Confirmed 8 Oct
Property for Rent in Kilimani
6 live listings on SpaceYako, each published or renewed by its agent in the last 60 days.
Market snapshot
- Live listings
- 6
- Asking rent range
- KES 65K – KES 400K
- Median asking rent
- KES 150K a month
- 6 listings
- Newest listing
- 8 October 2026
Asking prices from listings live on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Not sale prices or valuations. A median is shown only where there are at least five listings. Method and the full price index
Living in Kilimani
What Kilimani is like
Kilimani lies roughly 4 km west of Nairobi CBD, 3 km from Upper Hill and 5 km from Westlands (Cytonn, 2018). Kilimani ward, covering the Kilimani and Maziwa sub-locations, is one of five wards of Dagoretti North constituency; administratively the area is in Westlands sub-county. Cytonn describes a mix of maisonettes, apartments and office blocks housing NGOs, embassies and small firms, and notes the area was re-zoned from low-density residential to allow high-rise, high-density residential and commercial use. Shopping centres include Yaya Centre, Prestige Plaza and Adams Arcade.
- Main roads
- Argwings Kodhek Road, Ngong Road, Ring Road Kilimani, Dennis Pritt Road, Lenana Road, Chaka Road, Kindaruma Road, Wood Avenue, Ralph Bunche Road, Elgeyo Marakwet Road, Menelik Road
- Getting around
- Approximately 4 km west of the CBD (Cytonn, 2018). Matatu route 46 (Town, Hurlingham, Lavington, Kawangware) loads at the Kencom stage and runs via Valley Road, Argwings Kodhek Road, Hurlingham and Yaya Centre.
- Nearby
- Yaya Centre, Prestige Plaza, Adams Arcade, Hurlingham shopping centre
- Who it suits
- Buyers and renters looking for an apartment or maisonette about 4 km west of the CBD, in a mixed residential and office area with several shopping centres.
Sources
- Kilimani ward, Dagoretti North NG-CDF
- Background: wards of Dagoretti North, Dagoretti North NG-CDF
- Westlands Constituency, Wikipedia
- Kilimani Real Estate Investment Opportunity 2017/2018 (June 2018), Cytonn Investments
- Kilimani Research Report, Cytonn Investments
- Equitable Water Distribution Programme, June 2025, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
- Biwott family sells iconic Yaya Centre mall to wealthy Kantaria family (16 August 2023), Nation
- Nairobi's Prestige Plaza completes Sh400mn modern revamp (11 April 2025), Capital FM
- List of all Nairobi matatu routes and their assigned numbers (27 July 2021), Kenyans.co.ke
- Kencom Bus Stage, Jambo Nairobi
Written by SpaceYako. Facts last checked 15 October 2026.
From the listings
Questions this page can answer
- How many properties are for rent in Kilimani?
- 6 on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Each was published or renewed by its agent within the last 60 days; listings older than that come down automatically.
- What is the asking rent for apartments in Kilimani?
- The median is KES 150K a month across 6 live listings, from KES 65K to KES 400K.
- Are these the prices homes actually sell or let for?
- No. They are asking prices on listings live on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Agreed prices are usually different and are not published. A median is only shown where there are at least five listings to take it from. How the figures are computed
Before you pay anyone
Renting guides
- Renting GuideHow to Rent an Apartment in Nairobi: A Complete Tenant GuideBudgeting, neighbourhood choice, landlord verification, lease essentials, and tenant rights. Everything a first-time renter in Nairobi needs before signing.
- SafetyHow to check an estate agent with EARBWho has to be registered with the Estate Agents Registration Board, the two certificates to ask for, how to check them on EARB's own tools and the Kenya Gazette, and where those tools fall short.
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