Parow Golf Course
A suburb with above-average property values and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Parow Golf Course is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Parow Golf Course, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.
What should buyers know?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Parow Golf Course. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Parow Golf Course safe?
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Parow Golf Course?
City of Cape Town Development Focus Area
Parow Golf Course is within the De Grendel Station / Parow Golf Course development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.
Planned development
65 hectares of land in Parow Golf Course are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (65ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Parow Golf Course is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R2,400,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +3.0% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 65th 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
What do utilities cost in Parow Golf Course?
Development activity in Parow Golf Course
Parow Golf Course had 1 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 0 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 1
- Annual average
- 0/yr
- Avg project value
- R55K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Parow Golf Course?
Parow Golf Course has 7 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (79%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Parow Golf Course?
Parow Golf Course has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 100.0%
- Flush toilet
- 100.0%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 97.2%
- Owner-occupied
- 35.0%
- Rented
- 36.4%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 0.0%
- Fire risk
- 2.2%
- Violent crime
- 0.9%
- Non-violent crime
- 0.0%
Economic structure
- 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
- 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 household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Parow Golf Course?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Parow Golf Course in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 276 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 276
- Requests resolved
- 70% (193 of 276)
- 75% resolved within
- 5 days
- 90% resolved within
- 33 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 3696.4 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 276
- Unresolved
- 30.0%
Top issues: Power outage (53), Sewerage overflow (34), No supply (16)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Parow Golf Course
Total outstanding municipal debt in Parow Golf Course is R2.8M as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R549 547
- Electricity
- R632 113
- Water
- R799 243
- Refuse
- R21 571
- Sewerage
- R797 836
- City-wide cleaning
- R7 024
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Parow Golf Course?
Healthcare access
14 within 5km- Nearest public
- Parow Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 1.9 km
- Nearest private
- Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.3 km
- Public facilities
- 9
- Private facilities
- 5
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Parow Golf Course is Goodwood, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare N1 City Hospital, 1.3 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Netcare N1 City Hospital · 1.3 km
- Nearest library
- Parow · 1.7 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Hans Strydom St Park · 0.35 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Parow North Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Parow Golf Course. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | 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).
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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Parow Golf Course, Cape Town