Sunridge has a safety index of 44 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Table View precinct recorded approximately 5,536 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Sunridge affordable?

Sunridge sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R2.1M, placing it in the 58th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. 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 Sunridge?

The median monthly water cost per account in Sunridge is R1,352, 105% above the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Sunridge?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Sunridge is R11,212, 27% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Sunridge

A suburb with moderate reported crime, strong school performance, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Safety44/100Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property1-1.5MTop 42%Schools289% matric pass rate Healthcare5 facilitiesmoderate access CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

#17 Best for Families

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sunridge 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 below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Sunridge, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Sunridge is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly 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 Sunridge safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

59th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 16 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume

5 536 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 3.1% 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?: 44 / 100
Contact crime rate: 550,556 per 100k residents
Station population: 72 767
Harm rate (per resident): 29/100
Harm volume (absolute): 66/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Table View precinct, which covers Sunridge 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 Sunridge?

58th percentile

Planned development

3 hectares of land in Sunridge are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (3ha).

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

The median property value in Sunridge is R2.1M. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Sunridge properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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: R2,090,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +5.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 58th percentile
Dominant value band: 1-1.5M
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 Sunridge?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 352 / month

105% above city median

Electricity

This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 352Jan 2026: R905Feb 2026: R1 406

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Sunridge

↓ Decreasing

Sunridge had 17 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 6 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 17
Annual average: 6/yr
Avg project value: R490K

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 Sunridge?

2 schools nearby

Sunridge has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 88.8%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Rising Star Academy.

Adjusted pass rate: 88.8%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 1; 62 candidates
Median quintile: Q4; Q4-Q5

IND
Rising Star Academy
Independent · Grades R–12 · 210 learners · 13.1:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q4
Sunridge Circle High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 752 learners · 37.6:1 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 Sunridge?

Well connected

Sunridge has 99 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

99 routes

97th percentile · 60 destinations · CBD-connected

Routes pass through Sunridge but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Blaauwberg, Bloubergstrand, Cape town +54 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 Sunridge?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sunridge in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 916 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

43rd

Percentile
across Cape Town

27%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (8%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Customer reconnection request (4%)Customer : Reconnection Request (3%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)

Service requests logged: 916
Requests resolved: 72% (660 of 916)
75% resolved within: 7 days
90% resolved within: 18 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

2 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?: 2422.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 908
Unresolved: 28.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (77), Sewerage overflow (63), Customer reconnection request (35)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Sunridge

27% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Sunridge averages R11 212 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R11 212

per account

27% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R11 212Apr 2026: R10 932May 2026: R11 575

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R1 870 298
Electricity: R0
Water: R1 206 413
Refuse: R377 485
Sewerage: R516 972
City-wide cleaning: R91 763
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 Sunridge?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public: Table View Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.6 km
Nearest private: Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.7 km
Public facilities: 3
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Sunridge is Milnerton, 2.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 9.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Table View Clinic, 0.6 km away.

Nearest clinic: Table View Clinic · 0.6 km
Nearest library: Table View · 2.3 km
Nearest park / open space: Eagle Crescent Greenbelt · 0.01 km

Fire station

2.8

km to nearest
fire station

Milnerton

divisional hq

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

9.2

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Goodwood 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

West Riding560m · R2.1M

41→

Flamingo Vlei1.4km · R3M

40→

Table View1.5km · R2.3M

28→

Killarney Gardens2.0km

→

Parklands2.4km · R2M

27→

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Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Cape Farms District B Table View West Riding

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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