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What's it like to live here?

Fairview Golf Estate is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Gordons Bay SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Fairview Golf Estate, 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 Fairview Golf Estate. 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 Fairview Golf Estate safe?

Lower reported crime

97th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
2 280 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 98 / 100
Contact crime rate 59,528 per 100k residents
Station population 19 851
Harm rate (per resident) 98/100
Harm volume (absolute) 98/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Gordons Bay precinct, which covers Fairview Golf 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 Fairview Golf Estate?

47th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Fairview Golf Estate are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (1ha).

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

The median property value in Fairview Golf Estate is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 5.3% per year since 2018.

A 5.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Fairview Golf 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 R1,660,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 47th percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Fairview Golf Estate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Fairview Golf Estate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 663 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 Fairview Golf Estate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
63rd
Percentile
across Cape Town
39%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (15%)E - Billing Invoices (5%)Power outage (5%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Stolen Bins - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged 663
Requests resolved 78% (517 of 663)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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? 1400.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 662
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (96), E - Billing Invoices (35), No Power (32)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Fairview Golf Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Gustrouw Clinic · Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 4 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Fairview Golf Estate is Strand, 3.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 4.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Gustrouw Clinic, 1.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Gustrouw Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest library Gordon'S Bay · 1.9 km
Nearest park / open space St Andrews Park · 0.03 km

Fire station

3.3
km to nearest
fire station
Strand
district hq - east
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Strand 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 Fairview Golf Estate. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Fairview Golf Estate · -34.1399°S, 18.8680°E

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