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Protea Valley

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 16% Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Protea Valley 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 below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Protea Valley, crime is declining 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 Protea Valley. 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 Protea Valley safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% 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? 43 / 100
Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents
Station population 78 711
Harm rate (per resident) 43/100
Harm volume (absolute) 44/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Protea Valley 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 Protea Valley?

84th percentile

The median property value in Protea Valley is R3.6M. Property values have grown by 4.0% per year since 2018.

A 4.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Protea Valley 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 R3,580,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.0% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 84th percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Protea Valley?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Protea Valley needs a car. The 84% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
84%
Walking
9%
Minibus taxi
3%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode Private vehicle (84%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Protea Valley?

Full municipal services

Protea Valley has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Brackenfell survey group (50 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
66.6%
Rented
12.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

9 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.5%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.3%
Non-violent crime
4.1%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
18.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 51st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
13.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R18
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
80.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
75.7%
of households prioritise
Food
74.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
19.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
11.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
94.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
3.4%
No access
1.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
85.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.4%
Geyser ownership
85.2%
Borehole access
30.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.8%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
18.3%
WFH part-time
1.2%

How Protea Valley compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Asset ownership 1.5× the city average for household asset ownership

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Brackenfell. direct.

Energy access
0%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

0% of electricity connections in Protea Valley receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 618 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Protea Valley?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Protea Valley in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,514 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 Protea Valley residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
83rd
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (10%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Run to waste (5%)No supply (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged 1 514
Requests resolved 75% (1 134 of 1 514)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 15 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 512
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: No Power (157), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (92), WAT: No Supply (69)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Protea Valley?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 3.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 3.6 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Protea Valley is Durbanville, 4.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 4.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Karl Bremmer Hospital, 3.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Karl Bremmer Hospital · 3.2 km
Nearest library Tygervalley · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space Botrivier Street Park · 0.14 km

Fire station

4.9
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.1
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North 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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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Protea Valley. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Protea Valley · -33.8640°S, 18.6139°E

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