Parkwood has a safety index of 33 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Grassy Park precinct recorded approximately 5,908 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Parkwood affordable?

Parkwood is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R930K, it falls in the 30th 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 Parkwood?

The median monthly water cost per account in Parkwood is R218, 67% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Parkwood?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Parkwood is R15,293, 73% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Parkwood

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

Safety33/100Precinct estimate only Property6-800kTop 70%Schools189% matric pass rate Healthcare13 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints3d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

There is also a Parkwood in Johannesburg. See Parkwood, Johannesburg

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Parkwood 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 strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.

How is the area changing?

In Parkwood, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Parkwood 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 Parkwood safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

31st percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume

5 908 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 1.7% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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?: 33 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate: 671,429 per 100k residents
Station population: 108 019
Harm rate (per resident): 28/100
Harm volume (absolute): 38/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Grassy Park precinct, which covers Parkwood 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 Parkwood?

30th percentile

The median property value in Parkwood is R930K. Property values have grown by 4.8% per year since 2018.

A 4.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Parkwood properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

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: R930,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +4.8% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 30th 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 Parkwood?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R218 / month

67% below city median

Electricity

R1 812 / month

5% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R222Jan 2026: R218Feb 2026: R217

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 064Jan 2026: R1 812Feb 2026: R1 791

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Parkwood

↑ Increasing

Parkwood had 10 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals: 10
Annual average: 3/yr
Avg project value: R1.5M

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 Parkwood?

1 school nearby

Parkwood has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 88.5%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Fairmount Secondary School.

Adjusted pass rate: 88.5%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 1; 102 candidates
Median quintile: Q5; Q4-Q5

Q5
Fairmount Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 823 learners · 28.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

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 Parkwood?

Vehicle-led mix

Parkwood has 14 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (30%).

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

14 routes

50th percentile · 16 destinations

Athlone (via m5 & klipfontein rd), Athlone (via m5, ottery rd, rosmead, milner & klipfontein), Grassy park, Lotus river, Mitchells plain, Parkwood +10 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 Parkwood – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

30%

Walking

16%

MyCiTi bus

21%

Minibus taxi

30%

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 (30%)
Source: CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Parkwood?

Full municipal services

Parkwood has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 85% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Parkwood survey group (35 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R338) is 0.2× the city median of R1,674.› Social grants reach 75% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85

Piped water: 100.0%
Flush toilet: 98.3%
Weekly refuse: 100.0%
Grid electricity: 100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

85City median: 68

Formal dwellings: 85.0%
Owner-occupied: 24.6%
Rented: 31.2%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

20risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk: 0.0%
Fire risk: 1.7%
Violent crime: 6.5%
Non-violent crime: 4.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share: 54.2%; Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 13th percentile
Hardship dimensions: 1; Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share: 75.0%; of households receiving grants

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre: 32.8%; City median: 46.5%
Mobile only: 47.6%
No access: 19.6%

Food security

Adult food insecurity: 11.5%; City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity: 11.5%; City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence: 19.7%; City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size: 3.7 people
Avg children per household: 1.2

Asset ownership

Computer access: 21.3%
Fridge ownership: 93.5%
Property ownership: 0.0%
Geyser ownership: 27.9%
Borehole access: 3.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business: 3.3%; of households operate a home-based business

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

Energy access

75%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

75% of electricity connections in Parkwood receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 7,287 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Parkwood?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Parkwood in a median of 5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 9,856 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 5-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

2nd

Percentile
across Cape Town

17%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (7%)Carpentry (7%)Plumbing (7%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Street lights out (5%)

Service requests logged: 9 856
Requests resolved: 59% (5 828 of 9 856)
75% resolved within: 15 days
90% resolved within: 34 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

14 registered

Christian

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?: 1868.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 7 006
Unresolved: 34.0%

Top issues: Power outage (645), Sewerage overflow (499), Street lights out (486)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Parkwood

73% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Parkwood averages R15 293 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R15 293

per account

73% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R13 984Apr 2026: R15 293May 2026: R15 758

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R956 017
Electricity: R3 143 888
Water: R13 303 089
Refuse: R619 774
Sewerage: R6 721 021
City-wide cleaning: R27 562
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 Parkwood?

Well served

Healthcare access

13 within 5km

Nearest public: Parkwood Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.3 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Constantiaberg · Private Hospital · 3.1 km
Public facilities: 11
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Parkwood is Ottery, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Wynberg Swimming Pool, 3.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Parkwood Clinic, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic: Parkwood Clinic · 0.3 km
Nearest library: Southfield · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space: Prince Georges Drive Pos · 0.09 km