Belgravia has a safety index of 31 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Athlone precinct recorded approximately 12,048 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Belgravia affordable?

Belgravia sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.6M, placing it in the 44th 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.

Belgravia

Safety 31/100 Safer than 34% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 56% Schools 7 82% matric pass rate Healthcare 26 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

#18 Fastest Growing

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Belgravia is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, 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 is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Athlone SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Belgravia, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Belgravia is well-served by schools, and matric results sit below the city average. 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 Belgravia safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

85th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 048 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 12.1% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing 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? 31 / 100

Contact crime rate 725,392 per 100k residents

Station population 80 519

Harm rate (per resident) 30/100

Harm volume (absolute) 33/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

44th percentile

The median property value in Belgravia is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 10.5% per year since 2018.

A 10.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Belgravia properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R1,600,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +10.5% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 44th 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?

7 schools nearby

Belgravia has 7 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 81.8%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Riverside Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

81.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

349 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Riverside Primary School

Independent · Grades R–7 · 120 learners · 15:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Heatherdale Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 640 learners · 29.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable class size

Sunnyside Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 637 learners · 33.5:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Alexander Sinton Secondary

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,116 learners · 31.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Belgravia Secondary

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,022 learners · 27.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

–

Mary Harding Skool

Public · Special needs · 363 learners · 11.3:1 learner-educator ratio

Specialist provision

Regina Coeli Rc Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 314 learners · 31.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

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?

Private vehicle dominant

Belgravia has 8 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (93%).

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

8 routes

39th percentile · 7 destinations · CBD-connected

Athlone, Cape town, Cape town (via mowbray), Hanover park, Mitchells plain, Vangate mall (via belgravia rd) +1 more

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

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Belgravia 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

Minibus taxi

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?

Full municipal services

Belgravia 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). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

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

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 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. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access

16%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

16% of electricity connections in Belgravia 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. 4,432 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Belgravia?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Belgravia in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 8,775 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 Belgravia residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

51st

Percentile
across Cape Town

40%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (28%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Street lights out (5%)Duplicate (4%)Single street light out (3%)

Service requests logged 8 775

Requests resolved 83% (7 256 of 8 775)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 13 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

17 registered

Christian

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 4267.7 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 8 746

Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: No Power (2 452), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (830), Street Lights - All Lights Out (469)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Belgravia?

Well served

Healthcare access

26 within 5km

Nearest public Honeyside Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1 km

Nearest private Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.4 km

Public facilities 21

Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Belgravia is Ottery, 5.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Athlone Swimming Pool, 1.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Honeyside Satellite, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Honeyside Satellite · 1 km

Nearest library Rylands · 1.6 km

Nearest park / open space Vygekraal Green Belt · 0.3 km