Inside Kano towns where you can find cheap rent

Sharada and Ja’in are two significant areas located in Kano Municipal local government area, serving as bustling industrial hub and residential zone and therefore attracting people and investments. The two integral parts are joined together in the southern part of Kano city due to their proximity to make up the industrial and residential zone. Sharada […]

Sharada and Ja’in are two significant areas located in Kano Municipal local government area, serving as bustling industrial hub and residential zone and therefore attracting people and investments.

The two integral parts are joined together in the southern part of Kano city due to their proximity to make up the industrial and residential zone.

Sharada is known as Kano’s renowned industrial estate housing an array of small,medium and large scale industries attracting a significant number of workforce who seek to take residence in Ja’in quarters adjacent to Sharada.

Ja’in is a booming area in the property business serving as an alternative for those seeking affordable housing options with plans to purchase land and build their own homes in a rapidly expanding area.

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Factory workers may find living in Sharada, considered reserved for the big and mighty, expensive though close by to get their place of work with ease.

Unmarried factory workers prefer to rent a one-room apartment which they can get at ₦150,000 or even ₦120,000 depending on the property and the location within the Ja’in area.

The area is generally attractive to residents including artisans, traders, labourers, low and medium income earners and civil servants not only because rent is relatively cheap, but also because of regular water and electricity supply and accessibility to other parts of the city.

The road that passes through Sharada from Kofar Danagundi links Ja’in to Madobi road flyover and Dorayi-BUK road.Through Yahaya Gusau road Ja’in is connected to Kofar Gadon Kaya to the rest of the ancient Kano city.

Baba Ladan, an estate agent in the area, said the average rent of a one-room apartment with a kitchen and toilet is ₦150,000 but decent two-bedroom apartments go for between ₦200,000 and ₦400,000 plus agency fees.

Ladan said outright purchase of houses with two or three rooms go for between 7 million and 8 million naira,noting however that houses with good finishing could cost over 10 million naira.

“ As I speak to you I have two houses with two rooms for sale and the owner wants 7 million naira for each.I also have another upstairs which can be converted into two separate units in which two families can live.The house is valued at 45 million naira.

“ We have houses whose rent is higher than the ones I mentioned because some were originally meant for the owner to live in but then he changed his mind or someone offered to buy.Rent for such a house may be as high as five hundred thousand naira or even more.Tenants pay one million naira for good houses with quality finishing.But generally one room apartment attracts workers who may be single and can afford to pay N150,000,” said Ladan.

Another estate agent Idris Abba Sarina said Ja’in and Medile quarters are two decent areas in the Kano metropolitan where one can find relatively cheap houses for rent.

Although Jain is located within the Kano municipal local government area and Medile quarters in Kumbotso LGA, the two are close to each other separated only by railway line .

“ Usually when a client comes looking for a cheap house to rent, I take them to Ja’in or Medile or Danmaliki quarters.The least is ₦150,000 for just one room but availability is sometimes limited.The least for a two room apartment is ₦200,000 up to ₦500,000 only in these areas I mentioned.You cannot get it cheap elsewhere unless you are ready to share a house with a co-tenant,” said Sarina.

Sarina also said private estate developers are buying land to build residential quarters to meet the increasing need of housing.

A resident of Jain Sadiqu Yusuf said he bought the land on which he built his house in the year 2000 at less than ₦200,000 but the value now is over ₦4 million because of the rapid expansion of the area due to the influx of people.

Yusuf attributed the relatively cheap rent in the area to competition among those involved in build-and-sell business with buyers ultimately renting the houses out.

He said his own 3-bedroom house can be given to a tenant at ₦500,000,stating that if he were to rent a single room with a toilet he would ask for more than ₦160,000.

Abubakar Sadiq ,a resident of Medile quarters sees no difference between renting a house in Jain and Medile saying the two areas share common features of rapid expansion and influx of new occupants.

Sadiq adds that the expansion connects Medile to the Western bypass and Maikalwa quarters and Naibawa in Kumbotso local government area.

He said tenants pay between ₦200,000 and ₦500,000 for a two bedroom house adding it is difficult to get one bedroom apartment in the area unless one is ready for a one room with a separate toilet to share with a co-tenant

There are several other areas in Kano where houses are affordable even as new private housing estates are springing up across the state making Kano a massive construction site.