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Brentwood Park - Blue Downs

Safety 9/100 Safer than 8% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 74% Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Brentwood Park - Blue Downs 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Mfuleni SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Brentwood Park - Blue Downs, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Brentwood Park - Blue Downs. 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 Brentwood Park - Blue Downs safe?

Higher reported crime

54th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
33 764 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 14.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing 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? 9 / 100
Contact crime rate 2,738,761 per 100k residents
Station population 239 187
Harm rate (per resident) 18/100
Harm volume (absolute) 5/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mfuleni precinct, which covers Brentwood Park - Blue Downs 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 Brentwood Park - Blue Downs?

26th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Brentwood Park - Blue Downs are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (2ha).

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

The median property value in Brentwood Park - Blue Downs is R800K. Property values have grown by 5.3% per year since 2018.

A 5.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Brentwood Park - Blue Downs 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 R800,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 26th percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Brentwood Park - Blue Downs?

Vehicle-led mix

Brentwood Park - Blue Downs has 38 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (60%).

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 ›

Well connected
38 routes
85th percentile · 30 destinations · CBD-connected
Athlone, Bellville, Blue downs, Brentwood park, Cape town, Cape town (via n2 & main rd) +24 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Brentwood Park - Blue Downs – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
60%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
11%
Minibus taxi
25%
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 (60%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Brentwood Park - Blue Downs?

Full municipal services

Brentwood Park - Blue Downs has a service delivery index of 96.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 86% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Blue Downs survey group (42 households). direct.

Food insecurity is low at 2.8% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,573) is 1.5× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

96 City median: 85
Piped water
95.2%
Flush toilet
90.6%
Weekly refuse
99.1%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

86 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
85.6%
Owner-occupied
50.0%
Rented
13.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.3%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
2.7%
Non-violent crime
0.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
37.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 52nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
25.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R15
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
52.8%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
45.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
39.7%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
39.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
22.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
67.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
31.8%
No access
0.4%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.8%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
4.1 people
Avg children per household
1.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
70.8%
Fridge ownership
97.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
67.8%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
18.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.7%

How Brentwood Park - Blue Downs compares

Food insecurity 85% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 73% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 5% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Brentwood Park - Blue Downs?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Brentwood Park - Blue Downs in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 516 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
30%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (16%)Customer : Reconnection Request (11%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (7%)Customer reconnection request (7%)
Service requests logged 516
Requests resolved 83% (426 of 516)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 21 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 512
Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (84), Customer : Reconnection Request (56), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (52)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Brentwood Park - Blue Downs?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public Wesbank Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 7.4 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Brentwood Park - Blue Downs is Mfuleni, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Delft Swimming Pool, 1.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Wesbank Clinic, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Wesbank Clinic · 1.5 km
Nearest library Delft South · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space Inez Park · 0.44 km

Fire station

3.6
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.5
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
15
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Delft 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

5 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Brentwood Park - Blue Downs. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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