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Brantwood

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 57% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Brantwood 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. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Brantwood, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

Brantwood is served by schools within reach. 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 Brantwood safe?

Higher reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 2.2% 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? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents
Station population 83 576
Harm rate (per resident) 29/100
Harm volume (absolute) 29/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Brantwood 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 Brantwood?

43rd percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Brantwood is within the Kuils River development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

The median property value in Brantwood is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 5.5% per year since 2018.

A 5.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Brantwood 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 R1,535,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.5% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 43rd 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 Brantwood?

1 school nearby

Brantwood has 1 school within reach. Schools include Hebron Christian Academy.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Brantwood will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Hebron Christian Academy
Independent · Grades R–7 · 188 learners
PrivateQuintile 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 Brantwood?

Connected

Brantwood has 34 minibus taxi routes.

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 · 21 destinations
Routes pass through Brantwood but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Blackheath, Blackheath railway station, Bottelary rd,kuilsriver, Brentwood park +15 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Brantwood?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Brantwood in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,015 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 Brantwood residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
57th
Percentile
across Cape Town
31%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (9%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Low pressure (5%)Water leak (4%)No supply (4%)
Service requests logged 1 015
Requests resolved 78% (795 of 1 015)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 27 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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2779.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 009
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (87), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (81), WAT: Low Pressure (52)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Brantwood?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 0.7 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 Brantwood is Kuilsriver, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 3.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Kuils River Hospital, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare Kuils River Hospital · 0.7 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 0.5 km
Nearest park / open space Kuils River Greenbelt 2 · 0.11 km

Fire station

1.6
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
8
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

8 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Brantwood. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

De Kuilen Des Hampden Elim Letru Mabille Park Soneike I Sonnekuil Voelvlei
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Brantwood · -33.9242°S, 18.6740°E

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