Bantry Bay has a safety index of 91 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Sea Point precinct recorded approximately 6,472 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Bantry Bay affordable?

Bantry Bay is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R22.9M places it in the 100th percentile, above 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.

Bantry Bay

Safety 91/100 Safer than 95% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-7M Top 0% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bantry Bay is a neighbourhood in Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Sea Point SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Bantry Bay, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Bantry Bay. 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 Bantry Bay safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

76th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

6 472 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 7.5% 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? 91 / 100

Contact crime rate 173,768 per 100k residents

Station population 37 472

Harm rate (per resident) 90/100

Harm volume (absolute) 92/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Sea Point precinct, which covers Bantry Bay and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Bantry Bay?

100th percentile

The median property value in Bantry Bay is R22.9M. Property values have declined by 0.2% per year since 2018.

The -0.2% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is consolidation, not distress. Pricing has held across multiple market cycles – buyers are entering a position that has proven sticky at high absolute levels.

Value band distribution – Bantry Bay properties (GV2022)

4-4.5M

4.5-5M

5-6M

6-7M ◀

7-8M

8-9M

9-10M

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 R22,900,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) -0.2% per year → Consolidating

City-wide value percentile 100th percentile

Dominant value band 6-7M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Bantry Bay?

Private vehicle dominant

Bantry Bay has 8 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (94%).

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

8 routes

39th percentile · 9 destinations · CBD-connected

Camps bay, Camps bay (via high level rd), Camps bay (via main rd), Camps bay (via western blvd), Cape town, Hout bay +3 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bantry Bay needs a car. The 94% 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

94%

Walking

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 (94%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bantry Bay?

Full municipal services

Bantry Bay has a service delivery index of 99.9 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Camps Bay/Clifton survey group (73 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R9,325) is 5.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 87% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85

Piped water

99.6%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

100 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

100.0%

Owner-occupied

30.6%

Rented

50.9%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

16 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

1.9%

Fire risk

1.9%

Violent crime

1.9%

Non-violent crime

2.3%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

23.0%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 91st percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

2.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R3,911

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

60.5%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

59.4%

of households prioritise

Electricity

49.5%

of households prioritise

School fees

16.6%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

12.2%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

86.7%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

10.4%

No access

2.4%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

0.0%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

0.0%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

0.0%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

2.2 people

Avg children per household

0.3

Asset ownership

Computer access

89.3%

Fridge ownership

100.0%

Property ownership

6.6%

Geyser ownership

96.9%

Borehole access

28.6%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

12.2%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

2.4%

WFH part-time

1.9%

How Bantry Bay compares

Food insecurity 100% 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: Camps Bay/Clifton. direct.

Energy access

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

1% of electricity connections in Bantry Bay receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 977 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bantry Bay?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bantry Bay in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,242 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 Bantry Bay residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

50th

Percentile
across Cape Town

32%

Resolved
same day

No supply (9%)Power outage (9%)Meter Replacement Project (6%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Street lights out (4%)

Service requests logged 2 242

Requests resolved 73% (1 637 of 2 242)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 14 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3318.5 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 2 230

Unresolved 27.0%

Top issues: WAT: No Supply (211), No Power (203), Meter Replacement Project (137)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bantry Bay?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public Schotscheskloof Satellite · Community Day Centre · 3.3 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Town · Private Hospital · 3 km

Public facilities 2

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Bantry Bay is Sea Point, 1.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Sea Point Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Cape Town, 3.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Cape Town · 3 km

Nearest library Kloof Street · 2.6 km

Nearest park / open space Ave Le Seur Pos · 0.24 km