Is The Link affordable?

The Link is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.2M places it in the 79th percentile, above 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 The Link?

The median monthly water cost per account in The Link is R1,110, 69% above the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in The Link is R2,056, 8% above the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in The Link?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in The Link is R7,318, 17% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

The Link

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

Neighbourhood data for The Link

Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

Property2.5-3MTop 21%Healthcare5 facilitiesmoderate access CouncilBelow avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

The Link is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In The Link, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for The Link. 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 The Link safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. the-link makes up a very small share of the Somerset West police precinct, so we cannot reliably separate its crime data from the rest of the precinct. Rather than show a score that could be misleading, we have withheld it.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in The Link?

79th percentile

The median property value in The Link is R3.2M. Property values have grown by 4.2% per year since 2018.

A 4.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – The Link properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

10-15M

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: R3,200,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +4.2% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 79th percentile
Dominant value band: 2.5-3M
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 The Link?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 110 / month

69% above city median

Electricity

R2 056 / month

8% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 347Jan 2026: R1 110Feb 2026: R931

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 278Jan 2026: R2 009Feb 2026: R2 056

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in The Link

↑ Increasing

The Link had 4 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 4
Annual average: 1/yr
Avg project value: R118K

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 The Link?

Moderate connectivity

The Link has 13 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

13 routes

47th percentile · 14 destinations

Firgrove, Firgrove (r102), Helderberg (via heldervue), Heldervue (somerset wes), Heldervue (somerset west), Lourensford +8 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 The Link?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in The Link in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 493 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

44th

Percentile
across Cape Town

27%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (13%)Single street light out (8%)Power outage (7%)No supply (6%)Burst pipe (5%)

Service requests logged: 493
Requests resolved: 80% (395 of 493)
75% resolved within: 13 days
90% resolved within: 39 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: 492
Unresolved: 20.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (65), Single street light out (39), Power outage (35)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in The Link

17% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in The Link averages R7 318 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R7 318

per account

17% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R7 318Apr 2026: R8 255May 2026: R7 211

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R300 350
Electricity: R279 501
Water: R121 170
Refuse: R36 545
Sewerage: R64 976
City-wide cleaning: R19 504
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 The Link?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public: Somerset West CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 2.8 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 The Link is Somerset West, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Somerset West Cdc, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic: Somerset West Cdc · 1.8 km
Nearest library: Somerset West · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space: Upper Orange Park · 0.22 km

Fire station

1.6

km to nearest
fire station

Somerset West

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.3

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Strand 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

Westridge - Somerset West536m · R2.8M

Pearl Rise842m · R3.8M

→

Die Wingerd859m · R3M

66→

Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Briza Die Wingerd Dorhill Somerset Ridge Westridge Somerset West

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 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.

Spot an error or have a correction? Email [email protected].

Building on this data? Access all 744 suburbs via the free REST API or explore commercial access.

Explore rankings:Safest suburbs Best for families Affordable + safe

Some metrics for this suburb use estimated values.Full methodology ›

This map is available on desktop browsers. For assistance interpreting location data, email usor visit the data sources page.

The Link, Cape Town

Open StreetSignal map ›View on Google Maps ›