Silvertown has a safety index of 25 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Athlone precinct recorded approximately 4,444 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Silvertown affordable?

Silvertown is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R780K, it falls in the 25th 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 Silvertown?

The median monthly water cost per account in Silvertown is R462, 30% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Silvertown?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Silvertown is R6,188, 30% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Silvertown

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

Safety25/100Safer than 8% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↓ Improving Property6-800kTop 75%Schools579% matric pass rate Healthcare26 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Silvertown is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Silvertown, crime is declining 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?

Silvertown is well-served by schools, and matric results sit 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 Silvertown safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

85th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 9 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume

4 444 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 9.0% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing over the past year. 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?: 25 / 100
Contact crime rate: 566,986 per 100k residents
Station population: 80 519
Harm rate (per resident): 17/100
Harm volume (absolute): 37/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Athlone precinct, which covers Silvertown 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 Silvertown?

25th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Silvertown is within the Athlone 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.

The median property value in Silvertown is R780K. Property values have grown by 3.7% per year since 2018.

A 3.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Silvertown properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

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: R780,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +3.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 25th 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 Silvertown?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R462 / month

30% below city median

Electricity

R1 821 / month

4% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R462Jan 2026: R472Feb 2026: R386

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 821Jan 2026: R1 634Feb 2026: R1 839

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Silvertown

↑ Increasing

Silvertown had 28 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 9 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 28
Annual average: 9/yr
Avg project value: R1.0M

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 Silvertown?

5 schools nearby

Silvertown has 5 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 79.2%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Athlone North Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate: 79.2%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 1; 126 candidates
Median quintile: Q5; Q4-Q5

Q5
Athlone North Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 578 learners · 34:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Blossom Street Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 541 learners · 31.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Norma Road Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 684 learners · 32.6:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Silverlea Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 778 learners · 33.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Athlone Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 745 learners · 29.8:1 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 Silvertown?

Vehicle-led mix

Silvertown has 85 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (49%).

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

85 routes

96th percentile · 32 destinations · CBD-connected

Athlone, Bellville, Bonteheuwel, Bridgetown, Bridgetown (via vangate mall), Cape town +26 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 Silvertown – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

49%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

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 (49%)
Source: CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Silvertown?

Full municipal services

Silvertown has a service delivery index of 97 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 78% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Hazendal/Silvertown survey group (78 households). direct.

› Adult food insecurity (20.0%) is 1.1× the city average of 18.3%.

Access to basic services

97City median: 85

Piped water: 92.4%
Flush toilet: 95.7%
Weekly refuse: 100.0%
Grid electricity: 98.3%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

78City median: 68

Formal dwellings: 77.7%
Owner-occupied: 56.4%
Rented: 23.9%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

4risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk: 0.7%
Fire risk: 0.4%
Violent crime: 0.0%
Non-violent crime: 0.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share: 41.8%; Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 39th percentile
Hardship dimensions: 1; Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share: 50.0%; of households receiving grants
Monthly savings: R91; Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre: 45.6%; City median: 46.5%
Mobile only: 44.3%
No access: 10.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity: 20.0%; City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity: 2.8%; City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence: 24.9%; City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size: 3.8 people
Avg children per household: 1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access: 39.3%
Fridge ownership: 93.1%
Property ownership: 0.0%
Geyser ownership: 48.3%
Borehole access: 5.1%

Home-based economy

Home-based business: 3.2%; of households operate a home-based business
WFH part-time: 4.7%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Hazendal/Silvertown. direct.

Energy access

19%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

19% of electricity connections in Silvertown 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. 4,001 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Silvertown?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Silvertown in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,731 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

41st

Percentile
across Cape Town

32%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (18%)Sewerage overflow (13%)Street lights out (5%)Duplicate (5%)Single street light out (3%)

Service requests logged: 5 731
Requests resolved: 81% (4 648 of 5 731)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 20 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered

Christian

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?: 2525.9 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 5 684
Unresolved: 19.0%

Top issues: Power outage (1 041), Sewerage overflow (733), Street lights out (284)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Silvertown

30% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Silvertown averages R6 188 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R6 188

per account

30% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R6 173Apr 2026: R6 304May 2026: R6 188

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R754 890
Electricity: R1 415 069
Water: R3 138 829
Refuse: R789 570
Sewerage: R1 250 244
City-wide cleaning: R21 390
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 Silvertown?

Well served

Healthcare access

26 within 5km

Nearest public: Dr Abdurahman Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest private: Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.2 km
Public facilities: 22
Private facilities: 4

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

The nearest fire station to Silvertown is Epping, 4.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Athlone Swimming Pool, 0.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Dr Abdurahman Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic: Dr Abdurahman Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library: Bridgetown · 1 km
Nearest park / open space: Nantes Park · 0.27 km