Parklands has a safety index of 26 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Table View precinct recorded approximately 12,704 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Parklands affordable?

Parklands sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R2M, placing it in the 57th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Parklands

Safety 26/100 Safer than 20% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 43% Schools 6 97% matric pass rate Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Above avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

#11 Best Schools

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Parklands is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Table View SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Parklands is well-served by schools, 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 has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Parklands safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

59th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 704 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 23.9% 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? 26 / 100

Contact crime rate 723,222 per 100k residents

Station population 72 767

Harm rate (per resident) 20/100

Harm volume (absolute) 35/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Table View precinct, which covers Parklands 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 Parklands?

57th percentile

Planned development

7 hectares of land in Parklands are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Mixed Use (7ha).

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

The median property value in Parklands is R2M. Property values have grown by 5.2% per year since 2018.

A 5.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Parklands properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R2,020,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.2% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 57th percentile

Dominant value band 1-1.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Parklands?

6 schools nearby

Parklands has 6 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 97.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Big Bay Academy.

Adjusted pass rate

97.2%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

149 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Big Bay Academy

Independent · Grades R–12 · 87 learners · 7.9:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

IND

Amathemba School

Independent · Grades R–7 · 32 learners · 8:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

IND

Cbc St. John'S Parklands

Independent · Grades R–12 · 420 learners · 8.9:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Parklands College

Independent · Grades R–12 · 1,125 learners · 10:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Blouberg International Academy

Independent · Grades R–12 · 536 learners · 12.8:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Shelanti Private Remedial School

Independent · Special needs · 78 learners · 6.5:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateSpecialist provision

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 Parklands?

Private vehicle dominant

Parklands has 25 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (71%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

25 routes

67th percentile · 12 destinations

Atlantis(wesfleur), Century city, Century city(ratanga), Du noon, Koeberg station, Maitland +6 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Parklands needs a car. The 71% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

71%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

20%

Minibus taxi

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 (71%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Parklands?

Full municipal services

Parklands has a service delivery index of 99.8 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 , Parklands/Sunningdale survey group (89 households). direct.

Food is only 19% of household budgets - well below the city median of 32%

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R7,234) is 4.3× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 95% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85

Piped water

99.8%

Flush toilet

99.8%

Weekly refuse

99.8%

Grid electricity

99.8%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

100 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

99.8%

Owner-occupied

30.3%

Rented

33.9%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

23 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

3.1%

Fire risk

3.4%

Violent crime

7.0%

Non-violent crime

6.5%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

18.6%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 98th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

8.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R1,606

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

70.1%

of households prioritise

Electricity

62.3%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

62.2%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

31.3%

of households prioritise

School fees

25.4%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

94.9%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

2.1%

No access

0.7%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

8.7%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

1.7%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

3.8%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

2.6 people

Avg children per household

0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access

77.0%

Fridge ownership

99.1%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

91.8%

Borehole access

6.6%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

25.3%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

3.8%

WFH part-time

1.7%

How Parklands compares

Food insecurity 52% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 67% below the city average for material hardship

Income 4.0× the city average for median household income

Food spend share 47% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Parklands/Sunningdale. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Parklands?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Parklands in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 19,529 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

37th

Percentile
across Cape Town

26%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (7%)Single street light out (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Water leak (4%)

Service requests logged 19 529

Requests resolved 77% (14 990 of 19 529)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 15 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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 4933.5 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 19 497

Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 370), Street Lights - Single Light Out (1 333), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (1 248)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Parklands?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km

Nearest public Table View Clinic · Community Day Centre · 3.1 km

Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 2 km

Public facilities 2

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Parklands is Milnerton, 5.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 11.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, 2.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · 2 km

Nearest library Table View · 2.9 km

Nearest park / open space Carlton Crescent Greenbelt · 0.04 km