Eagle Park has a safety index of 33 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Grassy Park precinct recorded approximately 15,936 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Eagle Park affordable?

Eagle Park is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R650K, it falls in the 19th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Eagle Park

Safety 33/100 Safer than 39% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 81% Schools 3 89% matric pass rate Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 7 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Eagle Park is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Grassy Park SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Eagle Park, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Eagle Park is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly below 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 Eagle Park safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

31st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

15 936 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 4.0% 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? 33 / 100

Contact crime rate 843,667 per 100k residents

Station population 108 019

Harm rate (per resident) 52/100

Harm volume (absolute) 21/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Grassy Park precinct, which covers Eagle Park and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Eagle Park?

19th percentile

Planned development

6 hectares of land in Eagle Park are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (6ha).

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

The median property value in Eagle Park is R650K. Property values have grown by 7.9% per year since 2018.

A 7.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Eagle Park properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k ◀

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M

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 R650,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +7.9% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 19th percentile

Dominant value band 4-600k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Eagle Park?

3 schools nearby

Eagle Park has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 88.5%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Madrassatu Tarbiyyah.

Adjusted pass rate

88.5%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

294 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Madrassatu Tarbiyyah

Independent · Grades R–7 · 350 learners · 26.9:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Pelican Park High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,084 learners · 27.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Zeekoevlei Secondary School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 912 learners · 35.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Eagle Park?

Vehicle-led mix

Eagle Park has 7 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (60%).

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

7 routes

31st percentile · 6 destinations

Grassy park, Lotus river, Mitchells plain, Mitchells plain - town centre, Strandfontein, Wynberg

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 Eagle Park – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

60%

Walking

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 Eagle Park?

Full municipal services

Eagle Park 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). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

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

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 Eagle Park 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. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access

39%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

39% of electricity connections in Eagle Park 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. 1,366 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Eagle Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Eagle Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,223 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 Eagle Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

62nd

Percentile
across Cape Town

42%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (20%)PPM Display Blank (10%)Sewerage overflow (9%)Indigent Application (4%)Street lights out (4%)

Service requests logged 5 223

Requests resolved 79% (4 122 of 5 223)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 10 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered

Islamic

Christian

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 5 208

Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 026), PPM Display Blank (517), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (440)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Eagle Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public Pelikan Park CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Constantiaberg · Private Hospital · 6.1 km

Public facilities 6

Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Eagle Park is Ottery, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Retreat Swimming Pool, 4.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Pelikan Park Cdc, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Pelikan Park Cdc · 1.3 km

Nearest library Lotus River · 0.8 km

Nearest park / open space Big Lotus River Canal · 0.43 km