The City of Cape Town district spans 1 municipalities: City of Cape Town. Together they have 877 329 properties on their current valuation rolls, with a median value of R1.11m.
Values are municipal valuations as at each roll’s valuation date, set for rates, not today’s sale prices. Municipalities value on different cycles; each page states its own.
| Municipality | Roll cycle | Median value | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cape Town | 2025-2028 | R1.11m | 877 329 |
| Category | Parcels | Share | Median | Share of value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 839 998 | 96% | R1.11m | 92% |
| Business | 31 265 | 4% | R1.22m | 5% |
| Agricultural | 446 | 0% | R12.10m | 1% |
| State / municipal | 148 | 0% | R4.10m | 0% |
| Vacant | 1 012 | 0% | R1.15m | 0% |
| Other | 4 460 | 1% | R130k | 1% |
Gaps in the published roll itself — counted, not estimated. Affected parcels are excluded from the relevant stats.
Municipal valuations estimate each property’s open-market value on a set past date (mass appraisal under the Municipal Property Rates Act). They are calculated to charge rates and are not a floor or a live sale price. How valuations work
The valuer who set these values, and who to contact about them
| Municipal valuer | City of Cape Town Valuations Department (Director: Valuations, Louise Muller; GV2025 names only the office of 'Municipal Valuer') (GV2025) |
| Valuations office | Valuations Department |
| Contact | 0860 103 089, valuations@capetown.gov.za |
| Official page | Valuations page ↗ |
| Lodge an objection with | The Valuations Department (centralised) |
| How to object | Online via e-Services (preferred), email valuationsobjection@capetown.gov.za, or in person at rotating venues; appeals to the Valuation Appeal Board via valuationsappeals@capetown.gov.za within 30 working days. |
| Objection form | Get the form ↗ |
Other role-players: Western Cape Valuation Appeal Board ↗, Western Cape Department of Local Government ↗, CoGTA (Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs) ↗. Appeals against the valuer’s decision go to the Valuation Appeal Board.