The full series behind the dashboard reading: the index, submarket evidence with published sample sizes, the methodology and the limitations that qualify every figure below.
Figures as at 30 June 2026 · HY1 2026 · Next release Second Thursday, January 2027
Current figures appear here as the latest reading of a long series, not as a headline claim about today. Nine years of consistently structured evidence is what the series rests on.
Figures shown here are the published series only. Where a figure is held but not yet publishable — a yield built across mismatched periods, a capital value drawn from a single submarket, or a forecast without explanatory power — it is withheld rather than shown with a caveat.
Rents sit above their 2017 base while capital values sit meaningfully below — the repricing in this market has happened on the capital side, not the income side. The index is the reading to follow: it absorbs a thin current sample gracefully, and it is what nine years of consistently structured evidence supports. Current-period figures appear here as the latest reading of a long series, not as a headline claim about today.
JW Advisory Team · Last reviewed 31 August 2026
9 of 10 nodes currently meet the publication threshold. A node publishes only when it holds at least 5 buildings with evidence and no single building contributes more than 40% of its observations. Below that, an “average” is one building’s rent disclosed in public.
| Node | Buildings | Coverage | Upper-floor rent | Service charge | Occupancy | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD | 137 | 56.2% | KES 82 n = 135 | KES 26 n = 47 | 93.7% n = 137 | Published |
| Westlands | 90 | 92.2% | KES 117 n = 181 | KES 25 n = 85 | 91.3% n = 89 | Published |
| Kilimani | 53 | 90.6% | KES 100 n = 108 | KES 23 n = 24 | 86% n = 46 | Published |
| Upper Hill | 50 | 100% | KES 94 n = 102 | KES 26 n = 20 | 90.2% n = 12 | Published |
| Parklands | 17 | 100% | KES 101 n = 36 | KES 23 n = 9 | 86.3% n = 4 | Published |
| Mombasa Road | 14 | 100% | KES 73 n = 28 | KES 20 n = 7 | 79.8% n = 4 | Published |
| Karen | 13 | 100% | KES 114 n = 30 | KES 30 n = 5 | 88% n = 5 | Published |
| Riverside | 9 | 100% | KES 128 n = 20 | KES 25 n = 7 | 91.3% n = 4 | Published |
| Lavington | 8 | 100% | KES 133 n = 16 | KES 27 n = 2 | 76.4% n = 5 | Published |
| Thika Road | 5 | 100% | Suppressed — below the 5-building threshold | Below threshold | ||
Rents are quoted per square foot per month. Building-level rents and capital values do not publish on this tier: the transaction evidence originates in valuation files where the firm acted as advisory and introducing party, and publishing a value against a named building would invite the reading that an opinion of value was given outside a formal instruction under the Valuers Act (Cap. 532). Named-asset data is available under instruction.
This release covers Nairobi's commercial office market as at 30 June 2026, drawn from JW Realty's research register of 403 tracked buildings across 15 commercial nodes in Nairobi. We publish a confidence rating with every release, and we state its limitations plainly rather than holding them back. A majority of the evidence behind this release was captured before 2024, and our independent verification programme is still under way. On that basis, we rate this release Advisory Grade which is reliable for market-level guidance and comparison, not intended as a substitute for a formal valuation of a specific property. See Limitations for the full detail.
The evidence in the register has not been independently verified. Observations are compiled from valuation instructions, agency mandates and market enquiries and are presented as recorded, without audit or independent validation.
Eighty-three (83%) percent of the observations in the register predate Q2 2026. Market evidence through H1 2026 remains relatively unchanged, with the principal notable development being the addition of new office stock. Current-period samples remain comparatively limited; accordingly, the platform emphasizes the index as a more robust market indicator rather than presenting a current-period rent snapshot.
Structured market evidence is currently available for Nairobi commercial office. Retail data is under review and will be incorporated in the HY2 Market Report. Affordable housing and other segments remain under development and no figures are currently published for these segments. The AHP Report will be issued separately as an ad hoc report before the end of 2026.
Every figure on this page is published with the sample it was drawn from, shown as n =.
Where a sample size is absent, the figure is suppressed rather than shown without it.
Submarket statistics follow a minimum-constituent rule consistent with the approach MSCI applies to its property indices.
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