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Parow Golf Course

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 35% Healthcare 14 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 7 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Parow Golf Course 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 below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Parow Golf Course, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Parow Golf Course. 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 Parow Golf Course safe?

Moderate reported crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
10 468 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 42 / 100
Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents
Station population 60 881
Harm rate (per resident) 36/100
Harm volume (absolute) 49/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Parow Golf Course 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 Parow Golf Course?

65th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Parow Golf Course is within the De Grendel Station / Parow Golf Course development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

Planned development

65 hectares of land in Parow Golf Course are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (65ha).

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

The median property value in Parow Golf Course is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.

A 3.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Parow Golf Course 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 R2,400,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.0% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 65th percentile
Dominant value band 800k-1M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Parow Golf Course?

Private vehicle dominant

Parow Golf Course has 7 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

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
7 routes
31st percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville, De la rey, Du noon, Khayelitsh site c, Khayelitsha, Monte vista +4 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Parow Golf Course needs a car. The 79% 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
79%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
5%
Minibus taxi
12%
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 (79%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Parow Golf Course?

Full municipal services

Parow Golf Course has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Parow survey group (46 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 93% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

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

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
97.2%
Owner-occupied
35.0%
Rented
36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
2.2%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
22.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
10.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,196
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
63.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
60.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
52.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
25.4%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
23.3%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.4%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.6%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.2%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
76.8%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
87.8%
Borehole access
14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
6.7%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.8%

How Parow Golf Course compares

Food insecurity 88% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 35% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Parow Golf Course?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Parow Golf Course in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 276 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 Parow Golf Course residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
80th
Percentile
across Cape Town
44%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (19%)Sewerage overflow (12%)No supply (6%)Suspect Tampering (4%)Street lights out (4%)
Service requests logged 276
Requests resolved 70% (193 of 276)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 33 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3696.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 276
Unresolved 30.0%

Top issues: No Power (53), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (34), WAT: No Supply (16)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Parow Golf Course?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public Parow Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 1.9 km
Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.3 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Parow Golf Course is Goodwood, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare N1 City Hospital, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare N1 City Hospital · 1.3 km
Nearest library Parow · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space Hans Strydom St Park · 0.35 km

Fire station

0.8
km to nearest
fire station
Goodwood
fire service head office
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.2
km to nearest
public pool
7
pools
within 5 km
13
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North 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 Parow Golf Course. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Parow Golf Course · -33.8937°S, 18.5721°E

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