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Firgrove

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 78% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 1 facilities within 5 km Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

#18 Affordable & Safe

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Firgrove is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Macassar SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Firgrove, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Firgrove is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.

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 safe?

Lower reported crime

68th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
6 628 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 8.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 88 / 100
Contact crime rate 291,081 per 100k residents
Station population 63 388
Harm rate (per resident) 93/100
Harm volume (absolute) 83/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Precinct population note: This suburb shares Macassar police precinct with Macassar, which accounts for 84% of the precinct's residential population. The safety index is based on the whole precinct, where Macassar accounts for most of the population. This may not fully reflect conditions in Firgrove specifically.

Household survey context: All 39 surveyed households reported no crime victimisation (2024 CCT Household Survey). In areas where precinct-level crime data suggests elevated risk, zero survey reporting may reflect reluctance to disclose rather than absence of crime.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Macassar precinct, which covers Firgrove 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?

22nd percentile

The median property value in Firgrove is R710K. Property values have grown by 2.3% per year since 2018.

A 2.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Firgrove 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 R710,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.3% per year
City-wide value percentile 22nd percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Firgrove?

1 school nearby

Firgrove has 1 school within reach. Schools include Firgrove Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Firgrove will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q5
Firgrove Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 953 learners · 28.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

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 Firgrove?

Private vehicle dominant

Firgrove has 41 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (78%).

Taxi connectivity Ranks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown. Full methodology ›

Well connected
41 routes
82nd percentile · 29 destinations
Eerste river, Firgrove, Firgrove (r102), Firgrove (via r102), Khayelitsha, Kramat +23 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Firgrove needs a car. The 78% 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
78%
Walking
14%
Minibus taxi
7%
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 (78%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Firgrove?

Full municipal services

Firgrove has a service delivery index of 96.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 84% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Firgrove survey group (39 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R822) is 0.5× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 89% of households have home internet access.› Social grants reach 61% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

97 City median: 85
Piped water
93.1%
Flush toilet
93.1%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

84 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
84.4%
Owner-occupied
75.6%
Rented
7.4%

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
47.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 26th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
61.0%
of households receiving grants

Spending priorities – top priority: Petrol/transport

Petrol/transport
70.6%
of households prioritise
Food
70.1%
of households prioritise
Electricity
67.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
32.7%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
29.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
89.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
10.8%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.8%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
4.0 people
Avg children per household
0.8

Asset ownership

Computer access
56.3%
Fridge ownership
96.5%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
83.4%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.3%
of households operate a home-based business

How Firgrove compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 34% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Firgrove?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Firgrove in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,389 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
25th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (14%)No supply (8%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)Customer : Reconnection Request (5%)
Service requests logged 1 389
Requests resolved 80% (1 106 of 1 389)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 19 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

6 registered
Christian
6

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? 2806.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 385
Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (190), WAT: No Supply (112), MTR: Customer Reconnection Request (78)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Firgrove?

Well served

Healthcare access

1 within 5km
Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 7.6 km
Public facilities 1
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Firgrove is Macassar, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 8.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 2.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest library Macassar · 2.3 km
Nearest park / open space Grove Pos · 0.14 km

Fire station

2.3
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

8
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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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Firgrove Rural Macassar
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Firgrove · -34.0557°S, 18.7870°E

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