House rents in Independence Layout, Enugu, are analyzed for users’ and prospects’ information. The average house rents for the period 2022–2024 and the forecast for 2025 are compiled from the field (evidence of what is payable as rents), backed by experience and professionalism. The forecast was calculated using the growth rate formula in most cases and moderated by experience and what is obtainable in the Independence Layout (first-hand opinion) of the property market. Adjustments are made based on the realities on the ground in the neighbourhood and what most landlords are looking forward to receiving in the coming year(s). The data compiled complies with house rents that most sampled residential properties have put out as periodic rental reviews in the location under review.
| Type | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Outlook (2025) |
| 4bedroom duplex | 2,000,000 | 2,500,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 4bedroom bungalow | 1,500,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 3bedroom flat | 800,000 | 850,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2bedroom flat | 600,000 | 650,000 | 700,000 | 800,000 |
| 1bedroom flat | 400,000 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 600,000 |
| A room selfcon | 200,000 | 230,000 | 250,000 | 280,000 |
| Tenement house | 65,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 150,000 |
The minimum and maximum rents passing represent the lowest and highest rents payable by tenants in Independence Layout. Survey shows that most landlords don’t ask for rents below the 1.8m, 1m, 700k, 600k, 400k, 180k and 50k for 4-bedroom duplexes, 4-bedroom bungalows, 3-bedroom flats, 2-bedroom flats, 1-bedroom flats, room self-contain apartments, and tenement houses, respectively, in the Independence Layout, as analyzed in the table below. While the maximum rents paid as of 2024 for 4-bedroom duplexes, 4-bedroom bungalows, 3-bedroom flats, 2-bedroom flats, 1-bedroom flats, one-room self-contained apartments, and tenement houses are 4.5m, 3m, 1.8m, 1.2m, 1m, 700k, and 180k respectively,. 2bedroom and 1bedroom flats are in very high demand by newly wedded and single individuals in Independence Layout, Enugu.
| Type | Minimum rent passing ( | Maximum rent passing | Demand/preference |
| 4bedroom duplex | 1,800,000 | 4,500,000 | Medium |
| 4bedroom bungalow | 1,000,000 | 3,000,000 | High |
| 3bedroom flat | 700,000 | 1,800,000 | High |
| 2bedroom flat | 600,000 | 1,200,000 | Very high |
| 1bedroom flat | 400,000 | 1,000,000 | Very high |
| A room selfcon | 180,000 | 700,000 | Very high |
| Tenement house | 50,000 | 180,000 | Medium |
