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Malibu Village

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 74% Schools 3 87% matric pass rate Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

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

What should buyers know?

Malibu Village 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 Malibu Village 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 Malibu Village 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 Malibu Village?

26th percentile

The median property value in Malibu Village is R790K. 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 – Malibu Village 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 R790,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.7% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 26th 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 Malibu Village?

3 schools nearby

Malibu Village has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.1%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Oostenberg Good Hope Christian School.

Adjusted pass rate
87.1%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
296 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Oostenberg Good Hope Christian School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 100 learners · 16.7:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Blue Downs Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,547 learners · 40.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyStrained capacity
Q5
Malibu Sekondêr
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,706 learners · 31.6:1 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 Malibu Village?

Connected

Malibu Village has 21 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 ›

Connected
21 routes
63rd percentile · 13 destinations
Bellville, Blackheath, Blue downs, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Elsies river +7 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 Malibu Village?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Malibu Village in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,373 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 Malibu Village residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
74th
Percentile
across Cape Town
27%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (14%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (7%)Broken leading (6%)Street lights out (5%)
Service requests logged 4 373
Requests resolved 80% (3 506 of 4 373)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 14 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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1214.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 355
Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (622), Customer : Reconnection Request (319), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (311)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Malibu Village?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km
Nearest public Dr Ivan Toms CDC · Community Day Centre · 2.1 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 8.7 km
Public facilities 12
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Malibu Village is Mfuleni, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 1.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Dr Ivan Toms Cdc, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Dr Ivan Toms Cdc · 2.1 km
Nearest library Mfuleni · 1.3 km
Nearest park / open space Lima Street Park · 0.76 km

Fire station

0.8
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

1.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
6
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

7 adjacent

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

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