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Firgrove Rural

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Firgrove Rural is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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 Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Firgrove Rural, crime levels are stable 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 Firgrove Rural. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Firgrove Rural safe?

Lower reported crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
8 016 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.2% 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? 75 / 100
Contact crime rate 401,600 per 100k residents
Station population 67 476
Harm rate (per resident) 78/100
Harm volume (absolute) 72/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers Firgrove Rural 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 Firgrove Rural?

Planned development

619 hectares of land in Firgrove Rural are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Mixed Use (619ha).

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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Firgrove Rural?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (100%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Firgrove Rural needs a car. The 100% 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
100%
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 (100%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Firgrove Rural?

Full municipal services

Firgrove Rural 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 , Firgrove Rural survey group (24 households). direct.

Home internet in 96% of households - among the top 10% in Cape Town
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R8,925) is 5.3× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 96% of households have home internet access.

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
41.7%
Rented
45.8%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
15.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 99th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
8.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R542
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
8.3%
of households prioritise
Electricity
4.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
4.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
4.2%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
4.2%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
95.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.2%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
4.2%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.0%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
1.3 people
Avg children per household
0.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
87.5%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
95.8%
Borehole access
16.7%

How Firgrove Rural compares

Food insecurity 77% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 55% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Firgrove Rural. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Firgrove Rural?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Firgrove Rural in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 205 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 Firgrove Rural residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
64th
Percentile
across Cape Town
35%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (9%)Sewerage overflow (8%)No supply (8%)Foul smell (5%)Street lights out (5%)
Service requests logged 205
Requests resolved 70% (143 of 205)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 22 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 23.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 202
Unresolved 30.0%

Top issues: No Power (19), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (17), WAT: No Supply (15)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Firgrove Rural?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 3.4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 5.7 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Firgrove Rural is Macassar, 3.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 3.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 3.4 km
Nearest library Macassar · 3.3 km
Nearest park / open space R102 Pos · 1.89 km

Fire station

3.3
km to nearest
fire station
Macassar
community station
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
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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Firgrove Rural · -34.0765°S, 18.7958°E

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