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Kleinvlei Town

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-400k Top 87% Schools 4 87% matric pass rate Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Below 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?

Kleinvlei Town is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, 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 Kleinvlei SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Kleinvlei Town 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 Kleinvlei Town 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 Kleinvlei Town 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 Kleinvlei Town?

13th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Kleinvlei Town are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

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

The median property value in Kleinvlei Town is R474K. Property values have grown by 16.9% per year since 2018.

A 16.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Kleinvlei Town 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 R474,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +16.9% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 13th percentile
Dominant value band 2-400k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Kleinvlei Town?

4 schools nearby

Kleinvlei Town has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.4%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include R.R. Franks Primêre Skool.

Adjusted pass rate
87.4%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
129 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
Q4
R.R. Franks Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,045 learners · 30.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Q5
Melton Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,097 learners · 34.3:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Helderkruin Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,247 learners · 35.6:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Kleinvlei Sekondêr
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,160 learners · 35.2:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Kleinvlei Town?

Vehicle-led mix

Kleinvlei Town has 13 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (60%).

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
13 routes
47th percentile · 14 destinations
Blue downs, Delft, Eerste river, Eersteriver, Eersterivier, Elsies river +8 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Kleinvlei Town – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
60%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
11%
Minibus taxi
25%
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 (60%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kleinvlei Town?

Full municipal services

Kleinvlei Town has a service delivery index of 96.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 86% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Blue Downs survey group (42 households). direct.

Food insecurity is low at 2.8% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,573) is 1.5× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

96 City median: 85
Piped water
95.2%
Flush toilet
90.6%
Weekly refuse
99.1%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

86 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
85.6%
Owner-occupied
50.0%
Rented
13.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.3%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
2.7%
Non-violent crime
0.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
37.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 52nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
25.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R15
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
52.8%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
45.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
39.7%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
39.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
22.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
67.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
31.8%
No access
0.4%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.8%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
4.1 people
Avg children per household
1.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
70.8%
Fridge ownership
97.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
67.8%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
18.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.7%

How Kleinvlei Town compares

Food insecurity 85% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 73% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 5% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kleinvlei Town?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kleinvlei Town in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,731 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 Kleinvlei Town residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
71st
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (22%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (8%)Indigent Application (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (7%)
Service requests logged 2 731
Requests resolved 84% (2 290 of 2 731)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

9 registered
Christian
9

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? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 2 724
Unresolved 16.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (597), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (204), Indigent Application (195)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kleinvlei Town?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Kleinvlei Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 8.5 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Kleinvlei Town is Mfuleni, 2.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 2.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Kleinvlei Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Kleinvlei Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library Melton Rose · 0.6 km
Nearest park / open space Bokbaai Avenue Park · 0.04 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

2.3
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

4 adjacent

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

Dennemere Jacobsdal Smallholdings Rosedale Klein Vlei Tuscany Glen
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Kleinvlei Town · -33.9888°S, 18.7103°E

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