Penhill has a safety index of 14 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kleinvlei precinct recorded approximately 20,864 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Penhill affordable?

Penhill is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R2.6M places it in the 69th percentile, above 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.

Penhill

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 31% Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Penhill is a neighbourhood in Cape Town, 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. Policing falls under the Kleinvlei SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Penhill, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

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

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

20 864 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 10.6% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 14 / 100

Contact crime rate 1,257,728 per 100k residents

Station population 107 810

Harm rate (per resident) 13/100

Harm volume (absolute) 15/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Penhill 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 Penhill?

69th percentile

The median property value in Penhill is R2.6M. Property values have grown by 3.6% per year since 2018.

A 3.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Penhill properties (GV2022)

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M ◀

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

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 R2,600,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.6% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 69th 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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Penhill?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Penhill in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 611 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

23%

Resolved
same day

Empty conservancy tank (26%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Low pressure (4%)Customer : Reconnection Request (3%)Customer reconnection request (3%)

Service requests logged 611

Requests resolved 80% (491 of 611)

75% resolved within 9 days

90% resolved within 32 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 864.3 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 611

Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Empty Conservancy Tank (156), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (48), WAT: Low Pressure (25)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Penhill?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Eerste River Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.4 km

Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 10 km

Public facilities 4

Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Penhill is Mfuleni, 4.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 4.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Hospital, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Eerste River Hospital · 1.4 km

Nearest library Melton Rose · 1.6 km

Nearest park / open space Willow · 0.26 km