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Burgundy Estate

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 35% Schools 2 91% matric pass rate Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 2 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Burgundy Estate is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Burgundy Estate, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Burgundy Estate is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with 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 Burgundy Estate safe?

Moderate reported crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
10 468 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 42 / 100
Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents
Station population 60 881
Harm rate (per resident) 36/100
Harm volume (absolute) 49/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Burgundy Estate 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 Burgundy Estate?

65th percentile

The median property value in Burgundy Estate is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 3.2% per year since 2018.

A 3.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Burgundy Estate 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 R2,390,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.2% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 65th 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 Burgundy Estate?

2 schools nearby

Burgundy Estate has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 91.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Curro Burgundy.

Adjusted pass rate
91.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
13 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Curro Burgundy
Independent · Grades R–7 · 50 learners · 10:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size
IND
Riverside College
Independent · Grades R–12 · 200 learners · 11.1:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 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

Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Burgundy Estate?

Private vehicle dominant

Burgundy Estate has 2 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (67%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
2 routes
7th percentile · 2 destinations
Mutual station, Richwood
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 Burgundy Estate – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
67%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
14%
Minibus taxi
5%
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 (67%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Burgundy Estate?

Full municipal services

Burgundy Estate has a service delivery index of 98.7 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 , Milnerton survey group (59 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Home fibre internet reaches 90% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,101) is 2.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 90% of households have home internet access.› 10% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
94.8%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
45.5%
Rented
40.7%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

28 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
10.4%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
8.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
30.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 71st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
14.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R958
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
87.1%
of households prioritise
Food
83.3%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
72.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
37.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
36.7%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
90.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.6%
No access
5.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.2 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
72.2%
Fridge ownership
94.8%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
93.6%
Borehole access
15.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
25.4%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.0%

How Burgundy Estate compares

Food insecurity 95% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 80% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 13% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Milnerton. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Burgundy Estate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Burgundy Estate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,333 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 Burgundy Estate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
58th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (11%)Power outage (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)Water leak (5%)E - Billing Invoices (3%)
Service requests logged 1 333
Requests resolved 82% (1 088 of 1 333)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 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 1 320
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (147), No Power (97), Damaged Bin - 240L (66)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Burgundy Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 4.7 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Burgundy Estate is Milnerton, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 6.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Bothasig Clinic, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Bothasig Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest library Bothasig · 2.5 km
Nearest park / open space Rustenberg Park · 0.85 km

Fire station

3.2
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North 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 Burgundy Estate. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Annandale Farm De Grendel Farm Petrosa Tank Farm Richmond Park Richwood
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Burgundy Estate · -33.8406°S, 18.5491°E

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