Is Paarde Vlei affordable?

Paarde Vlei sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.2M, placing it in the 36th 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 Paarde Vlei?

The median monthly water cost per account in Paarde Vlei is R413, 37% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Paarde Vlei?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Paarde Vlei is R8,640, 2% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Paarde Vlei

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

Neighbourhood data for Paarde Vlei

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

Property800k-1MTop 64%Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Paarde Vlei 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.

How is the area changing?

In Paarde Vlei, 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 Paarde Vlei. 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 Paarde Vlei safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. paarde-vlei makes up a very small share of the Somerset West 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 Paarde Vlei?

36th percentile

The median property value in Paarde Vlei is R1.2M. Property values have grown by 6.9% per year since 2018.

A 6.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Paarde Vlei properties (GV2022)

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

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: R1,200,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 36th 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 Paarde Vlei?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R413 / month

37% below city median

Electricity

R1 755 / month

8% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R517Jan 2026: R413Feb 2026: R353

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 631Jan 2026: R1 755Feb 2026: R1 795

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Paarde Vlei

↑ Increasing

Paarde Vlei had 3 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 3
Annual average: 1/yr
Avg project value: R669K

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 Paarde Vlei?

Connected

Paarde Vlei has 29 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Connected

29 routes

72nd percentile · 25 destinations

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

Firgrove, Helderberg (via heldervue), Khayelitsha, Kramat, Kramat way(macassar), Link avenue way(macassar) +19 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 Paarde Vlei?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Paarde Vlei in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 421 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

37th

Percentile
across Cape Town

28%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (39%)Power outage (4%)Burst pipe (3%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)Reconnect (Non - Payment) (3%)

Service requests logged: 421
Requests resolved: 79% (332 of 421)
75% resolved within: 5 days
90% resolved within: 16 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: 418
Unresolved: 21.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (162), Power outage (15), Burst pipe (14)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Paarde Vlei

2% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Paarde Vlei averages R8 640 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R8 640

per account

2% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R8 175Apr 2026: R8 640May 2026: R8 739

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R207 307
Electricity: R333 541
Water: R276 293
Refuse: R92 448
Sewerage: R115 651
City-wide cleaning: R14 693
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 Paarde Vlei?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: Somerset West CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 2.3 km
Public facilities: 4
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Paarde Vlei is Somerset West, 1.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 3.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Somerset West Cdc, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic: Somerset West Cdc · 1.5 km
Nearest library: Somerset West · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space: Lourens River Pne · 0.21 km

Fire station

km to nearest
fire station

Somerset West

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.4

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

Helderzicht278m · R1.3M

→

Silvertas457m · R1.1M

→

Victoria Park460m · R1.3M

50→

Lourensia Park471m · R390K

→

Garden Village572m · R300K

100→

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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Garden Village Helderzicht Lourensia Park Mall Triangle Silvertas Somerset West Country Club Victoria Park

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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