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Brackenfell Central

Safety 87/100 Safer than 88% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Brackenfell Central is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Brackenfell SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Brackenfell Central, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

Brackenfell Central is served by schools within reach. 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 Brackenfell Central safe?

Lower reported crime

90th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
5 308 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.0% 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? 87 / 100
Contact crime rate 250,434 per 100k residents
Station population 53 147
Harm rate (per resident) 86/100
Harm volume (absolute) 88/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

Read more: Safe and affordable suburbs in Cape Town

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Brackenfell Central?

Planned development

9 hectares of land in Brackenfell Central are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (9ha).

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

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Brackenfell Central?

1 school nearby

Brackenfell Central has 1 school within reach. Schools include Academy Of Global Curriculum High Schoo.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Brackenfell Central will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Academy Of Global Curriculum High Schoo
Independent · Grades 8–12 · 17 learners · 2.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable 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 Brackenfell Central?

Private vehicle dominant

Brackenfell Central has 34 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

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 ›

Connected
34 routes
77th percentile · 18 destinations
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Bloekombos (via wallacedene), Brackenfell, Brackenfell (hypermarket) +12 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Brackenfell Central needs a car. The 84% 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
84%
Walking
9%
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 (84%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Brackenfell Central?

Full municipal services

Brackenfell Central has a service delivery index of 100 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 , Brackenfell survey group (50 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

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

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
66.6%
Rented
12.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

9 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.5%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.3%
Non-violent crime
4.1%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
18.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 50th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
13.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R18
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
80.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
75.7%
of households prioritise
Food
74.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
19.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
11.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
94.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
3.4%
No access
1.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
85.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.4%
Geyser ownership
85.2%
Borehole access
30.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.8%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
18.3%
WFH part-time
1.2%

How Brackenfell Central compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Asset ownership 1.5× the city average for household asset ownership

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Brackenfell Central?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Brackenfell Central in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,359 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
18th
Percentile
across Cape Town
25%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (12%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (6%)Power outage (6%)No supply (4%)
Service requests logged 2 359
Requests resolved 73% (1 716 of 2 359)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 20 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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? 54.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 633
Unresolved 30.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (94), Street Lights - Single Light Out (69), Street Lights - All Lights Out (52)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Brackenfell Central?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 3.9 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Brackenfell Central is Brackenfell, 2.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 5.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Brackenfell Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Brackenfell Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library Brackenfell · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space Olympus Park · 0.43 km

Fire station

2.2
km to nearest
fire station
Brackenfell
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
6
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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7 adjacent

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