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Avon

Safety 32/100 Safer than 37% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 71% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 19 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Avon is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Elsies River SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Avon, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Avon is served by schools within reach. 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 Avon safe?

Higher reported crime

95th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
13 940 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 20.1% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 32 / 100
Contact crime rate 769,976 per 100k residents
Station population 88 562
Harm rate (per resident) 33/100
Harm volume (absolute) 31/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Elsies River precinct, which covers Avon and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Avon?

29th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Avon are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (1ha).

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

The median property value in Avon is R860K. Property values have grown by 2.8% per year since 2018.

A 2.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Avon 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 R860,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.8% per year
City-wide value percentile 29th percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Avon?

1 school nearby

Avon has 1 school within reach. Schools include Eldene Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Avon will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q4
Eldene Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 397 learners · 28.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable 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 Avon?

Well connected

Avon has 53 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity Ranks 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 ›

Well connected
53 routes
88th percentile · 36 destinations
Routes pass through Avon but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bishop lavis, Bothasig, De la rey, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven +30 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 Avon?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Avon in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 841 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
15th
Percentile
across Cape Town
23%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (19%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (6%)Burst pipe (5%)No water 20mm and below (4%)
Service requests logged 841
Requests resolved 75% (633 of 841)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered
Christian
5

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 484.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 839
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (158), Street Lights - All Lights Out (50), Street Lights - Single Light Out (47)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Avon?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km
Nearest public Leonsdale Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km
Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 3 km
Public facilities 16
Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Avon is Epping, 2.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Ruyterwacht Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Leonsdale Satellite, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Leonsdale Satellite · 0.7 km
Nearest library Leonsdale · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space Sleepy Hollow Park · 0.26 km

Fire station

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

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

Public swimming pools

1
km to nearest
public pool
9
pools
within 5 km
19
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Ruyterwacht 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

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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Elsies River Leonsdale
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Avon · -33.9203°S, 18.5680°E

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