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Southfield

Safety 77/100 Safer than 79% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 46% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 4 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Southfield is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Dieprivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Southfield 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 Southfield safe?

Lower reported crime

36th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
3 792 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 9.8% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 77 / 100
Contact crime rate 198,949 per 100k residents
Station population 32 445
Harm rate (per resident) 65/100
Harm volume (absolute) 91/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Dieprivier precinct, which covers Southfield 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 Southfield?

54th percentile

Planned development

9 hectares of land in Southfield are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (9ha).

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

The median property value in Southfield is R1.9M. Property values have grown by 3.8% per year since 2018.

A 3.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Southfield 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 R1,900,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 54th percentile
Dominant value band 1.5-2M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Southfield?

1 school nearby

Southfield has 1 school within reach. Schools include Southfield Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Southfield will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q5
Southfield Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 437 learners · 24.3:1 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 Southfield?

Private vehicle dominant

Southfield has 4 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 6 destinations
Grassy park, Lotus river, Parkwood, Plumstead, Southfield, Via plumstead - wynberg
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Southfield 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
8%
MyCiTi bus
2%
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 Southfield?

Full municipal services

Southfield has a service delivery index of 98.8 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 99% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Heathfield/Southfield survey group (84 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R3,717) is 2.2× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 89% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
98.6%
Flush toilet
97.5%
Weekly refuse
98.9%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

99 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
98.6%
Owner-occupied
58.7%
Rented
19.6%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

8 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
1.6%
Fire risk
1.0%
Violent crime
2.6%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
32.3%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 67th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
33.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R619
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
82.6%
of households prioritise
Electricity
79.6%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
64.6%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
29.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
14.7%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
88.7%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
9.8%
No access
1.6%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
1.1%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
3.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.9 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
71.1%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
86.0%
Borehole access
18.1%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
10.9%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH part-time
1.1%

How Southfield compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 73% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 8% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Heathfield/Southfield. direct.

Energy access
10%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

10% of electricity connections in Southfield 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. 4,924 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Southfield?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Southfield in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 7,412 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 Southfield residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
89th
Percentile
across Cape Town
31%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (15%)Suspect Tampering (7%)Single street light out (6%)Street lights out (6%)Sewerage overflow (5%)
Service requests logged 7 412
Requests resolved 73% (5 433 of 7 412)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered
Christian
4

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? 3536.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 7 395
Unresolved 27.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 073), Suspect Tampering (495), Street Lights - Single Light Out (419)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Southfield?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km
Nearest public Parkwood Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.9 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Constantiaberg · Private Hospital · 2.3 km
Public facilities 10
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Southfield is Wynberg, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Retreat Swimming Pool, 3.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Parkwood Clinic, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Parkwood Clinic · 0.9 km
Nearest library Southfield · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space Kingfisher Road Park · 0.29 km

Fire station

3.6
km to nearest
fire station
Wynberg
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.1
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Retreat 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

7 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Southfield. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Diep River Elfindale Grassy Park Ottery Parkwood Plumstead Retreat
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Southfield · -34.0359°S, 18.4845°E

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