Is Tuscany Glen affordable?

Tuscany Glen is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R1.1M, it falls in the 32nd 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 Tuscany Glen?

The median monthly water cost per account in Tuscany Glen is R456, 31% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Tuscany Glen?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Tuscany Glen is R17,827, 102% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Tuscany Glen

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and strong school performance relative to Cape Town.

Safety42/100Safer than 54% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↑ Worsening Property6-800kTop 68%Schools289% matric pass rate Healthcare11 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

#18 Best for Families

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Tuscany Glen is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. 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 Tuscany Glen, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Tuscany Glen 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 Tuscany Glen safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 17 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume

7 496 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 5.9% vs Q3 2024

A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 42 / 100
Contact crime rate: 881,028 per 100k residents
Station population: 107 810
Harm rate (per resident): 31/100
Harm volume (absolute): 56/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Tuscany Glen 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 Tuscany Glen?

32nd percentile

Planned development

15 hectares of land in Tuscany Glen are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (15ha).

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

The median property value in Tuscany Glen is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 6.9% per year since 2018.

A 6.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Tuscany Glen properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

2-2.5M

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: R1,050,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 32nd 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 Tuscany Glen?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R456 / month

31% below city median

Electricity

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

Water trend:Dec 2025: R581Jan 2026: R421Feb 2026: R456

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Tuscany Glen

↑ Increasing

Tuscany Glen had 12 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 4 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 12
Annual average: 4/yr
Avg project value: R1.2M

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 Tuscany Glen?

2 schools nearby

Tuscany Glen has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 89.3%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Tuscany Glen Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate: 89.3%; City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing: 1; 189 candidates
Median quintile: Q5; Q4-Q5

Q5
Tuscany Glen Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,249 learners · 34.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Tuscany Glen Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,323 learners · 33.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Tuscany Glen?

Moderate connectivity

Tuscany Glen has 11 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

11 routes

42nd percentile · 10 destinations

Blue downs, Delft, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Malibu village, Melton rose +4 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 Tuscany Glen?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Tuscany Glen in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,578 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

26%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (17%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Broken leading (4%)

Service requests logged: 1 578
Requests resolved: 79% (1 245 of 1 578)
75% resolved within: 5 days
90% resolved within: 20 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered

Christian

Islamic

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?: 1551.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 1 573
Unresolved: 21.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (266), Customer : Reconnection Request (117), Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (88)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Tuscany Glen

102% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Tuscany Glen averages R17 827 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R17 827

per account

102% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R17 827Apr 2026: R17 991May 2026: R17 768

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R2 795 955
Electricity: R195 996
Water: R5 663 379
Refuse: R1 487 027
Sewerage: R2 119 284
City-wide cleaning: R69 188
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 Tuscany Glen?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km

Nearest public: Eerste River Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest private: Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 9.1 km
Public facilities: 11
Private facilities: 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Tuscany Glen is Mfuleni, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 1.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Hospital, 1.7 km away.

Nearest clinic: Eerste River Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest library: Melton Rose · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space: Albert Philander Greenbelt 2 · 0.19 km

Fire station

1.3

km to nearest
fire station

Mfuleni

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.8

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Blue Downs 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

Malibu Village730m · R790K

30→

Hillcrest Heights1.1km · R740K

36→

Forest Heights1.1km · R830K

40→

The Conifers1.2km · R670K

43→

Kleinvlei Town1.3km · R474K

31→

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Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

8 adjacent

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

Dennemere Forest Heights Greenfields Hillcrest Heights Kleinvlei Town Malibu Village Rosedale Klein Vlei The Conifers

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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