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What's it like to live here?

Peerless Park West is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Peerless Park West, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Peerless Park West. 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 Peerless Park West safe?

Higher reported crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
27 512 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 4.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing 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? 19 / 100
Contact crime rate 2,125,348 per 100k residents
Station population 258 291
Harm rate (per resident) 47/100
Harm volume (absolute) 8/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kraaifontein precinct, which covers Peerless Park West 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 Peerless Park West?

36th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Peerless Park West are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

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

The median property value in Peerless Park West is R1.2M. Property values have grown by 10.3% per year since 2018.

A 10.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Peerless Park West 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 R1,200,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +10.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 36th percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Peerless Park West?

Connected

Peerless Park West has 29 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
29 routes
72nd percentile · 18 destinations
Routes pass through Peerless Park West but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Cape gate, Cape gate (via maroela rd & n1) +12 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 Peerless Park West?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Peerless Park West in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,340 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 Peerless Park West residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
81st
Percentile
across Cape Town
41%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (17%)Single street light out (10%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Stolen Bins - 240L (5%)Street lights out (3%)
Service requests logged 1 340
Requests resolved 82% (1 096 of 1 340)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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? 573.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 327
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: No Power (222), Street Lights - Single Light Out (137), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (105)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Peerless Park West?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Harmonie Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.7 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Peerless Park West is Kraaifontein, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 6.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Harmonie Clinic, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Harmonie Clinic · 0.4 km
Nearest library Eikendal · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space Van Der Merwe Street Pos · 0 km

Fire station

1.3
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Morning Star 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

5 adjacent

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

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Peerless Park West · -33.8493°S, 18.7156°E

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