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Peerless Park West

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

#19 Fastest Growing

What's it like to live here?

Peerless Park West is a neighbourhood in Northern 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 Peerless Park West, 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 Peerless Park West. 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.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Peerless Park West safe?

Moderate reported crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume
9 140 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 6.5% 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?
40 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
1,767,626 per 100k residents
Station population
258 291
Harm rate (per resident)
33/100
Harm volume (absolute)
49/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kraaifontein precinct, which covers Peerless Park West and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Peerless Park West?

36th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Peerless Park West are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Peerless Park West is R1.2M. Property values have grown by 10.3% per year since 2018.

A 10.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Peerless Park West properties (GV2022)

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)
+10.3% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
36th 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 Peerless Park West?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R435 / month
34% below city median
Electricity
R1 354 / month
29% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Based on a small number of accounts
Water trend:Dec 2025: R633Jan 2026: R435Feb 2026: R430
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 713Jan 2026: R1 354Feb 2026: R1 309

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Peerless Park West

→ Stable

Peerless Park West had 20 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 7 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
20
Annual average
7/yr
Avg project value
R380K

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 Peerless Park West?

Connected

Peerless Park West has 29 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Connected
29 routes
72nd percentile · 18 destinations
Routes pass through Peerless Park West but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Cape gate, Cape gate (via maroela rd & n1) +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 Peerless Park West?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Peerless Park West in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,340 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Peerless Park West residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
81st
Percentile
across Cape Town
41%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (17%)Single street light out (10%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Stolen Bins - 240L (5%)Street lights out (3%)
Service requests logged
1 340
Requests resolved
82% (1 096 of 1 340)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
12 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

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
573.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 327
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Power outage (222), Single street light out (137), Sewerage overflow (105)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Peerless Park West

36% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Peerless Park West averages R5 604 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R5 604
per account
36% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R5 604Apr 2026: R6 182May 2026: R5 554
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R609 221
Electricity
R501 569
Water
R616 296
Refuse
R268 457
Sewerage
R338 464
City-wide cleaning
R31 866
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 Peerless Park West?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Harmonie Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.7 km
Public facilities
7
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Peerless Park West is Kraaifontein, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 6.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Harmonie Clinic, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Harmonie Clinic · 0.4 km
Nearest library
Eikendal · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Van Der Merwe Street Pos · 0 km

Fire station

1.3
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Peerless Park East791m · R1.4M
48
Eikendal797m · R1M
45
Scottsville989m · R790K
46
Windsor Estate1.0km · R1.7M
Belmont Park1.2km · R1.2M
42
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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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