| Land is a very important non-renewable resource. | | | | Kitengela, Ruiru, Kahawa Sukari, Githurai, Kiambu, |
| The world’s population is increasing while the | | | | Kikuyu, Tassia, Njiru, Ruai, Ruaka, Kasarani, Mwiki, |
| land surface remains constant hence creating a | | | | Thika can be subdivided into much smaller pieces. |
| very high demand. This makes land one of the | | | | There are quarters, measuring 100 feet by 100 |
| best investment portfolios since it will always | | | | feet, eighths measuring 50 feet by 100 feet and |
| appreciate over time as the population increases. | | | | other smaller plot sizes measuring 40 by 80 feet. |
| Many people often get confused while trying to | | | | Here plot prices vary from the proximity of the |
| acquire land on where to build their dream houses | | | | main road. Commercial plots cost anywhere |
| in Kenya. | | | | between 2 to 4 million per eighth of an acre.This |
| Land for construction of residential houses is | | | | means a commercial use acre of land in such an |
| essential. If you are in Nairobi, there are various | | | | area costs between 2x8=16million to |
| areas you can choose to settle depending on | | | | 4x8=32million. |
| your budget. An acre of land in the high-end areas | | | | A residential piece of land of an eighth of an acre |
| such as Karen and Runda will cost an average of | | | | size in Tassia, Kikuyu, Athi River, and Syokimau |
| Kenya shillings 8 million. In these areas, the | | | | costs an average of Kenya Shillings 1 million. This |
| minimum size of the land has been kept to half an | | | | means an acre in this area costs 1x8=8million |
| acre by the Nairobi City Council so as to maintain | | | | which is the same price as an acre of land in |
| the prestige and ambience. In Kahawa Sukari, the | | | | Runda and Karen .From this you can deduce that |
| minimum area is a quarter of an acre for a single | | | | land gets more expensive when subdivided into |
| house. | | | | much smaller pieces. |
| The City Council also specifies the number of | | | | Land in areas such as Isinya, Juja and Ruai which |
| family dwellings in such areas so you can only | | | | are far from Nairobi CBD and generally dry is |
| have one family dwelling per half an acre. | | | | cheaper. An acre of Land in Juja or Isinya can |
| Recently, with the onset of the Sectional | | | | cost a low of Kenya shillings 300,000. |
| Properties Act, areas around Nairobi CBD such as | | | | Land in other major towns such as Nakuru, |
| Upperhill, Kilimani and Lavington have seen an | | | | Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri, Nyahururu, Naivasha, |
| increase in the number of high-rise flats and | | | | Bungoma is far much cheaper since demand is |
| condominiums. This is due to the fact that this | | | | lower with residential land costing a low of Kenya |
| new law enables one to own a title to a section | | | | shillings 200,000 per acre. |
| of the building e.g. you can now hold a title deed | | | | So clearly, the choices are all available depending |
| to a 4th floor apartment. Developers have cashed | | | | on your budget so search for a reputable Land |
| in on this by developing apartments and flats and | | | | Agent in Kenya from the internet and place an |
| selling each unit to individual owners. | | | | order. |
| Land in Middle income areas such as Ngong, | | | | |