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Sunset Beach

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 5-6M Top 5% Healthcare 6 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?

Sunset Beach 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Sunset Beach. 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 Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach?

95th percentile

The median property value in Sunset Beach is R6.2M. Property values have grown by 2.7% per year since 2018.

A 2.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Sunset Beach 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 R6,200,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.7% per year
City-wide value percentile 95th percentile
Dominant value band 5-6M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Sunset Beach?

Private vehicle dominant

Sunset Beach has 73 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. 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 ›

Well connected
73 routes
94th percentile · 44 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Sunset Beach but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
3rd steen big bay (via paarden eiland), Atlantis, Atlantis (via table view), Atlantis(wesfleur), Blaauwberg, Blouberg strand +38 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Sunset Beach 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
3%
MyCiTi bus
6%
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 Sunset Beach?

Full municipal services

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

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Bloubergstrand/Table View survey group (89 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 (R5,434) is 3.2× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

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

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
46.0%
Rented
20.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

6 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.0%
Fire risk
1.2%
Violent crime
0.6%
Non-violent crime
1.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
30.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 72nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
3.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R2,272
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
82.7%
of households prioritise
Electricity
76.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
71.7%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
31.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
22.7%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.5%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.6 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
94.4%
Fridge ownership
97.5%
Property ownership
1.4%
Geyser ownership
88.5%
Borehole access
28.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
19.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
6.2%

How Sunset Beach compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 8.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 13% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Bloubergstrand/Table View. direct.

Energy access
0%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

0% of electricity connections in Sunset Beach 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. 1,670 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Sunset Beach?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sunset Beach in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,515 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 Sunset Beach residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
92nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
31%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (28%)Sewerage overflow (12%)Power outage (5%)Street lights out (4%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)
Service requests logged 2 515
Requests resolved 80% (2 007 of 2 515)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 11 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 4389.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 2 505
Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (710), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (310), No Power (133)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sunset Beach?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Table View Clinic · Community Day Centre · 3.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Milnerton · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
Public facilities 4
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Sunset Beach is Milnerton, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 7.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Milnerton, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Milnerton · 1.8 km
Nearest library Milnerton · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space Sunset Beach Corridor · 0.04 km

Fire station

2.4
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

7
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
6
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

2 adjacent

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

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