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Forest Heights

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 72% Schools 3 88% matric pass rate Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Forest Heights 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 Kleinvlei SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Forest Heights, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Forest Heights 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 Forest Heights safe?

Higher reported crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
20 864 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 10.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 14 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,257,728 per 100k residents
Station population 107 810
Harm rate (per resident) 13/100
Harm volume (absolute) 15/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Forest Heights 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 Forest Heights?

28th percentile

The median property value in Forest Heights is R830K. Property values have grown by 5.7% per year since 2018.

A 5.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Forest Heights 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 R830,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.7% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 28th 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 Forest Heights?

3 schools nearby

Forest Heights has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.5%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Gihon Christian School.

Adjusted pass rate
87.5%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
138 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Gihon Christian School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 7 learners · 3.5:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Forest Heights Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,651 learners · 35.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Forest Heights Hoërskool
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,136 learners · 29.1:1 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 Forest Heights?

Moderate connectivity

Forest Heights has 12 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 ›

Moderate connectivity
12 routes
44th percentile · 12 destinations
Blackheath, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Elsies river, Forest heights, Khayelitsha +6 more
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 Forest Heights?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Forest Heights in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,747 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 Forest Heights 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
30%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (20%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Single street light out (6%)Stolen Bins - 240L (6%)
Service requests logged 2 747
Requests resolved 79% (2 179 of 2 747)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 15 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3206.1 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 2 732
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (536), Customer : Reconnection Request (189), MTR: Customer Reconnection Request (173)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Forest Heights?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Eerste River Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.8 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 9.7 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 Forest Heights is Mfuleni, 2.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 2.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Hospital, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Eerste River Hospital · 0.8 km
Nearest library Eersteriver · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Albert Philander Greenbelt 2 · 0.03 km

Fire station

2.2
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.9
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
4
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Blue Downs 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 Forest Heights. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Eersterivier Forest Village Hillcrest Heights Rosedale Klein Vlei Tuscany Glen
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