Silvertown has a safety index of 31 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Athlone precinct recorded approximately 12,048 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Silvertown affordable?

Silvertown is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R780K, it falls in the 25th 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.

Silvertown

Safety 31/100 Safer than 34% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 75% Schools 5 79% matric pass rate Healthcare 26 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Silvertown is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Athlone SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Silvertown, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

Silvertown is well-served by schools, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Silvertown safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

85th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 048 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 12.1% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing 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? 31 / 100

Contact crime rate 725,392 per 100k residents

Station population 80 519

Harm rate (per resident) 30/100

Harm volume (absolute) 33/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Athlone precinct, which covers Silvertown 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 Silvertown?

25th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Silvertown is within the Athlone development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

The median property value in Silvertown is R780K. Property values have grown by 3.7% per year since 2018.

A 3.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Silvertown 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 R780,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.7% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 25th 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 Silvertown?

5 schools nearby

Silvertown has 5 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 79.2%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Athlone North Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

79.2%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

126 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Athlone North Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 578 learners · 34:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Blossom Street Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 541 learners · 31.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Norma Road Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 684 learners · 32.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Silverlea Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 778 learners · 33.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Athlone Secondary School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 745 learners · 29.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 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 Silvertown?

Vehicle-led mix

Silvertown has 85 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (49%).

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

85 routes

96th percentile · 32 destinations · CBD-connected

Athlone, Bellville, Bonteheuwel, Bridgetown, Bridgetown (via vangate mall), Cape town +26 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 Silvertown – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

49%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

30%

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 (49%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Silvertown?

Full municipal services

Silvertown has a service delivery index of 96.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 78% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Hazendal/Silvertown survey group (78 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 20% of households - 1.1× the city average

› Adult food insecurity (20.0%) is 1.1× the city average of 18.3%.

Access to basic services

97 City median: 85

Piped water

92.4%

Flush toilet

95.7%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

98.3%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

78 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

77.7%

Owner-occupied

56.4%

Rented

23.9%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.7%

Fire risk

0.4%

Violent crime

0.0%

Non-violent crime

0.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

41.8%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 39th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

50.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R91

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

84.1%

of households prioritise

Electricity

83.3%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

52.1%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

24.7%

of households prioritise

School fees

24.5%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre

45.6%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

44.3%

No access

10.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

20.0%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.8%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

24.9%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.8 people

Avg children per household

1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access

39.3%

Fridge ownership

93.1%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

48.3%

Borehole access

5.1%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

3.2%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH part-time

4.7%

How Silvertown compares

Food insecurity 9% above the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 7% below the city average for material hardship

Income 50% below the city average for median household income

Food spend share 18% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Hazendal/Silvertown. direct.

Energy access

19%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

19% of electricity connections in Silvertown 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. 4,001 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Silvertown?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Silvertown in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,731 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

41st

Percentile
across Cape Town

32%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (18%)Sewerage overflow (13%)Street lights out (5%)Duplicate (5%)Single street light out (3%)

Service requests logged 5 731

Requests resolved 81% (4 648 of 5 731)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 20 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

5 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? 2525.9 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 5 684

Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 041), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (733), Street Lights - All Lights Out (284)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Silvertown?

Well served

Healthcare access

26 within 5km

Nearest public Dr Abdurahman Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km

Nearest private Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 1.2 km

Public facilities 22

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Silvertown is Epping, 4.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Athlone Swimming Pool, 0.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Dr Abdurahman Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Dr Abdurahman Clinic · 0.7 km

Nearest library Bridgetown · 1 km

Nearest park / open space Nantes Park · 0.27 km