Is Three Anchor Bay affordable?

Three Anchor Bay is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R5.7M places it in the 94th 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 Three Anchor Bay?

The median monthly water cost per account in Three Anchor Bay is R3,446, 423% above the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in Three Anchor Bay is R1,895, 0% below the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in Three Anchor Bay?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Three Anchor Bay is R29,534, 235% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Three Anchor Bay

A suburb with moderate reported crime, among the highest property values in Cape Town, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Safety53/100Safer than 80% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property2-2.5MTop 6%Schools1nearby Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilBelow avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Three Anchor Bay is a neighbourhood in Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Three Anchor Bay, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Three Anchor Bay is served by schools within reach. 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 Three Anchor Bay safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

76th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume

4 072 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 4.2% 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?: 53 / 100
Contact crime rate: 111,731 per 100k residents
Station population: 37 472
Harm rate (per resident): 45/100
Harm volume (absolute): 63/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Sea Point precinct, which covers Three Anchor Bay 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 Three Anchor Bay?

94th percentile

The median property value in Three Anchor Bay is R5.7M. Property values have declined by 1.4% per year since 2018.

The -1.4% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is consolidation, not distress. Pricing has held across multiple market cycles – buyers are entering a position that has proven sticky at high absolute levels.

Value band distribution – Three Anchor Bay properties (GV2022)

6-800k

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M ◀

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

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: R5,650,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): -1.4% per year→ Consolidating
City-wide value percentile: 94th percentile
Dominant value band: 2-2.5M
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 Three Anchor Bay?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R3 446 / month

423% above city median

Electricity

R1 895 / month

0% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R3 625Jan 2026: R2 936Feb 2026: R3 446

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 903Jan 2026: R1 801Feb 2026: R1 895

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Three Anchor Bay

↑ Increasing

Three Anchor Bay had 44 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 15 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 44
Annual average: 15/yr
Avg project value: R2.8M

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 Three Anchor Bay?

1 school nearby

Three Anchor Bay has 1 school within reach. Schools include Ellerton Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Three Anchor Bay will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

Q5
Ellerton Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 462 learners · 23.1:1 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 Three Anchor Bay?

Private vehicle dominant

Three Anchor Bay has 29 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (92%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

29 routes

78th percentile · 18 destinations · CBD-connected

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

Camps bay, Camps bay (via high level rd), Camps bay (via main rd), Camps bay (via western blvd), Cape town, Eyona +12 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Three Anchor Bay needs a car. The 92% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

92%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

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 (92%)
Source: CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Three Anchor Bay?

Full municipal services

Three Anchor Bay has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, De Waterkant/Green Point/Sea Point survey group (85 households). direct.

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R8,114) is 4.8× the city median of R1,674.› No material deprivation recorded across any of the 8 measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 95% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85

Piped water: 100.0%
Flush toilet: 100.0%
Weekly refuse: 99.1%
Grid electricity: 100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

100City median: 68

Formal dwellings: 100.0%
Owner-occupied: 18.4%
Rented: 71.6%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

7risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

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

Economic structure – Low material stress

Food spending share: 23.8%; Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 89th percentile
Hardship dimensions: 0; Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share: 4.0%; of households receiving grants
Monthly savings: R1,471; Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre: 94.9%; City median: 46.5%
Mobile only: 4.1%
No access: 0.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity: 0.0%; City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity: 0.0%; City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence: 0.0%; City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size: 1.8 people
Avg children per household: 0.2

Asset ownership

Computer access: 85.3%
Fridge ownership: 99.1%
Property ownership: 0.5%
Geyser ownership: 93.7%
Borehole access: 5.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business: 6.5%; of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time: 0.9%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: De Waterkant/Green Point/Sea Point. direct.

Energy access

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

1% of electricity connections in Three Anchor Bay 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. 2,868 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Three Anchor Bay?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Three Anchor Bay in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,114 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 Three Anchor Bay residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

93rd

Percentile
across Cape Town

35%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (11%)Meter Replacement Project (9%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (3%)Water leak (3%)

Service requests logged: 2 114
Requests resolved: 78% (1 651 of 2 114)
75% resolved within: 6 days
90% resolved within: 18 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 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

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 1038.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 2 105
Unresolved: 22.0%

Top issues: Power outage (228), Meter Replacement Project (198), Sewerage overflow (110)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Three Anchor Bay

235% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Three Anchor Bay averages R29 534 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R29 534

per account

235% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R27 849Apr 2026: R29 534May 2026: R30 513

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R4 157 703
Electricity: R1 555 956
Water: R492 641
Refuse: R155 019
Sewerage: R316 671
City-wide cleaning: R217 871
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 Three Anchor Bay?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: New Somerset Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.8 km
Nearest private: Netcare Christiaan Barnard Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.2 km
Public facilities: 3
Private facilities: 3

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

The nearest fire station to Three Anchor Bay is Sea Point, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Sea Point Swimming Pool, 1.6 km away. The nearest clinic is New Somerset Hospital, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic: New Somerset Hospital · 1.8 km
Nearest library: Colin Eglin Sea Point · 0.1 km
Nearest park / open space: Fort Road Park · 0.2 km

Fire station

1.5

km to nearest
fire station

Sea Point

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.6

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Sea Point 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

Green Point1.0km · R7.9M

47→

Mouille Point1.0km · R7.6M

51→

Sea Point1.2km · R6.5M

40→

Bo-Kaap1.7km · R3M

23→

Fresnaye2.1km · R13.5M

53→

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What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Three Anchor Bay safe?

What do properties cost in Three Anchor Bay?

What do utilities cost in Three Anchor Bay?

Development activity in Three Anchor Bay

How are schools in Three Anchor Bay?

How connected is Three Anchor Bay?

Taxi connectivity

Commute mode share

What are living conditions in Three Anchor Bay?

Access to basic services

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

Economic structure – Low material stress

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Food security

Demographics & community

Asset ownership

Home-based economy

How responsive are municipal services in Three Anchor Bay?

Places of worship

Complaints & top issues

Municipal debt in Three Anchor Bay

What services are near Three Anchor Bay?

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Fire station

Public swimming pools

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What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Three Anchor Bay safe?

What do properties cost in Three Anchor Bay?

What do utilities cost in Three Anchor Bay?

Development activity in Three Anchor Bay

How are schools in Three Anchor Bay?

How connected is Three Anchor Bay?

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 ›

Commute mode share

What are living conditions in Three Anchor Bay?

Access to basic services

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

Economic structure – Low material stress

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Food security

Demographics & community

Asset ownership

Home-based economy

How responsive are municipal services in Three Anchor Bay?

Places of worship

Complaints & top issues

Municipal debt in Three Anchor Bay

What services are near Three Anchor Bay?

Healthcare access

Fire station

Public swimming pools

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