Q3 2026
Latest · July–September 2026
Searchers' gap
−6%
median KSh 75.8K a month
Requesters' gap
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Rent cells 2
Buy cells 0
Released 14 Oct 2026
First release.
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KENYA PROPERTY CENTRE AFFORDABILITY GAP · Q3 2026
Kenya Property Centre Affordability Gap: What people can pay, against what's asked
How far budgets sit below asking prices for one home type and size in one place. Three groups, always named: people searching our site, people who asked agents to find them a home, and people who set an alert.
- Quarter
- Q3 2026 · July–September 2026
- Released
- Released 14 Oct 2026
- Next release
- Next release: 7 Jan 2027
PEOPLE SEARCHING OUR SITE · NAIROBI 1-BED FLATS · RENT A MONTH
−6%
below
asking
median budget KSh 75.8K a month · Searches 17–30 Sept 2026
Asking median KSh 80.6K a month · Typical KSh 61K–KSh 124.3K · Asking: Sept 2026
#release-2026-q3Searchers budget 6% below asking for Nairobi 1-bed flats to rent.
Asking is the Rent Index median for Nairobi 1-bed flats, September 2026. Budgets are the median of what each group entered; banded search budgets are precise to about ±20%. How we measure this
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RENT · A MONTH · Q3 2026
Rent: what people budget a month, against asking rents
Rent is monthly. Gaps compare each group's median budget with the Rent Index asking median for the same area, type and size.
AreaTypeBeds
Asking medianAsking: Sept 2026
People searching our siteSearches 17–30 Sept 2026
People who asked agents to find them a homeRequests Oct 2025–Sept 2026
People who set an alertAlerts live 30 Sept 2026
Listings
Nairobi · 1-bed flat
Flat
1
Asking: Sept 2026
KSh 80.6K
typical KSh 61K–KSh 124.3K
People searching our site
KSh 75.8K
−6%
People who asked agents to find them a home
Not enough requests
People who set an alert
Not enough alerts
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Nairobi · 2-bed flat
Flat
2
Asking: Sept 2026
KSh 111K
typical KSh 82.2K–KSh 165.7K
People searching our site
KSh 96.1K
−13%
People who asked agents to find them a home
Not enough requests
People who set an alert
Not enough alerts
See homes
Searches and alerts for N bedrooms count homes with at least N; requests count exactly N. A group shows a figure when it has at least 50 budget-stated searches, 30 requests or 30 alerts. Banded search budgets are precise to about ±20%.
BUY · TOTAL PRICE · Q3 2026
Buy: what people budget for a home, against asking prices
Buy is the total price. Gaps compare each group's median budget with the House Price Index asking median.
Not enough data yet for Buy; next release 7 Jan 2027.
SHORT-LET · A NIGHT · Q3 2026
Short-let: what guests budget a night, against asking rates
Short-let is per night. Gaps compare each group's median nightly budget with the Short-let Index asking median.
Not enough data yet for Short-let; next release 7 Jan 2027.
RELEASE NOTES · Q3 2026
What this quarter shows
- Searchers budget 6% below asking for Nairobi 1-bed flats to rent.
- Rent: 2 figures.
- Buy: not enough data yet.
- Short-let: not enough data yet.
- Searches cover 17–30 Sept 2026 only: the search log is clean from 17 Sept 2026. The methodology explains why.
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Demand vs Supply compares all homes in an area with what's listed today; the Affordability Gap compares one home type and size with the Rent, House Price and Short-let Index.
MethodologyHow budgets are counted, and the gap formula Rent, House Price and Short-let IndexThe asking figures every gap is measured against Demand vs SupplyAll homes in an area against what's listed What can I afford?Check your own budget, area by area
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Frequently asked
Common questions about budgets and asking prices
How much do people budget to rent a 1-bed flat in Nairobi?
People searching our site budget a median KSh 75.8K a month for a 1-bed flat in Nairobi, 6% below the asking median of KSh 80.6K (Q3 2026).
See Q3 2026 in the release tableWhy do people who ask agents budget so much less?
They are a self-selected group: people who ask agents to find them a home are often those who couldn't find one in their budget by searching. So their budgets run lower than searchers', and the gap between the two is part of the story, not an error.
Why are these figures different from Demand vs Supply?
Demand vs Supply compares the budgets of all searches in an area, every home type and size together, with what's listed today. The Affordability Gap compares one home type and size with the Rent, House Price and Short-let Index, for three groups of people separately.
Go to Demand vs SupplyUsing this data.
Free to use with credit. You can quote and republish these figures, as long as you credit Kenya Property Centre and link back to this page. They are licensed under CC BY 4.0, as set out in our terms of use.
Kenya Property Centre Affordability Gap, Q3 2026 release, Kenya Property Centre, https://kenyapropertycentre.com/market-trends/affordability-gap#release-2026-q3
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