Brackenfell is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is mainly a residential area, with some large shopping centres. Brackenfell is a fast growing community. It is mainly an Afrikaans community but with the property growth many young couples from various cultural groups are drawn to Brackenfell. This suburb has a very good town planning infrastructure with good schools, churches and other community related institutions. The well known Rhema Cape Town North Church is also situated in Brackenfell.