Ravensmead has a safety index of 50 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Ravensmead precinct recorded approximately 9,900 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Ravensmead affordable?

Ravensmead is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R850K, it falls in the 28th percentile, below 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.

Ravensmead

Safety 50/100 Safer than 55% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 72% Schools 7 91% matric pass rate Healthcare 18 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Ravensmead is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Ravensmead SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Ravensmead, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Ravensmead is well-served by schools, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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 Ravensmead safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

37th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

9 900 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 18.4% vs Q3 2024

A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 50 / 100

Contact crime rate 473,158 per 100k residents

Station population 58 979

Harm rate (per resident) 50/100

Harm volume (absolute) 50/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Ravensmead precinct, which covers Ravensmead and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Ravensmead?

28th percentile

The median property value in Ravensmead is R850K. Property values have grown by 3.5% per year since 2018.

A 3.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Ravensmead properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

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 R850,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.5% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 28th percentile

Dominant value band 6-800k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Ravensmead?

7 schools nearby

Ravensmead has 7 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 90.8%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Renlyn'S Modern Montesorri.

Adjusted pass rate

90.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

249 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Renlyn'S Modern Montesorri

Independent · Grades R–7 · 4 learners · 2:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Northway Primêre Skool

Public · Grades R–7 · 653 learners · 36.3:1 learner-educator ratio

Nebo Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 607 learners · 28.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable class size

Pinedene Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,117 learners · 39.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Vorentoe Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 709 learners · 32.2:1 learner-educator ratio

Florida Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 869 learners · 34.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Ravensmead Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,110 learners · 31.7:1 learner-educator ratio

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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Ravensmead?

Private vehicle dominant

Ravensmead has 28 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

28 routes

70th percentile · 22 destinations

Belhar delft, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven delft, Khayelitsha, Panorama (via elsies river) +16 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Ravensmead needs a car. The 79% 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

79%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

12%

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 (79%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Ravensmead?

Full municipal services

Ravensmead has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Parow survey group (46 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Home fibre internet reaches 93% of households

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% 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 – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

97.2%

Owner-occupied

35.0%

Rented

36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

2.2%

Violent crime

0.9%

Non-violent crime

0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

22.8%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

10.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R1,196

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

63.5%

of households prioritise

Electricity

60.2%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

52.0%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

25.4%

of households prioritise

Debt repayment

23.3%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

93.4%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

6.6%

No access

0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

2.2%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.2%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

2.2%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.1 people

Avg children per household

0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access

76.8%

Fridge ownership

100.0%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

87.8%

Borehole access

14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

6.7%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

1.8%

How Ravensmead compares

Food insecurity 88% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship

Income 4.0× the city average for median household income

Food spend share 35% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Parow. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access

27%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

27% of electricity connections in Ravensmead 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. 9,200 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Ravensmead?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Ravensmead in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 12,980 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 Ravensmead residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

83rd

Percentile
across Cape Town

37%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (15%)Power outage (11%)Burst pipe (3%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)Street lights out (3%)

Service requests logged 12 980

Requests resolved 73% (9 528 of 12 980)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 15 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

24 registered

Christian

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1826.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 12 936

Unresolved 27.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 943), No Power (1 471), WAT: Burst Pipe (442)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Ravensmead?

Well served

Healthcare access

18 within 5km

Nearest public Ravensmead Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 0.8 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt · Private Hospital · 2.5 km

Public facilities 15

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Ravensmead is Bellville, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Ravensmead Swimming Pool, 0.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Ravensmead Clinic/Cdc, 0.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Ravensmead Clinic/Cdc · 0.8 km

Nearest library Ravensmead · 0.1 km

Nearest park / open space Aandblom Park · 0.6 km