Property for Rent in Kiambu

What Kiambu is like

Kiambu County covers 2,538.6 sq km and had 2,417,735 residents in 795,241 households at the 2019 census (KNBS), or 952 people per sq km; 1,706,285 residents were counted as urban. It has 12 constituencies and 60 wards. Of conventional households, 37.1% owned their main dwelling and 62.9% rented or were provided it. The census sub-counties with the most households were Ruiru (129,470), Juja (104,301) and Thika West (89,458), where 84.0%, 70.8% and 86.3% of households rented or were provided their home.

Main roads

Thika Superhighway, Eastern Bypass, Northern Bypass, Western Bypass, Southern Bypass, Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, Kiambu Road

Getting around

Thika Superhighway runs to Thika. The Eastern Bypass ends at Ruiru, the Northern Bypass links Ruiru to Ruaka, and the Western Bypass runs from Ruaka via Wangige to Gitaru near Kikuyu, where the Southern Bypass meets the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. Commuter trains run from Nairobi Central to Ruiru and Kikuyu.

Nearby

Thika, Ruiru, Juja, Kiambu town, Kikuyu, Limuru, Tatu City, Tilisi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Who it suits

People working in Nairobi or in Thika, Ruiru, Juja or Tatu City who want to live outside the city. The county plan describes Kiambu as home to many people who work in Nairobi.

Written by SpaceYako. Facts last checked 15 October 2026.