Living in Green Point
Green Point is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard. The 2011 suburb profile records 9 301 residents and 4 344 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Green Point
Green Point is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard. The 2011 suburb profile records 9 301 residents and 4 344 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Green Point
- Green Point0.0 km
- Sea Point1.8 km
- Morning Star Small Holdings2.6 km
- Kleine Zout Rivier Small Holdings2.6 km
- Table Mountain Nature Reserve2.6 km
- Vissershok2.6 km
What to check before viewing homes in Green Point
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Budget fit
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Daily routine
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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
- ELLERTON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.9 km away
- SEA POINT PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- SEA POINT HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.4 km away
- SCHOTSCHEKLOOF MOS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- PRESTWICH STREET PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- VISTA HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.2 km away
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- ST. PAUL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (BO-KAAP)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.2 km away
- JAN VAN RIEBEECK PRIMÊRE SKOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.8 km away
- TAMBOERSKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.9 km away
- ST. MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (GARDENS)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 3.0 km away
- GARDENS COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 3.0 km away
- CAPE TOWN HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 3.2 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Green Point Parkpark; 0.3 km away
- Biodiversity Gardengarden; 0.3 km away
- Wetland Gardengarden; 0.4 km away
- KwikSparsupermarket; 0.5 km away
- Clyde Grocersconvenience; 0.5 km away
- Dr B M Sherdentist; 0.7 km away
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- Shell Selectconvenience; 0.7 km away
- Atlantic Green Point Bowling Clubsports centre; 0.7 km away
- Prom Parkpark; 0.7 km away
- Green Point Tracksports centre; 0.7 km away
- Sea Point Civic Centrecommunity centre; 0.8 km away
- Colin Eglin Sea Point Public Librarylibrary; 0.8 km away
- Ivan Toms Centre for Men‘s Healthclinic; 0.9 km away
- Woolworths Foodconvenience; 0.9 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 0.9 km away
- New Somerset Hospitalhospital; 1.0 km away
- Lingkon's Superetteconvenience; 1.0 km away
- Yusra's Kitchen & Supermarketconvenience; 1.0 km away
- Fort Road Parkpark; 1.0 km away
- Woolworthsconvenience; 1.0 km away
- Atlantic Cafeconvenience; 1.1 km away
- Frere Road Parkpark; 1.2 km away
- Dis-Chempharmacy; 1.2 km away
Transport notes
- Check MyCiTi, parking, and peak-hour travel before relying on a central-city commute.
- Coastal convenience is the main trade-off; space is usually tighter than in the suburbs.
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 Green Point 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.