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Florida

Safety 50/100 Safer than 55% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 73% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 20 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 4 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Florida is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Ravensmead SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Florida is served by schools within reach. 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 Florida safe?

Moderate reported crime

37th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
9 900 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 18.4% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 50 / 100
Contact crime rate 473,158 per 100k residents
Station population 58 979
Harm rate (per resident) 50/100
Harm volume (absolute) 50/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Ravensmead precinct, which covers Florida 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 Florida?

27th percentile

Planned development

3 hectares of land in Florida are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (3ha).

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

The median property value in Florida is R810K. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.

A 3.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Florida 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 R810,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.0% per year
City-wide value percentile 27th 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 Florida?

1 school nearby

Florida has 1 school within reach. Schools include Webnerstraat Primêre Skool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Florida will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q4
Webnerstraat Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 788 learners · 34.3:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Florida?

Limited connectivity

Florida has 4 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 6 destinations
Elsies river, Parow, Parow station, Ravensmead, Tygerberg hospital, Uitsig
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Florida?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Florida in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,305 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 Florida 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
39%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (13%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Suspect Tampering (8%)Burst pipe (6%)Street lights out (5%)
Service requests logged 4 305
Requests resolved 76% (3 272 of 4 305)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered
Christian
5

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? 2002.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 296
Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: No Power (537), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (407), Suspect Tampering (329)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Florida?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km
Nearest public Ravensmead Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 0.3 km
Nearest private Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 3 km
Public facilities 16
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Florida is Goodwood, 4.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Ravensmead Swimming Pool, 0.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Ravensmead Clinic/Cdc, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Ravensmead Clinic/Cdc · 0.3 km
Nearest library Ravensmead · 0.8 km
Nearest park / open space Sonneblom Road Park · 0.77 km

Fire station

4.3
km to nearest
fire station
Goodwood
fire service head office
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.2
km to nearest
public pool
9
pools
within 5 km
18
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Ravensmead 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

4 adjacent

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

Beaconvale Cravenby Ravensmead Uitsig
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Florida · -33.9242°S, 18.5946°E

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