Bloekombos has a safety index of 19 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kraaifontein precinct recorded approximately 27,512 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Bloekombos affordable?

Bloekombos is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R190K, it falls in the 2nd percentile, below 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.

Bloekombos

Safety 19/100 Safer than 14% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 0-200k Top 98% Schools 4 83% matric pass rate Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 5d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

#15 Most Improved

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bloekombos is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Bloekombos is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 Bloekombos safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

27 512 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 4.9% 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? 19 / 100

Contact crime rate 2,125,348 per 100k residents

Station population 258 291

Harm rate (per resident) 47/100

Harm volume (absolute) 8/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kraaifontein precinct, which covers Bloekombos 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 Bloekombos?

2nd percentile

The median property value in Bloekombos is R190K. Property values have grown by 10.0% per year since 2018.

A 10.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Bloekombos properties (GV2022)

0-200k ◀

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k

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 R190,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +10.0% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 2nd percentile

Dominant value band 0-200k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Bloekombos?

4 schools nearby

Bloekombos has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 83.1%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Emithini Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

83.1%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

244 candidates

Median quintile

Q1-Q2

Emithini Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,334 learners · 36.1:1 learner-educator ratio

No-fee school

Ekuthuleni Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,463 learners · 33.2:1 learner-educator ratio

No-fee school

Bloekombos Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,444 learners · 35.2:1 learner-educator ratio

No-fee school

Masibambane Secondary School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,487 learners · 34.6:1 learner-educator ratio

No-fee school

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 Bloekombos?

Taxi-connected

Bloekombos has 27 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (57%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

27 routes

68th percentile · 18 destinations

Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Bloekombos (via wallacedene), Brackenfell, Cape gate +12 more

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

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 57% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

30%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

57%

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 Minibus taxi (57%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bloekombos?

Partial service delivery

Bloekombos has a service delivery index of 79.2 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 43% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Bloekombos survey group (40 households). direct.

Violent crime victimisation reported by 19% of households

› Adult food insecurity (23.4%) is 1.3× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R237) is 0.1× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 83% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 33% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 19% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).› Social grants reach 55% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Food security

Adult food insecurity

23.4%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

21.0%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

28.1%

City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

79 City median: 85

Piped water

31.2%

Flush toilet

90.4%

Weekly refuse

97.6%

Grid electricity

97.6%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

43 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

42.7%

Owner-occupied

22.9%

Rented

40.5%

Environmental risk – High risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

33.4%

Fire risk

2.2%

Violent crime

18.9%

Non-violent crime

7.1%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share

57.8%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 6th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

55.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

72.4%

of households prioritise

Electricity

65.4%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

23.4%

of households prioritise

School fees

23.2%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

16.9%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre

7.3%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

83.1%

No access

4.9%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.7 people

Avg children per household

1.5

Asset ownership

Computer access

9.4%

Fridge ownership

88.0%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

0.0%

Borehole access

0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

4.7%

of households operate a home-based business

How Bloekombos compares

Food insecurity 28% above the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 1.7× the city average for material hardship

Income 50% below the city average for median household income

Food spend share 1.6× the city average for food expenditure share

Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bloekombos?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bloekombos in a median of 5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,986 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 5-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

1st

Percentile
across Cape Town

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (40%)Damaged Bin - 240L (22%)Stolen Bins - 240L (9%)Street lights out (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)

Service requests logged 3 986

Requests resolved 78% (3 117 of 3 986)

75% resolved within 12 days

90% resolved within 20 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 421.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 3 961

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 587), Damaged Bin - 240L (881), Stolen Bins - 240L (357)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bloekombos?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public Bloekombos Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 4.8 km

Public facilities 6

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Bloekombos is Kraaifontein, 4.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 8.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Bloekombos Clinic, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Bloekombos Clinic · 0.5 km

Nearest library Eikendal · 2.6 km

Nearest park / open space Selebi Pos · 0.62 km