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Century City

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 14% Schools 2 nearby Healthcare 10 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?

Century City is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Century City, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Century City 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 Century City safe?

Higher reported crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 3.5% 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? 7 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents
Station population 87 344
Harm rate (per resident) 4/100
Harm volume (absolute) 13/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Century City 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 Century City?

86th percentile

The median property value in Century City is R3.8M. Property values have grown by 1.5% per year since 2018.

A 1.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Century City 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 R3,770,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.5% per year
City-wide value percentile 86th 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 Century City?

2 schools nearby

Century City has 2 schools within reach. Schools include Curro Century City.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Century City will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Curro Century City
Independent · Grades R–12 · 982 learners · 15.1:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size
Q3
Edison Century City High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 314 learners · 20.9:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee schoolFavourable 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 Century City?

Private vehicle dominant

Century City has 27 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 ›

Connected
27 routes
68th percentile · 27 destinations
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Century city, Century city (via bosmansdam road), Century city (via n1 - sable road), Century city (via n1) +21 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 Century City – 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 Century City?

Full municipal services

Century City 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 Century City 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.

Energy access
2%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

2% of electricity connections in Century City 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. 3,260 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Century City?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Century City in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,040 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 Century City residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
59th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Water leak (9%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Re-instatement (6%)Power outage (6%)Broken leading (5%)
Service requests logged 3 040
Requests resolved 80% (2 430 of 3 040)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 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? 1594.8 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 028
Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (274), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (202), WAT: Re-instatement (195)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Century City?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public Factreton Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.2 km
Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 0.3 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Century City is Brooklyn, 4.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 2.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Intercare Day Hospital Century City, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Intercare Day Hospital Century City · 0.3 km
Nearest library Kensington · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space Nomad Road Park · 0.78 km

Fire station

4.1
km to nearest
fire station
Brooklyn
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.8
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
14
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Kensington 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

7 adjacent

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

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Century City · -33.8901°S, 18.5121°E

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