Vredekloof has a safety index of 99 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Brackenfell precinct recorded approximately 2,840 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Vredekloof affordable?

Vredekloof sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R2.4M, placing it in the 65th 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 Vredekloof?

The median monthly water cost per account in Vredekloof is R877, 33% above the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in Vredekloof is R2,027, 7% above the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in Vredekloof?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Vredekloof is R5,916, 33% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Vredekloof

A suburb with lower reported crime, above-average property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Safety99/100Safer than 87% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property1.5-2MTop 35%Schools1nearby Healthcare9 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coverage1 routes serving the area

Data current as of June 2026

#15 Best for Investment

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Vredekloof 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 well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Vredekloof, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Vredekloof 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 Vredekloof safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower 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?: 99 / 100
Contact crime rate: 101,507 per 100k residents
Station population: 53 147
Harm rate (per resident): 98/100
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 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 Vredekloof?

65th percentile

Planned development

98 hectares of land in Vredekloof are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (77ha) and Low Density Residential (14ha), and 1 other category.

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

The median property value in Vredekloof is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 6.0% per year since 2018.

A 6.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Vredekloof properties (GV2022)

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M ◀

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

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: R2,400,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.0% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 65th percentile
Dominant value band: 1.5-2M
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?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R877 / month

33% above city median

Electricity

R2 027 / month

7% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 048Jan 2026: R877Feb 2026: R791

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 120Jan 2026: R1 854Feb 2026: R2 027

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

↑ Increasing

Vredekloof had 80 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 27 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 80
Annual average: 27/yr
Avg project value: R481K

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 Vredekloof?

1 school nearby

Vredekloof has 1 school within reach. Schools include Vredekloof Primary.

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

Q5
Vredekloof Primary
Public · Grades R–7 · 912 learners · 22.2:1 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 Vredekloof?

Low connectivity

Vredekloof has 1 minibus taxi route.

Taxi connectivity

Low connectivity

1 route

0th 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?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Vredekloof in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,454 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 residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

95th

Percentile
across Cape Town

33%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (13%)Sewerage overflow (12%)Power outage (8%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (4%)Street lights out (4%)

Service requests logged: 2 454
Requests resolved: 80% (1 959 of 2 454)
75% resolved within: 4 days
90% resolved within: 12 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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 3437.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 2 446
Unresolved: 20.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (306), Sewerage overflow (291), Power outage (202)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Vredekloof

33% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Vredekloof averages R5 916 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R5 916

per account

33% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R6 090Apr 2026: R5 916May 2026: R5 730

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R1 887 302
Electricity: R2 186 287
Water: R1 009 632
Refuse: R313 435
Sewerage: R621 891
City-wide cleaning: R112 353
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?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public: Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.2 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 2.3 km
Public facilities: 7
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Vredekloof is Kraaifontein, 3.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 3.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Brackenfell Clinic, 2.2 km away.

Nearest clinic: Brackenfell Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest library: Brackenfell · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space: Mushet Park · 0.16 km

Fire station

3.3

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

3.9

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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 Heights1.1km · R2.4M

99→

Amanda Glen1.1km · R3.2M

48→

Vredekloof East1.2km · R1.5M

98→

Stellenryk1.2km · R2.9M

100→

Edenpark1.2km · R1.9M

100→

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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Amanda Glen Hoogstede Kleinbron Sonstraal Heights Stellenryk Vredekloof East Vredekloof Heights

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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Vredekloof

What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Vredekloof safe?

What do properties cost in Vredekloof?

What do utilities cost in Vredekloof?

Development activity in Vredekloof

How are schools in Vredekloof?

How connected is Vredekloof?

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