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Clara Anna Fontein

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 3-3.5M Top 3% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Clara Anna Fontein 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 among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Clara Anna Fontein, crime levels are stable 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 Clara Anna Fontein. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Clara Anna Fontein safe?

Moderate reported crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
9 036 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.3% 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? 61 / 100
Contact crime rate 419,461 per 100k residents
Station population 66 873
Harm rate (per resident) 64/100
Harm volume (absolute) 59/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Clara Anna Fontein 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 Clara Anna Fontein?

97th percentile

The median property value in Clara Anna Fontein is R7.8M. Property values have grown by 5.6% per year since 2018.

A 5.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Clara Anna Fontein 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 R7,760,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 97th percentile
Dominant value band 3-3.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Clara Anna Fontein?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (95%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Clara Anna Fontein needs a car. The 95% 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
95%
Walking
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 (95%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Clara Anna Fontein?

Full municipal services

Clara Anna Fontein 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 , Durbanville survey group (44 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Violent crime victimisation reported by 12% of households
› High digital connectivity: 92% of households have home internet access.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 12% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

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
54.0%
Rented
26.5%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
1.7%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
11.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
11.9%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 6th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
5.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R6
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
78.4%
of households prioritise
Electricity
74.8%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
57.2%
of households prioritise
School fees
26.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
13.0%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
91.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
7.3%
No access
1.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.9 people
Avg children per household
0.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
92.6%
Fridge ownership
98.5%
Property ownership
4.7%
Geyser ownership
84.7%
Borehole access
4.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.1%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.3%
WFH part-time
1.1%

How Clara Anna Fontein compares

Food insecurity 84% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 80% below the city average for material hardship
Income 8.0× the city average for median household income
Asset ownership 41% above the city average for household asset ownership
Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Clara Anna Fontein?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Clara Anna Fontein in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 266 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
20th
Percentile
across Cape Town
17%
Resolved
same day
Residential Bin Application - 240L (18%)Recycling Bin Application Form (12%)Damaged Bin - 240L (11%)Damaged Recycling Bin - 130L (6%)E - Billing Invoices (5%)
Service requests logged 266
Requests resolved 83% (222 of 266)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 7 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 266
Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: Residential Bin Application - 240L (49), Recycling Bin Application Form (31), Damaged Bin - 240L (29)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Clara Anna Fontein?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 2.6 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 2.4 km
Public facilities 1
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Clara Anna Fontein is Durbanville, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 2.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Durbanville, 2.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Durbanville · 2.4 km
Nearest library Durbanville · 1.9 km
Nearest park / open space Vissershokweg Pos · 0.73 km

Fire station

2.7
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Morning Star 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

4 adjacent

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

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Clara Anna Fontein · -33.8192°S, 18.6291°E

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