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Pinati Estate

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

Neighbourhood data for Pinati Estate
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property4-600kTop 85%Schools1nearbyHealthcare20 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

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

For home buyers & families

Is Pinati Estate safe?

Safety index suppressed
Station catchment population (366k+) dilutes per-capita rate. Score suppressed per Hanover Park Rule. Multi-suburb coverage creates statistical distortion.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Pinati Estate?

15th percentile

Planned development

3 hectares of land in Pinati Estate are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Commercial (3ha).

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

The median property value in Pinati Estate is R540K. Property values have grown by 6.4% per year since 2018.

A 6.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Pinati Estate 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
R539,500
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+6.4% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
15th percentile
Dominant value band
4-600k
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 Pinati Estate?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R274 / month
58% below city median
Electricity
R3 502 / month
84% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Based on a small number of accounts
Water trend:Dec 2025: R268Jan 2026: R359Feb 2026: R274
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R3 502Jan 2026: R3 798Feb 2026: R1 389

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Pinati Estate

↑ Increasing

Pinati Estate had 21 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
21
Annual average
7/yr
Avg project value
R1.4M

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 Pinati Estate?

1 school nearby

Pinati Estate has 1 school within reach. Schools include Athwood Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Pinati Estate will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • Q4
    Athwood Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 632 learners · 31.6:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Pinati Estate?

Well connected

Pinati Estate has 48 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

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
48 routes
89th percentile · 38 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Pinati Estate but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Athlone, Cape town, Cape town (via kromboom parkway), Cape town (via kromboom), Cape town (via mowbray), Claremont +32 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 Pinati Estate?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Pinati Estate in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,544 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
38th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (14%)Sewerage overflow (12%)Suspect Tampering (9%)Single street light out (4%)Street lights out (3%)
Service requests logged
2 544
Requests resolved
78% (1 989 of 2 544)
75% resolved within
7 days
90% resolved within
24 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
2 535
Unresolved
22.0%

Top issues: Power outage (358), Sewerage overflow (294), Suspect Tampering (233)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Pinati Estate

136% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Pinati Estate averages R20 786 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R20 786
per account
136% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R21 102Apr 2026: R20 786May 2026: R19 275
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R2 376 560
Electricity
R7 707 380
Water
R2 546 106
Refuse
R598 170
Sewerage
R1 209 259
City-wide cleaning
R57 014
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 Pinati Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km
Nearest public
Hanover Park Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.8 km
Nearest private
Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 2.8 km
Public facilities
15
Private facilities
5

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

The nearest fire station to Pinati Estate is Ottery, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Hanover Park Swimming Pool, 1.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Hanover Park Clinic, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic
Hanover Park Clinic · 0.8 km
Nearest library
Hanover Park · 0.9 km
Nearest park / open space
Schroeder Greenbelt · 0.07 km

Fire station

2.7
km to nearest
fire station
Ottery
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.1
km to nearest
public pool
6
pools
within 5 km
18
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Hanover Park 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

Mountview941m · R1.4M
35→
Belthorn Estate992m · R1.9M
31→
Hanover Park1.2km · R297K
→
Penlyn Estate1.2km · R1.9M
35→
Lansdowne1.4km · R1.8M
28→
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Belthorn EstateHanover ParkLansdowneMountviewPenlyn Estate

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | 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 SADBE SchoolsCCT 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.

Department of Basic Education, EMIS (Western Cape Q2 2025; Gauteng Q3 2025). DBE EMIS masterlist and public school data, 2023-2025 [dataset]. Source. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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