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Summer Greens

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 65% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 11 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

Summer Greens is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, 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 Summer Greens, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Summer Greens 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 Summer Greens 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 Summer Greens 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 Summer Greens?

35th percentile

Planned development

0 hectares of land in Summer Greens are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

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

The median property value in Summer Greens is R1.2M. Property values have grown by 6.8% per year since 2018.

A 6.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Summer Greens 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 R1,170,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 35th 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 Summer Greens?

1 school nearby

Summer Greens has 1 school within reach. Schools include Kings And Queens.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Summer Greens will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Kings And Queens
Independent · Grades R–7 · 68 learners · 13.6:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable 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 Summer Greens?

Vehicle-led mix

Summer Greens has 120 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (40%).

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
120 routes
99th percentile · 86 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd) +80 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 Summer Greens – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
40%
Walking
9%
MyCiTi bus
21%
Minibus taxi
28%
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 (40%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Summer Greens?

Partial service delivery

Summer Greens has a service delivery index of 94.8 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 , Summer Greens survey group (41 households). direct.

20% of households report adult food insecurity
› Adult food insecurity (19.7%) is 1.1× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,111) is 2.5× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

95 City median: 85
Piped water
79.4%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

78 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
77.6%
Owner-occupied
22.1%
Rented
56.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

10 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
3.2%
Violent crime
7.1%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
24.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 87th percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
7.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R129
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
83.5%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
73.2%
of households prioritise
Electricity
71.8%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
64.7%
of households prioritise
School fees
33.8%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
63.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
21.2%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
19.7%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
7.1%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
30.0%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.5 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
53.5%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
10.3%
Geyser ownership
52.6%
Borehole access
20.6%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.8%
of households operate a home-based business

How Summer Greens compares

Food insecurity 8% above the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 1.9× the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 30% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Summer Greens. direct.

Energy access
3%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

3% of electricity connections in Summer Greens 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. 4,541 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Summer Greens?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Summer Greens in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,318 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 Summer Greens residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
91st
Percentile
across Cape Town
36%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (12%)Power outage (8%)Customer : Reconnection Request (6%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)
Service requests logged 4 318
Requests resolved 85% (3 660 of 4 318)
75% resolved within 4 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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2123.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 308
Unresolved 15.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (510), No Power (340), Customer : Reconnection Request (277)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Summer Greens?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.9 km
Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 1.5 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Summer Greens is Milnerton, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 3.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Intercare Day Hospital Century City, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Intercare Day Hospital Century City · 1.5 km
Nearest library Edgemead · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space Emerald Way Greenbelt · 0.11 km

Fire station

3.4
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.5
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
13
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Goodwood 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 Summer Greens. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Summer Greens · -33.8818°S, 18.5267°E

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