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Rugby

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 61% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 11 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Rugby is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Rugby 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 Rugby safe?

Higher reported crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 3.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. 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? 7 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents
Station population 87 344
Harm rate (per resident) 4/100
Harm volume (absolute) 13/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Rugby 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 Rugby?

39th percentile

Planned development

5 hectares of land in Rugby are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (4ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Rugby is R1.4M. Property values have grown by 4.9% per year since 2018.

A 4.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Rugby 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 R1,380,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.9% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 39th percentile
Dominant value band 800k-1M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Rugby?

1 school nearby

Rugby has 1 school within reach. Schools include Holy Cross Convent (Brooklyn).

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Rugby will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Holy Cross Convent (Brooklyn)
Independent · Grades R–7 · 217 learners · 15.5:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Rugby?

Private vehicle dominant

Rugby has 160 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (68%).

Taxi connectivity Ranks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown. Full methodology ›

Well connected
160 routes
100th percentile · 75 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Rugby but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis, Atlantis (via table view), Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Blaauwberg, Blouberg strand +69 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Rugby – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
68%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
11%
Minibus taxi
8%
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 (68%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Rugby?

Full municipal services

Rugby has a service delivery index of 98.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 90% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Brooklyn/Rugby survey group (74 households). direct.

13% of households report adult food insecurity
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R3,283) is 2.0× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85
Piped water
95.7%
Flush toilet
97.2%
Weekly refuse
99.7%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

90 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
89.8%
Owner-occupied
16.2%
Rented
62.6%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

7 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
1.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
2.9%
Non-violent crime
3.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
29.4%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 75th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
28.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R141
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
83.3%
of households prioritise
Electricity
80.4%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
67.3%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
55.9%
of households prioritise
School fees
31.6%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
62.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
29.8%
No access
4.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
13.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
7.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
16.3%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.7 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
53.8%
Fridge ownership
92.3%
Property ownership
4.8%
Geyser ownership
62.0%
Borehole access
10.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
15.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.0%
WFH part-time
0.3%

How Rugby compares

Food insecurity 29% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 13% below the city average for material hardship
Food spend share 17% below the city average for food expenditure share
Asset ownership 5% above the city average for household asset ownership

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Brooklyn/Rugby. direct.

Energy access
22%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

22% of electricity connections in Rugby 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. 3,171 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Rugby?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Rugby in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,390 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 Rugby residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
86th
Percentile
across Cape Town
36%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (15%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (4%)Suspect Tampering (4%)
Service requests logged 5 390
Requests resolved 76% (4 081 of 5 390)
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

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3501.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 5 372
Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: No Power (801), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (448), Street Lights - All Lights Out (320)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Rugby?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km
Nearest public Brooklyn Chest Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.4 km
Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 2.5 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Rugby is Brooklyn, 2.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 3.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Brooklyn Chest Hospital, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Brooklyn Chest Hospital · 0.4 km
Nearest library Brooklyn · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space Marine Drive Pos · 0.57 km

Fire station

2.2
km to nearest
fire station
Brooklyn
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
13
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Kensington 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 Rugby. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Brooklyn Metro Milnerton Paarden Eiland Tijgerhof Ysterplaat
Further reading

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