Is Peacock Close affordable?

Peacock Close is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R1.1M, it falls in the 32nd percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Peacock Close

Safety 33/100 Safer than 39% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 68% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 7 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Peacock Close is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Grassy Park SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Peacock Close, 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 Peacock Close. 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 Peacock Close safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

31st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

15 936 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 4.0% 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? 33 / 100

Contact crime rate 843,667 per 100k residents

Station population 108 019

Harm rate (per resident) 52/100

Harm volume (absolute) 21/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Grassy Park precinct, which covers Peacock Close 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 Peacock Close?

32nd percentile

The median property value in Peacock Close is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 5.6% per year since 2018.

A 5.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Peacock Close properties (GV2022)

0-200k

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

2-2.5M

3.5-4M

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 R1,050,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.6% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 32nd 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 Peacock Close?

Limited connectivity

Peacock Close has 7 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

7 routes

31st percentile · 6 destinations

Grassy park, Lotus river, Mitchells plain, Mitchells plain - town centre, Strandfontein, Wynberg

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 Peacock Close?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Peacock Close in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 317 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 Peacock Close residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

81st

Percentile
across Cape Town

32%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (8%)Power outage (8%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)Water leak (5%)

Service requests logged 317

Requests resolved 71% (225 of 317)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 15 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered

Islamic

Christian

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 316

Unresolved 29.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (26), No Power (24), MTR: Customer Reconnection Request (17)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Peacock Close?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public Pelikan Park CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km

Nearest private Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 6.8 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 Peacock Close is Ottery, 5.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Retreat Swimming Pool, 5.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Pelikan Park Cdc, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Pelikan Park Cdc · 1.3 km

Nearest library Pelican Park (Satellite) · 0.9 km

Nearest park / open space Ottery Farms Pos · 0.47 km

Fire station

5.9

km to nearest
fire station

Ottery

divisional hq

5-10km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.4

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool Retreat 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

Nearby suburbs

Pelikan Park363m · R480K

33→

Pelikan Heights1.9km · R1.9M

26→

False Bay Coastal Park2.1km

33→

Eagle Park2.5km · R650K

33→

Zeekoevlei2.7km · R2M

33→

Similar suburbs

Lotus River R6-800k

33 →

Riverton Elsies River R800k-1M

32 →

Charlesville R800k-1M

Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Pelikan Park Philippi