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Belgravia -Bellville

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 62% Schools 1 94% matric pass rate Healthcare 13 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?

Belgravia -Bellville is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Belgravia -Bellville, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Belgravia -Bellville is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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 Belgravia -Bellville safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 43 / 100
Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents
Station population 78 711
Harm rate (per resident) 43/100
Harm volume (absolute) 44/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Belgravia -Bellville 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 Belgravia -Bellville?

38th percentile

The median property value in Belgravia -Bellville is R1.4M. 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 – Belgravia -Bellville 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 R1,360,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.8% per year
City-wide value percentile 38th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Belgravia -Bellville?

1 school nearby

Belgravia -Bellville has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 94.1%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Boston Private School.

Adjusted pass rate
94.1%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
44 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Boston Private School
Independent · Grades R–12 · 442 learners · 12.3:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 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 Belgravia -Bellville?

Private vehicle dominant

Belgravia -Bellville has 111 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (93%).

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
111 routes
98th percentile · 75 destinations · CBD-connected
7th avenue mitchells plain, Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Belhar, Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd) +69 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Belgravia -Bellville needs a car. The 93% 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
93%
Walking
4%
Minibus taxi
3%
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 (93%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Belgravia -Bellville?

Full municipal services

Belgravia -Bellville has a service delivery index of 99.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 98% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Bellville survey group (45 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 88% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,323) is 2.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 88% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
97.4%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

98 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
98.2%
Owner-occupied
46.2%
Rented
41.7%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

13 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.3%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
6.0%
Non-violent crime
3.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
24.7%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 87th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R881
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
90.7%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
74.0%
of households prioritise
Electricity
70.7%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
33.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
14.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
88.5%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
8.0%
No access
1.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.5%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.5%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
6.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.9 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
67.1%
Fridge ownership
95.9%
Property ownership
2.1%
Geyser ownership
96.2%
Borehole access
11.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
12.6%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.6%
WFH part-time
14.4%

How Belgravia -Bellville compares

Food insecurity 86% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 73% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 30% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Bellville. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Belgravia -Bellville?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Belgravia -Bellville in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 829 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
24%
Resolved
same day
Suspect Tampering (9%)Power outage (8%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Single street light out (6%)No supply (4%)
Service requests logged 829
Requests resolved 72% (593 of 829)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 21 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 788
Unresolved 29.0%

Top issues: Suspect Tampering (78), No Power (61), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (58)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Belgravia -Bellville?

Well served

Healthcare access

13 within 5km
Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 1.9 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Belgravia -Bellville is Bellville, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 1.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest library Bellville South · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space Scharmberg Street Park · 0.01 km

Fire station

0.8
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.7
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville South 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 Belgravia -Bellville. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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