Land Prices Drop by Up to Ksh1M in These 6 Nairobi Satellite Towns

A report by Hass Consult has revealed that land prices in six Nairobi satellite towns dropped between July and September 2025.

The report released on Tuesday, October 28, shows that an acre of land in Kiambu dropped by 1.9 per cent from Ksh49.7 million at the end of June 2025 to Ksh48.7 million at the end of September. This represents a drop of Ksh1 million.

In Ngong, an acre of land dropped from Ksh36.9 million (at the end of June) to Ksh36.2 million in September, a drop of Ksh700,000.

At the end of September 2025, the average price of an acre in Ongata Rongai was put at Ksh28.5 million, a drop of Ksh100,000 from Ksh28.6 million reported in June.

Other towns where land dropped include: Syokimau by Ksh100,000 (from Ksh40 million to Ksh39.9 million) and Tigoni by Ksh100,000 (from Ksh34.9 million to Ksh34.8 million)

In Ruaka, the price of an acre of land also dropped from Ksh111.2 million to Ksh111.1 million between June 2025 and September 2025.

Conversely, land in Mlolongo recorded the highest growth of 3.4 percent from June and September 2025 (from Ksh45.4 million to Ksh46.9 million).

The price of an acre of land in Limuru also grew by 3 percent within that period (from 26.1 million to Ksh26.9 million).

Why the dismal growth of land?

As detailed in the report, this trend has been attributed to the slowing demand of land in these towns, especially among middle-class Kenyans who are facing financial challenges due to the state of the economy.

Hass Consult added that the middle class, who had preferred to build their own homes from scratch, are finding it difficult to undertake the projects.

“Many of these satellite areas, such as Kiserian, Kitengela, and Athi River, have been prime locations for middle-class buyers to develop their own family homes in stages and as incomes allowed,” Hass Consult Creative Director, Sakina Hassanali stated.

“But tightening finances are reducing the flow of buyers able to get through the initial entry gate for self-building of a land purchase, despite the far lower and more advantageous prices in the satellite areas.”

Most affordable areas to buy land in satellite towns 

Within the satellite towns, Kiserian and Kitengela offered the lowest-price access point, at an average of Ksh13.4m and Ksh18.8m per acre.

In Athi River, an acre of land was projected to cost Ksh21.4 million, while an acre in Juja was Ksh25.5 million.

Ruaka remains the most expensive area to buy land, with the price of an acre averaging Ksh111.1 million, followed by Kiambu at Ksh48.7 million and Mlolongo at Ksh46.9 million.