Bothasig has a safety index of 88 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Bothasig precinct recorded approximately 2,464 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Bothasig affordable?

Bothasig sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.9M, placing it in the 55th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Bothasig

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 45% Schools 5 93% matric pass rate Healthcare 7 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

#10 Best for Families

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bothasig is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bothasig SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Bothasig is well-served by schools, and matric results are broadly in line with 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 Bothasig safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

88th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

2 464 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 1.2% 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? 88 / 100

Contact crime rate 128,503 per 100k residents

Station population 26 575

Harm rate (per resident) 82/100

Harm volume (absolute) 94/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

55th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Bothasig are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (2ha).

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

The median property value in Bothasig is R1.9M. Property values have grown by 3.4% per year since 2018.

A 3.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Bothasig properties (GV2022)

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M ◀

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

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 R1,940,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.4% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 55th 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 Bothasig?

5 schools nearby

Bothasig has 5 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 93.4%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Bothasig High School.

Adjusted pass rate

93.4%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

245 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Bothasig High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 976 learners · 33.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Bosmansdam Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 940 learners · 26.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Wolraad Woltemade Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 840 learners · 25.5:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Bosmansdam Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,108 learners · 26.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

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Tafelbergskool

Public · Special needs · 363 learners · 10.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Specialist provision

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 Bothasig?

Private vehicle dominant

Bothasig has 17 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (98%).

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

17 routes

56th percentile · 13 destinations

Bothasig, Du noon, Edgemead, Elsies river, Kensington, Khayelitsh site c +7 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bothasig needs a car. The 98% 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

98%

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 (98%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bothasig?

Full municipal services

Bothasig has a service delivery index of 99.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 93% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Bothasig survey group (42 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 (R4,273) is 2.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85

Piped water

96.7%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

93 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

93.4%

Owner-occupied

50.0%

Rented

7.0%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

2.3%

Violent crime

0.0%

Non-violent crime

0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

19.3%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 97th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

8.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R444

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

93.0%

of households prioritise

Electricity

90.7%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

87.4%

of households prioritise

School fees

42.1%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

28.0%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

94.4%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

5.6%

No access

0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

0.0%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.3%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

2.3%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.2 people

Avg children per household

1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access

89.7%

Fridge ownership

100.0%

Property ownership

2.3%

Geyser ownership

92.1%

Borehole access

35.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

16.4%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

2.3%

How Bothasig compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 67% below the city average for material hardship

Income 4.0× the city average for median household income

Food spend share 45% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bothasig?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bothasig in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 7,205 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

18th

Percentile
across Cape Town

25%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (6%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Single street light out (5%)Customer reconnection request (4%)Burst pipe (4%)

Service requests logged 7 205

Requests resolved 76% (5 464 of 7 205)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 12 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

11 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? 1733.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 7 155

Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (410), Damaged Bin - 240L (408), Street Lights - Single Light Out (385)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bothasig?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 0.3 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Milnerton · Private Hospital · 3.1 km

Public facilities 3

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Bothasig is Milnerton, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 4.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Bothasig Clinic, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Bothasig Clinic · 0.3 km

Nearest library Bothasig · 0.4 km

Nearest park / open space Batavia Street Park · 0.17 km