Nairobi property price index
Median asking prices and rents in Nairobi, from listings live on SpaceYako. Computed 30 October 2026.
Nairobi
Asking prices for sale
| Property | Median asking price | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | KES 11.9M | KES 1.9M – KES 140M | 221 |
| Studio | KES 5.8M | KES 1.9M – KES 7M | 10 |
| 1 bedroom | KES 7.4M | KES 2.9M – KES 11.4M | 60 |
| 2 bedroom | KES 12.3M | KES 6.5M – KES 36M | 76 |
| 3 bedroom | KES 19.8M | KES 8.5M – KES 45M | 52 |
| 4 bedroom | KES 26.3M | KES 15.5M – KES 62M | 17 |
| 5 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 33.5M – KES 45M | 2 |
| 6 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 62.5M – KES 140M | 2 |
| Houses | KES 80M | KES 6.5M – KES 185M | 16 |
| 1 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 6.5M | 1 |
| 3 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 15M – KES 95M | 3 |
| 4 bedroom | KES 26M | KES 19.5M – KES 180M | 5 |
| 5 bedroom | KES 85M | KES 75M – KES 185M | 5 |
| 6 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 100M | 1 |
| Land | KES 100M | KES 17.5M – KES 400M | 9 |
| Commercial Property | Fewer than 5 | KES 27M – KES 185M | 4 |
Asking rents
| Property | Median asking rent | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | KES 175K / month | KES 60K – KES 585K | 49 |
| Studio | Fewer than 5 | KES 60K – KES 70K | 2 |
| 1 bedroom | KES 80K / month | KES 60K – KES 351K | 9 |
| 2 bedroom | KES 180K / month | KES 80K – KES 338K | 17 |
| 3 bedroom | KES 180K / month | KES 100K – KES 350K | 14 |
| 4 bedroom | KES 400K / month | KES 180K – KES 585K | 5 |
| Houses | KES 350K / month | KES 35K – KES 1.2M | 9 |
| 1 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 35K – KES 143K | 2 |
| 3 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 350K | 1 |
| 4 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 350K – KES 375K | 3 |
| 5 bedroom | Fewer than 5 | KES 500K – KES 1.2M | 3 |
| Commercial Property | Fewer than 5 | KES 200K – KES 500K | 2 |
Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Nairobi
| Neighbourhood | Apartments, asking price | Apartments, asking rent | Live listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlands | KES 11.7M | KES 165K / month | 99 |
| Brookside | KES 14.5M | — | 16 |
| Kileleshwa | KES 12.5M | KES 223K / month | 50 |
| Riverside | KES 11.3M | — | 16 |
| Kilimani | KES 11.5M | KES 150K / month | 41 |
| Lavington | KES 11M | KES 150K / month | 34 |
Compare neighbourhoods in Nairobi
Living in Nairobi
What Nairobi is like
Nairobi City County covers 703.9 sq km and had 4,397,073 residents in 1,506,888 households at the 2019 census (KNBS), or 6,247 people per sq km, all counted as urban. It has 17 constituencies and 85 wards. Of conventional households, 90.6% rented or were provided their main dwelling and 9.3% owned it. The census sub-counties with the most households were Embakasi (347,955), Kasarani (271,290) and Njiru (204,563); Lang'ata had the highest ownership share (20.4%). Ardhisasa, the digital land registry, launched in Nairobi in 2021.
- Main roads
- Nairobi Expressway, Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Waiyaki Way, Thika Superhighway, Eastern Bypass, Northern Bypass, Southern Bypass, Outer Ring Road, Ngong Road, Airport North Road
- Getting around
- Nairobi Expressway: 27.1 km toll road from Mlolongo via JKIA and the CBD to James Gichuru junction on Waiyaki Way. Eastern, Northern and Southern bypasses and Thika Superhighway. Commuter trains from Nairobi Central to Syokimau, Athi River, Ruiru, Embakasi, Kikuyu and the SGR Nairobi Terminus. Airports: JKIA and Wilson Airport.
- Nearby
- Nairobi CBD, Upper Hill, Westlands, Gigiri UN complex, Industrial Area, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport
- Who it suits
- People working in the CBD, Upper Hill, Westlands, Gigiri, Industrial Area or at JKIA who want to live inside the city. In 2019, 90.6% of households rented or were provided their home.
Sources
- 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV, Table 2.10: Tenure Status of Main Dwelling Unit, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- Distribution of Urban Population by Sex and County, 2019 Census Volume II, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- Nairobi City County Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027, Nairobi City County
- Nairobi Expressway now open, but you must pay (14 May 2022), Capital FM
- Bypasses, expressways and interchanges: the changing face of Nairobi (18 August 2026), Nation
- NCR Passenger Train FAQ, Kenya Railways
- The Nairobi Commuter Rail, Kenya Railways
- The Kenya Market Update H1 2026, Knight Frank Kenya
- United Nations Office at Nairobi, UNON
- State to upgrade Wilson Airport runways (23 July 2025), Capital FM
- State Department for Lands expands digitization in Mombasa, bringing more land transactions on to Ardhisasa (17 July 2026), State Department for Lands and Physical Planning
Written by SpaceYako. Facts last checked 15 October 2026.
Property for sale in Nairobi · Property for rent in Nairobi
How asking prices in Nairobi have moved
Weekly readings began 23 October 2026. A trend appears here once a figure has 4 weeks of medians behind it.
Method
How these figures are computed
- What is counted
- Every sale and rental listing live on SpaceYako when the figures were computed: published, and within its 60-day window. Expired, draft and withdrawn listings are excluded.
- What a figure means
- The median asking price: half of the listings ask more, half ask less. It is not a sale price, a valuation or a forecast. No public register of agreed prices exists in Kenya, and these numbers do not stand in for one.
- Like with like
- Medians are taken per property type, and per bedroom count for apartments and houses. Plots, offices and flats are never mixed into one number.
- When a figure is withheld
- A median needs at least 5 listings with a price in Kenyan shillings above a placeholder floor. Below that, the count and range are still shown.
- Freshness
- Computed 30 October 2026. Figures catch up within the hour as listings are published, edited or reach the end of their window.
- Limits
- The index reflects what is advertised on SpaceYako, which is not the whole market. Areas with few listings move sharply when one listing arrives or leaves. Asking rents exclude deposit, service charge and agency fees, which a listing shows separately where its agent has entered them.
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