| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.9368°N 18.4302°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Cape Town |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.46 |
| Population Total: | 1859 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 8.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 8.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.7% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 77.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 72.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 18.9% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 8.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8001 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Devil's Peak Estate is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa in the area known as the City Bowl. It is sandwiched between Vredehoek and Zonnebloem on the slopes of Devil's Peak. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 1,859 residents in an area of .
Devil's Peak is situated adjacent to the M3 expressway (De Waal Drive changed to Philip Kgosana Drive). The name Devil's Peak is descriptive of its location as this is the closes suburb to the mountain peak of the same name. It is derived from a folklore story about a pipe smoking competition between a pirate named Van Hunks and the Devil. To this day when a cloud forms around the mountain people will say that "the Devil and van Hunks are at it again". Devil's Peak is knows as one of the windiest places in the city bowl.
It is served by route 101 of the MyCiTi bus service.
Devil's Peak is a quiet neighbourhood often considered a sub-suburb of Vredehoek. It also falls under the Neighbourhood Watch community called DPV which stands for Devil's Peak & Vredehoek.
The area has access to the Table Mountain Reserve where the public has access to mountain trails. These are frequented by hikers and Mountain bikers.
Every few years the area comes under threat of wildfires in which properties have been damaged. However a strong community program ensures that evacuation processes and destructive fires are kept under control. [2]