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Milnerton Ridge

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 21% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 5 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Milnerton Ridge is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Milnerton Ridge, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Milnerton Ridge. 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 Milnerton Ridge safe?

Higher reported crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 3.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. 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? 7 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents
Station population 87 344
Harm rate (per resident) 4/100
Harm volume (absolute) 13/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Milnerton Ridge 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 Milnerton Ridge?

79th percentile

The median property value in Milnerton Ridge is R3.2M. Property values have grown by 5.0% per year since 2018.

A 5.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Milnerton Ridge 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 R3,225,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.0% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 79th percentile
Dominant value band 2-2.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Milnerton Ridge?

Private vehicle dominant

Milnerton Ridge has 5 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (67%).

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
5 routes
25th percentile · 7 destinations
Koeberg station, Maitland, Maitland station, Milnerton, Milnerton ridge, Milnerton ridge (via ascot village) +1 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 Milnerton Ridge – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
67%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
14%
Minibus taxi
5%
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 (67%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Milnerton Ridge?

Full municipal services

Milnerton Ridge has a service delivery index of 98.7 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Milnerton survey group (59 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 90% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,101) is 2.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 90% of households have home internet access.› 10% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
94.8%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
45.5%
Rented
40.7%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

28 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
10.4%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
8.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
30.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 71st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
14.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R958
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
87.1%
of households prioritise
Food
83.3%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
72.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
37.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
36.7%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
90.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.6%
No access
5.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.2 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
72.2%
Fridge ownership
94.8%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
93.6%
Borehole access
15.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
25.4%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.0%

How Milnerton Ridge compares

Food insecurity 95% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 80% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 13% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access
2%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

2% of electricity connections in Milnerton Ridge receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 1,484 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Milnerton Ridge?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Milnerton Ridge in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,087 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 Milnerton Ridge residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
76th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (15%)Power outage (6%)Single street light out (4%)Low pressure (3%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)
Service requests logged 1 087
Requests resolved 80% (875 of 1 087)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2145.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 085
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (158), No Power (70), Street Lights - Single Light Out (38)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Milnerton Ridge?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Table View Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.3 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Milnerton · Private Hospital · 1.5 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 2

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Milnerton Ridge is Milnerton, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 6.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Milnerton, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Milnerton · 1.5 km
Nearest library Milnerton · 2 km
Nearest park / open space Clairwood Crescent Park · 0.27 km

Fire station

0.8
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6.9
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
4
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Kensington 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

2 adjacent

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

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