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Pinehurst

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 25% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Pinehurst is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Pinehurst, 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?

Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst safe?

Moderate reported crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
9 036 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.3% 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? 61 / 100
Contact crime rate 419,461 per 100k residents
Station population 66 873
Harm rate (per resident) 64/100
Harm volume (absolute) 59/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst?

75th percentile

The median property value in Pinehurst is R3M. Property values have grown by 3.3% per year since 2018.

A 3.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Pinehurst 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 R2,950,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 75th percentile
Dominant value band 2-2.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Pinehurst?

1 school nearby

Pinehurst has 1 school within reach. Schools include Meridian Pinehurst Private School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Pinehurst will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Meridian Pinehurst Private School
Independent · Grades R–12 · 2,089 learners · 24:1 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 Pinehurst?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Pinehurst in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,272 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 Pinehurst 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
31%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (13%)Recycling Bin Application Form (5%)Power outage (5%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Residential Bin Application - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged 3 272
Requests resolved 82% (2 693 of 3 272)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 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? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 212
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (382), Recycling Bin Application Form (164), No Power (155)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Pinehurst?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Brighton Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Pinehurst is Kraaifontein, 2.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 2.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Brighton Street Clinic, 2.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Brighton Street Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest library Kraaifontein · 2.1 km
Nearest park / open space Hildesheim Crescent Pos · 0.88 km

Fire station

2.1
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

2.9
km to nearest
public pool
1
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

10 adjacent

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

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Pinehurst · -33.8301°S, 18.6868°E

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