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Greenfields

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 72% Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below 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?

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

How is the area changing?

In Greenfields, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Greenfields. 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 Greenfields 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 Greenfields 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 Greenfields?

28th percentile

The median property value in Greenfields is R840K. Property values have grown by 6.7% per year since 2018.

A 6.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Greenfields 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 R840,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.7% 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

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Greenfields?

Limited connectivity

Greenfields 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
Blackheath, Dennegeur, Eersterivier, Malibu village, Melton rose, Mitchells plain
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 Greenfields?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Greenfields in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,051 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 Greenfields residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
66th
Percentile
across Cape Town
34%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (14%)Single street light out (9%)Customer : Reconnection Request (8%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)
Service requests logged 1 051
Requests resolved 83% (877 of 1 051)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 21 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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? 928.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 039
Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (149), Street Lights - Single Light Out (87), Customer : Reconnection Request (80)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Greenfields?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Blue Downs Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 7.4 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 Greenfields is Mfuleni, 2.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 1.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Blue Downs Clinic, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Blue Downs Clinic · 1.3 km
Nearest library Melton Rose · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space Tafelberg Street Park · 0.02 km

Fire station

2.6
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

1.4
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
5
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

6 adjacent

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

Austinville Blue Downs Cbd Dennemere Gaylee The Conifers Tuscany Glen
Further reading

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