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Parow East

A suburb with well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Parow East
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Healthcare17 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilAbove avg complaints2d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Parow East is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Parow East, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Parow East. 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 Parow East safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. parow-east makes up a very small share of the Parow 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 Parow East?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Parow East?

Utility billing data is not available for Parow East. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Parow East

↓ Decreasing

Parow East had 12 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 4 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
12
Annual average
4/yr
Avg project value
R260K

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 Parow East?

Private vehicle dominant

Parow East has 41 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

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 ›

Well connected
41 routes
86th percentile · 34 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Parow East but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Bishop lavis, Cape town +28 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Parow East needs a car. The 79% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
79%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
5%
Minibus taxi
12%
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 (79%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Parow East?

Full municipal services

Parow East has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Parow survey group (46 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97City median: 68
Formal dwellings
97.2%
Owner-occupied
35.0%
Rented
36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
2.2%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
22.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
10.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,196
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.4%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.6%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.2%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
76.8%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
87.8%
Borehole access
14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
6.7%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.8%

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

Energy access
0%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

0% of electricity connections in Parow East 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. 485 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Parow East?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Parow East in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,509 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
37th
Percentile
across Cape Town
25%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (10%)Single street light out (9%)Power outage (8%)Missing manhole cover (6%)Burst pipe (5%)
Service requests logged
1 509
Requests resolved
69% (1 041 of 1 509)
75% resolved within
8 days
90% resolved within
17 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
13370.9 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 502
Unresolved
31.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (151), Single street light out (132), Power outage (123)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Parow East

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Parow East is R93.6M as of May 2026.

R93.6M
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R32 449 084
Electricity
R51 282 897
Water
R5 187 283
Refuse
R405 408
Sewerage
R4 302 485
City-wide cleaning
R772
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 Parow East?

Well served

Healthcare access

17 within 5km
Nearest public
Tygerberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.2 km
Nearest private
Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 0.9 km
Public facilities
12
Private facilities
5

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

The nearest fire station to Parow East is Bellville, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow Valley Swimming Pool, 0.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Cape Eye Hospital, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic
Cape Eye Hospital · 0.9 km
Nearest library
Parow · 1.3 km
Nearest park / open space
Klipkop Park · 0.49 km

Fire station

3.4
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.6
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
16
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Parow Valley 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

Klipkop733m · R1.6M
39→
Fairfield Estate929m · R1.8M
39→
Oosterzee-Bellville1.1km · R2.3M
→
Avondale - Parow1.1km · R2M
35→
Parow Valley1.2km · R1.5M
32→
Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

10 adjacent

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

Avondale ParowFairfield EstateHardekraaltjieKlipkopOosterzee BellvilleParowParow ValleyTransnet Marshalling YardTygerberg HospitalVredelust Bellville
Further reading

Related articles

Is Parow Safe? What the Data Shows (2026)
2026-03-24

Data as of: Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - 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 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.

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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