Is Forest Village affordable?

Forest Village is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R275K, it falls in the 6th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Forest Village

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 94% Schools 1 96% matric pass rate Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Forest Village 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 is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Kleinvlei SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Forest Village, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Forest Village is served by schools within reach, and matric results exceed the city average by a comfortable margin. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Village safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower 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 Village and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Forest Village?

6th percentile

Planned development

71 hectares of land in Forest Village are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (71ha).

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

The median property value in Forest Village is R275K. Property values have grown by 2.4% per year since 2018.

A 2.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Forest Village properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

2-2.5M

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 R275,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.4% per year

City-wide value percentile 6th 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 Village?

1 school nearby

Forest Village has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 95.8%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Forest Village Leadership Academy.

Adjusted pass rate

95.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

176 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Forest Village Leadership Academy

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,608 learners · 32.2:1 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 Forest Village?

Limited connectivity

Forest Village has 9 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

9 routes

35th percentile · 11 destinations

Blue downs, Devon park, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Electric city, Malibu village +5 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 Village?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Forest Village in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,991 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

25th

Percentile
across Cape Town

20%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (15%)Stolen Bins - 240L (10%)No water 20mm and below (8%)Street lights out (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)

Service requests logged 3 991

Requests resolved 76% (3 043 of 3 991)

75% resolved within 8 days

90% resolved within 19 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 920.5 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 3 971

Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (569), Stolen Bins - 240L (403), WMM: No Water 20mm and below (333)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Forest Village?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public Eerste River Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.2 km

Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 9.7 km

Public facilities 7

Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Forest Village is Mfuleni, 3.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 5.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Clinic, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Eerste River Clinic · 1.2 km

Nearest library Eersteriver · 1.2 km

Nearest park / open space Albert Philander Greenbelt 2 · 0.02 km

Fire station

3.7

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

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Nearby suburbs

Electric City855m · R790K

14→

Eersterivier South891m · R710K

14→

Eersterivier1.1km · R690K

Similar suburbs

Klipheuwel Housing Scheme R0-200k

12 →

Greenville Garden City R2-400k

19 →

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

Dreamworld Driftsands Eersterivier Eersterivier South Electric City Forest Heights Hillcrest Heights