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Best suburbs in Cape Town for families

This ranking is built for scanning, not scrolling. It uses researched seed data and source-backed estimates for family score, affordability, amenities, and commute trade-offs.

#1

Richwood

Richwood is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 2 988 residents and 963 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

93/100
Family score
Rent R 17 325Remote 85/100Source band C
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#2

Acacia Park

Acacia Park is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 817 residents and 264 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

92/100
Family score
Rent R 17 160Remote 84/100Source band C
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#3

Belhar

Belhar is an official City of Cape Town area in the northern suburbs. The latest official area profile available to KhayaList is the 2022 precinct report, which records 54 666 residents and 15 745 households.

92/100
Family score
Rent R 17 160Remote 84/100Source band C
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#4

Edgemead

Edgemead is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 9 884 residents and 3 699 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

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Family 92/100Rent R 17 160Commute 74/100
#5

Eersterivier

Eersterivier is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 41 483 residents and 9 513 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

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Family 92/100Rent R 17 160Commute 74/100
#6

Plattekloof

Plattekloof is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 4 556 residents and 1 473 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

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Family 92/100Rent R 17 160Commute 74/100
#7

Bellville

Bellville is an official City of Cape Town area in the northern suburbs. The latest official area profile available to KhayaList is the 2022 precinct report, which records 72 031 residents and 30 163 households.

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Family 91/100Rent R 16 995Commute 73/100
#8

Bellville Teachers' Training College

Bellville Teachers' Training College is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 438 residents and 6 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.

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Family 91/100Rent R 16 995Commute 73/100

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