Bo-Kaap 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 Cape Town Central precinct recorded approximately 34,148 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Bo-Kaap affordable?

Bo-Kaap is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3M places it in the 77th 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.

Bo-Kaap

Safety 31/100 Safer than 34% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 23% Schools 3 83% matric pass rate Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bo-Kaap 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. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Cape Town Central SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Bo-Kaap, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Bo-Kaap is served by schools within reach, 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 Bo-Kaap safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

53rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

34 148 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 1.8% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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 990,041 per 100k residents

Station population 128 777

Harm rate (per resident) 54/100

Harm volume (absolute) 18/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Cape Town Central precinct, which covers Bo-Kaap 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 Bo-Kaap?

77th percentile

Planned development

3 hectares of land in Bo-Kaap are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Mixed Use (2ha).

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

The median property value in Bo-Kaap is R3M. Property values have grown by 1.1% per year since 2018.

A 1.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Bo-Kaap properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

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 R3,025,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.1% per year

City-wide value percentile 77th percentile

Dominant value band 2.5-3M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Bo-Kaap?

3 schools nearby

Bo-Kaap has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 82.8%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include St. Paul'S Primary School (Bo-Kaap).

Adjusted pass rate

82.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

93 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

St. Paul'S Primary School (Bo-Kaap)

Public · Grades R–7 · 534 learners · 26.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Vista High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 565 learners · 29.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Schotschekloof Mos Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 409 learners · 27.3:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 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 Bo-Kaap?

Vehicle-led mix

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (42%).

Commute mode share

Walking is the dominant transport mode at 41%. In the Cape Town context, this indicates structural necessity – limited vehicle ownership and insufficient public transport options.

Private vehicle

42%

Walking

41%

MyCiTi bus

10%

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 (42%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bo-Kaap?

Full municipal services

Bo-Kaap has a service delivery index of 99.4 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 , Schotschekloof survey group (43 households). direct.

Service delivery score of 99/100 - near-universal access to municipal infrastructure

› food spending share of 41.6% places households in the "under pressure" band (city median: 32.1%).› Adult food insecurity at 9.3% (above the city median of 2.9%).› Service delivery score of 99.4/100 indicates reliable access to municipal infrastructure.› Fully formalised housing stock with no informal structures recorded.› Fibre internet available to 67% of households.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85

Piped water

100.0%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

97.7%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

100.0%

Owner-occupied

69.8%

Rented

20.9%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

4.7%

Fire risk

2.3%

Violent crime

4.7%

Non-violent crime

7.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

41.6%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 40th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

34.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R372

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

86.0%

of households prioritise

Electricity

83.7%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

65.1%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

27.9%

of households prioritise

School fees

25.6%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

67.4%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

23.3%

No access

7.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

9.3%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

9.3%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

9.3%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.7 people

Avg children per household

0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access

55.8%

Fridge ownership

97.7%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

86.0%

Borehole access

0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

16.3%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

2.3%

WFH part-time

2.3%

How Bo-Kaap compares

Food insecurity 49% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 53% below the city average for material hardship

Food spend share 18% above the city average for food expenditure share

Asset ownership 21% above the city average for household asset ownership

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

Energy access

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

9% of electricity connections in Bo-Kaap 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. 1,026 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bo-Kaap?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bo-Kaap in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,834 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 Bo-Kaap residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

55th

Percentile
across Cape Town

37%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (13%)No supply (5%)Street lights out (5%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Water leak (4%)

Service requests logged 3 834

Requests resolved 78% (3 005 of 3 834)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 11 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

8 registered

Islamic

Christian

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 3 757

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (475), WAT: No Supply (182), Street Lights - All Lights Out (168)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bo-Kaap?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public Schotscheskloof Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.2 km

Nearest private Netcare Christiaan Barnard Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.8 km

Public facilities 3

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Bo-Kaap is Roeland Street, 2.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Long Street Swimming Pool, 0.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Schotscheskloof Satellite, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Schotscheskloof Satellite · 0.2 km

Nearest library Central · 1.3 km

Nearest park / open space Upperbloem Pos · 0.06 km