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Land prices per acre in Kenya 2026: Nairobi suburbs and satellite towns

Average asking prices per acre for 32 areas around Nairobi, how fast they are moving, and what an eighth-acre plot costs.

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by Reviewed by Josephine Njeri
6 min read Updated 29 October 2026Verified 29 Oct 2026

Satellite towns

AreaAverage per acre (KES)Middle half of listingsQuarterYearEighth of an acre
Ruaka115,700,00092.1m to 140m+2.8%+4.0%14.5m
Kiambu48,600,00030m to 60m-0.6%-2.1%6.1m
Mlolongo47,600,00032m to 60m+1.2%+4.9%6.0m
Ruiru42,200,00026m to 52m+4.1%+13.3%5.3m
Syokimau39,400,00030.8m to 44m-0.3%-1.5%4.9m
Ngong34,800,00022.4m to 44m-2.5%-5.8%4.4m
Tigoni34,800,00025m to 40m-0.3%-0.4%4.4m
Thika32,400,00018m to 36m+3.8%+7.5%4.1m
Ongata Rongai29,900,00018.9m to 35m+1.7%+4.6%3.7m
Limuru27,200,00020m to 33m-0.8%+4.0%3.4m
Juja26,800,00017.9m to 33.8m+0.6%+6.7%3.4m
Athi River20,700,00012.5m to 25m-0.2%-1.8%2.6m
Kitengela18,800,0009.3m to 21.6m-0.1%+3.6%2.4m
Kiserian13,600,0007.2m to 17m+0.3%+4.4%1.7m

Ruiru led the satellite towns, up 4.1% in the quarter and 13.3% in the year, which HassConsult links to large developments such as Tatu City. Seven of the 14 towns fell in the quarter, led by Ngong.

Nairobi suburbs

AreaAverage per acre (KES)Middle half of listingsQuarterYearEighth of an acre
Upperhill568,700,000466.9m to 638.3m+1.3%+4.2%71.1m
Westlands508,000,000440m to 551.4m+1.3%+1.9%63.5m
Parklands471,700,000400m to 529.9m+0.4%+1.7%59.0m
Kilimani445,900,000375m to 500m+1.8%+6.0%55.7m
Riverside382,300,000316.7m to 438.1m+2.1%+7.7%47.8m
Muthangari378,400,000320.6m to 430.9m-2.1%-4.9%47.3m
Kileleshwa340,200,000300m to 382.9m+1.2%+3.9%42.5m
Spring Valley314,500,000190m to 475m+1.3%+6.5%39.3m
Lavington277,500,000212.5m to 333.3m+0.2%+2.4%34.7m
Gigiri261,100,000200m to 300m-0.7%+3.5%32.6m
Muthaiga230,100,000200m to 250m-0.9%-1.9%28.8m
Nyari128,200,000104.7m to 140m+2.5%+8.8%16.0m
Loresho118,100,00090m to 144m+0.9%+3.2%14.8m
Runda105,600,00090m to 120m+2.9%+8.9%13.2m
Kitisuru102,500,00085m to 120m+1.5%+2.6%12.8m
Langata94,700,00070m to 106m+4.1%+9.8%11.8m
Ridgeways93,000,00080m to 100m+0.5%+2.3%11.6m
Karen79,500,00070m to 90m+3.2%+10.0%9.9m

Suburban land rose 1.4% in the quarter. Langata and Karen grew fastest, which HassConsult puts down to demand for detached homes and the county's new development control policy.

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