The City of Cape Town municipal valuation roll (general valuation roll, 2025-2028) values 877 329 properties in the Western Cape. The median value is R1.11m and the total is R1.72tn.
Values are municipal valuations as at the roll’s valuation date: the municipal valuer’s market value, set for calculating rates. A property can sell for more or less than its roll value today.
Rank among the 1 municipalities in City of Cape Town; in brackets, among all 25 in the Western Cape
| Biggest suburb by value | Cape Town (R226bn) |
| Largest category by value | Residential (R1.59tn) |
| 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% |
By number of parcels on the roll
| Suburb / town | Parcels | Median value | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | 95 536 | R1.74m | R226bn |
| Mitchells Plain | 51 336 | R720k | R40bn |
| Khayelitsha | 44 733 | R351k | R19bn |
| Delft | 31 421 | R325k | R12bn |
| Bellville | 27 510 | R1.75m | R60bn |
| Kraaifontein | 25 650 | R890k | R26bn |
| Blue Downs | 24 127 | R372k | R14bn |
| Milnerton | 23 161 | R2.50m | R64bn |
| Goodwood | 22 173 | R1.80m | R37bn |
| Strand | 18 296 | R870k | R25bn |
| Brackenfell | 16 612 | R2.23m | R37bn |
| Kuils River | 16 283 | R1.72m | R29bn |
| Parow | 14 724 | R1.95m | R38bn |
| Philippi | 14 005 | R320k | R4.8bn |
| Durbanville | 13 912 | R3.18m | R46bn |
…and 25 more suburbs in the interactive atlas.
Illustrative, on the median home of R1.11m; excludes service charges and any further rebates. Official tariff ↗
A rough guide to the bond only. It excludes transfer duty, bond registration and legal fees; your actual rate depends on credit, deposit and bank. Prime 10.5% eff. 2026-05-28.
Gaps in the published roll itself — counted, not estimated. Affected parcels are excluded from the relevant stats.
General valuation roll, rating cycle 2025-2028.
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.
Who runs the council, and how they were elected
1 Nov 2021: DA won (136/231), outright majority
Now: DA majority (as of 2024)
Executive Mayor: Geordin Hill-Lewis (DA)
| DA | 136 seats (58.3%) |
| ANC | 43 seats (18.6%) |
| EFF | 27 seats (8.9%) |
| GOOD | 23 seats (6.5%) |