Sandown has a safety index of 26 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Table View precinct recorded approximately 12,704 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Sandown affordable?

Sandown is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.3M places it in the 80th percentile, above 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.

Sandown

Safety 26/100 Safer than 20% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 20% Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sandown 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 around or above the city median for reported safety. Policing falls under the Table View SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Sandown, crime is rising 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 Sandown. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Sandown safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

59th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 704 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 23.9% 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? 26 / 100

Contact crime rate 723,222 per 100k residents

Station population 72 767

Harm rate (per resident) 20/100

Harm volume (absolute) 35/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Table View precinct, which covers Sandown 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 Sandown?

80th percentile

Planned development

91 hectares of land in Sandown are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (91ha).

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

The median property value in Sandown is R3.3M. Property values have grown by 5.5% per year since 2018.

A 5.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Sandown properties (GV2022)

0-200k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R3,250,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.5% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 80th percentile

Dominant value band 1-1.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Sandown?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sandown in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,416 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

40th

Percentile
across Cape Town

30%

Resolved
same day

Residential Bin Application - 240L (14%)Customer reconnection request (6%)E - Billing Invoices (5%)E - Services (3%)Incorrect Valuations (3%)

Service requests logged 2 416

Requests resolved 79% (1 916 of 2 416)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 13 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 2 411

Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: Residential Bin Application - 240L (328), MTR: Customer Reconnection Request (150), E - Billing Invoices (122)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sandown?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km

Nearest public Du Noon Clinic · Clinic · 4.1 km

Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 2.5 km

Public facilities 2

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Sandown is Milnerton, 6.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 12.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, 2.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · 2.5 km

Nearest library Du Noon · 3.9 km

Nearest park / open space Charing Greenbelt · 0.65 km