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Avonwood

Safety 32/100 Safer than 37% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 84% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 20 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Avonwood is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Elsies River SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Avonwood 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 Avonwood 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 Avonwood 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 Avonwood?

16th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Avonwood are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (2ha).

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

The median property value in Avonwood is R575K. Property values have grown by 3.6% per year since 2018.

A 3.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Avonwood 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 R575,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 16th percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Avonwood?

1 school nearby

Avonwood has 1 school within reach. Schools include Precious Lighthouse Academy.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Avonwood will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Precious Lighthouse Academy
Independent · Grades R–7 · 46 learners · 46:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateStrained capacity

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 Avonwood?

Private vehicle dominant

Avonwood has 33 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

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 ›

Connected
33 routes
76th percentile · 21 destinations
Routes pass through Avonwood but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bishop lavis, Bothasig, De la rey, Elsies river, Goodwood, Khayelitsh site c +15 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Avonwood needs a car. The 79% 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
79%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
5%
Minibus taxi
12%
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 (79%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Avonwood?

Full municipal services

Avonwood has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Parow survey group (46 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Home fibre internet reaches 93% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
97.2%
Owner-occupied
35.0%
Rented
36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
2.2%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
22.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
10.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,196
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
63.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
60.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
52.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
25.4%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
23.3%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.4%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.6%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.2%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
76.8%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
87.8%
Borehole access
14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
6.7%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.8%

How Avonwood compares

Food insecurity 88% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 35% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Parow. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Avonwood?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Avonwood in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,051 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
7th
Percentile
across Cape Town
17%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (20%)Plumbing (11%)Carpentry (9%)Electrical (4%)Street lights out (3%)
Service requests logged 3 051
Requests resolved 58% (1 766 of 3 051)
75% resolved within 13 days
90% resolved within 33 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1843.8 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 030
Unresolved 42.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (599), Plumbing (337), Carpentry (268)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Avonwood?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km
Nearest public Elsies River Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.8 km
Nearest private Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities 16
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Avonwood is Epping, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Elsies River Swimming Pool, 0.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Elsies River Clinic, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Elsies River Clinic · 0.8 km
Nearest library Elsies River · 0.8 km
Nearest park / open space Tiarra Way Park · 0.4 km

Fire station

3.5
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

0.9
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
19
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Elsies River 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

5 adjacent

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

Balvenie Connaught Cravenby Elsies River Leonsdale
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Avonwood · -33.9250°S, 18.5810°E

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