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#14 Affordable & Safe

What's it like to live here?

Vredekloof East is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Vredekloof East, crime levels are stable 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 Vredekloof East. 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 Vredekloof East safe?

Lower reported crime

90th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 31 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very lowAbsolute crime volume
2 840 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 1.1% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
98 / 100
Contact crime rate
101,507 per 100k residents
Station population
53 147
Harm rate (per resident)
96/100
Harm volume (absolute)
99+/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Brackenfell precinct, which covers Vredekloof East 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 Vredekloof East?

42nd percentile

The median property value in Vredekloof East is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 4.6% per year since 2018.

A 4.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Vredekloof East properties (GV2022)

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
R1,510,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+4.6% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
42nd percentile
Dominant value band
800k-1M
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 Vredekloof East?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 297 / month
97% above city median
Electricity
R1 363 / month
28% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 597Jan 2026: R525Feb 2026: R1 297
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 364Jan 2026: R1 363Feb 2026: R1 333

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Vredekloof East

→ Stable

Vredekloof East had 54 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 18 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
54
Annual average
18/yr
Avg project value
R5.6M

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 Vredekloof East?

Low connectivity

Vredekloof East has 2 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Low connectivity
2 routes
7th percentile · 0 destinations
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 Vredekloof East?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Vredekloof East in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,313 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 Vredekloof East residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
95th
Percentile
across Cape Town
37%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (13%)Single street light out (8%)Street lights out (7%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Damaged Bin - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged
1 313
Requests resolved
82% (1 072 of 1 313)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
13 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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?
2115.1 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 312
Unresolved
18.0%

Top issues: Power outage (175), Single street light out (105), Street lights out (85)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Vredekloof East

3% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Vredekloof East averages R8 582 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R8 582
per account
3% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R8 954Apr 2026: R8 582May 2026: R8 464
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R3 495 194
Electricity
R927 202
Water
R366 940
Refuse
R192 172
Sewerage
R218 864
City-wide cleaning
R131 773
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 Vredekloof East?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public
Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.9 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.5 km
Public facilities
8
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Vredekloof East is Kraaifontein, 2.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Cape Gate, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Mediclinic Cape Gate · 1.5 km
Nearest library
Brackenfell · 1.9 km
Nearest park / open space
Welgelee Pos · 0.04 km

Fire station

2.5
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.6
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Vredekloof Heights505m · R2.4M
99
Morgenster Heights744m · R2.2M
100
Kleinbron982m · R2.5M
99
Cape Gate1.1km · R1.9M
Vredekloof1.2km · R2.4M
99
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Bordering suburbs

8 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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.

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