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De Grendel Farm

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 4d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

De Grendel Farm is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In De Grendel Farm, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for De Grendel Farm. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 De Grendel Farm 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 De Grendel Farm 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 De Grendel Farm?

Planned development

186 hectares of land in De Grendel Farm are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (186ha).

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

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in De Grendel Farm?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in De Grendel Farm in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 44 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
3rd
Percentile
across Cape Town
11%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (52%)Pole Knocked: Motor Vehicle Accident (5%)Single street light out (5%)Illegal dumping (5%)Power outage (5%)
Service requests logged 44
Requests resolved 82% (36 of 44)
75% resolved within 16 days
90% resolved within 32 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 44
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (23), Pole Knocked: Motor Vehicle Accident (2), Street Lights - Single Light Out (2)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near De Grendel Farm?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.8 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 3.7 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to De Grendel Farm is Milnerton, 4.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 5.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Bothasig Clinic, 2.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Bothasig Clinic · 2.8 km
Nearest library Bothasig · 2.9 km
Nearest park / open space Plattekloof Rd Park · 1.71 km

Fire station

4.6
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

5.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
9
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

10 adjacent

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

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De Grendel Farm · -33.8442°S, 18.5661°E

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