Living in Blue Downs
Blue Downs is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 50 601 residents and 12 243 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Blue Downs
Blue Downs is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 50 601 residents and 12 243 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Blue Downs
- Blue Downs0.0 km
- Mfuleni2.1 km
- Eersterivier2.2 km
- Blackheath4.7 km
- Khayelitsha5.3 km
- Delft6.2 km
What to check before viewing homes in Blue Downs
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Budget fit
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Census context
Current area-level census data uses the latest official City of Cape Town precinct profile where available. The 2011 suburb profile remains the named suburb source for comparison.
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Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
12 in view
- TUSCANY GLEN SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 0.3 km away
- TUSCANY GLEN PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 0.6 km away
- MALIBU SEKONDÊRSecondary School; METRO EAST; 0.7 km away
- BLUEBERRY HILL HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 0.7 km away
- BLUE DOWNS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 0.9 km away
- FOREST HEIGHTS HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 1.0 km away
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- FOREST HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 1.2 km away
- FOREST VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMYPrimary School; METRO EAST; 1.5 km away
- MFULENI TECHNICAL ACADEMYSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 1.6 km away
- MELTON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 1.6 km away
- MFULENI PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.6 km away
- BARDALE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.7 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Shahabuddin Superetteconvenience; 0.5 km away
- Something Nice Marketsupermarket; 0.5 km away
- Hillcrest Superetteconvenience; 0.8 km away
- Nebelia Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Hillcrest Community Hallcommunity centre; 1.1 km away
- Pick n Pay Expressconvenience; 1.2 km away
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- Shopritesupermarket; 1.5 km away
- Bosasa Community Centrecommunity centre; 1.6 km away
- Bardale Multi-purpose Centrecommunity centre; 1.6 km away
- Bothmaskop Street Parkpark; 1.6 km away
- Mfuleni Community Hallcommunity centre; 1.7 km away
- Groenberg Street Park 1park; 1.7 km away
- Kleinvlei Sports Groundsports centre; 1.7 km away
- Groenberg Street Park 2park; 1.8 km away
- Blue Downs Swimming Poolswimming pool; 1.8 km away
- Simonsberg Street Parkpark; 1.9 km away
- Rooiberg Crescent Parkpark; 1.9 km away
- EERSTE RIVER HOSPITALhealthcare facility; 2.0 km away
- Twin Peak Superetteconvenience; 2.2 km away
- Usavesupermarket; 2.2 km away
- Bob's Way Mini Supermarketconvenience; 2.3 km away
- Kleinvlei Community Hallcommunity centre; 2.3 km away
- KLEINVLEI CLINIChealthcare facility; 2.4 km away
Transport notes
- Useful for N1 and northern-corridor routines, but still check route-by-route public transport before selling car-free living.
- The northern suburbs are best treated as a road and school-network decision first.
Safety notes
- No unsupported safety score is published here. Use official SAPS or precinct-level context and local review before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- 2011 Census Suburb Blue Downs ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- Census 2022: Cape Town ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- WCED public ordinary schoolsWestern Cape Government. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town MyCiTi stopsCity of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 21City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 24City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 27City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 28City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 44City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 81City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 82City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 164City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- OpenStreetMap named amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.