), Sewerage overflow (74), Single street light out (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Mountview

50% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Mountview averages R13 228 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R13 228

per account

50% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R12 550Apr 2026: R13 397May 2026: R13 228

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R828 180
Electricity: R2 463 285
Water: R1 361 330
Refuse: R306 608
Sewerage: R684 263
City-wide cleaning: R31 359
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 Mountview?

Well served

Healthcare access

21 within 5km

Nearest public: Newfields Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
Nearest private: Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.9 km
Public facilities: 18
Private facilities: 3

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

The nearest fire station to Mountview is Ottery, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Hanover Park Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Newfields Satellite, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic: Newfields Satellite · 0.4 km
Nearest library: Hanover Park · 0.9 km
Nearest park / open space: Armstrong Park · 0.02 km

Fire station

3.4

km to nearest
fire station

Ottery

divisional hq

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Hanover Park 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

Penlyn Estate633m · R1.9M

35→

Pinati Estate941m · R540K

→

Belthorn Estate1.1km · R1.9M

31→

Hanover Park1.1km · R297K

→

Hatton1.1km

→

Similar safety & property profile

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5 matches

Grassy ParkR800k-1M

34→

Belgravia -BellvilleR1-1.5M

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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

Gatesville Hanover Park Hatton Newfields Penlyn Estate Pinati Estate

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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