Beacon Valley

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: bongani, eastridge, lentegeur

Note: The official Beacon Valley boundary is a small area. The broader area commonly known as Beacon Valley includes nearby suburbs. Some schools, clinics and other facilities may appear under:

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

8 schools

WCED · 2024

8 Total Schools

8,529 Total Learners

6 Public

2 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
IMPERIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,754
BEACON HILL SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,396
A.Z. BERMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,339
OVAL NORTH SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,297
BEACON VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,159
ALPINE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,152
IEGLAASI NIEYAH SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	335
TRINITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE	primary	independent	—	97

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

2 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

28,745

Population (2022)

30,722

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

3.37 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

84.4% Internet access

88.1% Formal dwelling

68% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

35.7% Has vehicle

25.2% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 46 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

79 Parks

35 With play equipment

18.7 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Mitchells Plain (3.2 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mitchells Plain Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

39 Murder

104 Aggravated robbery

90 Residential burglary

11 Carjacking

27 Rape

96 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

1,748 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

39 Murder

31 Attempted murder

27 Rape

0 Sexual assault

489 Common assault

96 Assault GBH

104 Aggravated robbery

73 Common robbery

90 Residential burglary

13 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

11 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

1,748 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 4

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 4 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

bongani0→eastridge26,875 people→lentegeur42,201 people→mitchells-plain-cbd14,880 people→

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