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Penlyn Estate

Safety 34/100 Safer than 40% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 48% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 21 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Penlyn Estate is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Lansdowne SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Penlyn Estate is served by schools within reach. 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 Penlyn Estate safe?

Moderate reported crime

63rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
4 008 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 11.4% 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? 34 / 100
Contact crime rate 287,292 per 100k residents
Station population 24 813
Harm rate (per resident) 14/100
Harm volume (absolute) 84/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Lansdowne precinct, which covers Penlyn Estate 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 Penlyn Estate?

52nd percentile

The median property value in Penlyn Estate is R1.9M. Property values have grown by 5.0% per year since 2018.

A 5.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Penlyn Estate 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 R1,850,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.0% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 52nd 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 Penlyn Estate?

1 school nearby

Penlyn Estate has 1 school within reach. Schools include Savvy College.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Penlyn Estate will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Savvy College
Independent · Grades R–12 · 114 learners · 11.4:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size

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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Penlyn Estate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Penlyn Estate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,342 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 Penlyn Estate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
82nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
41%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (22%)Street lights out (6%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Single street light out (5%)Illegal dumping (4%)
Service requests logged 2 342
Requests resolved 78% (1 831 of 2 342)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 10 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2647.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 2 334
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (519), Street Lights - All Lights Out (136), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (124)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Penlyn Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

21 within 5km
Nearest public Honeyside Satellite · Community Day Centre · 0.6 km
Nearest private Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.6 km
Public facilities 17
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Penlyn Estate is Ottery, 3.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Hanover Park Swimming Pool, 1.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Honeyside Satellite, 0.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Honeyside Satellite · 0.6 km
Nearest library Hanover Park · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space Penlyn Greenbelt · 0.01 km

Fire station

3.9
km to nearest
fire station
Ottery
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.6
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
19
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Hanover Park 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

6 adjacent

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

Belgravia Belthorn Estate Gatesville Mountview Pinati Estate Rylands
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Penlyn Estate · -33.9818°S, 18.5218°E

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