Nigeria Land Value Book, week of October 2026
Land values across Nigeria
Land, building and rental values for every state, all 774 local government areas and every mapped cities, towns, villages, districts, neighbourhoods and gated estates, built from tens of thousands of live listings and updated every week. Naira at ₦1,333 to the US dollar.
- Price per m² and for a typical plot at any spot you click
- Commercial, industrial and farmland rates side by side
- Its economic zone, from prime to village or remote farmland
- Check an asking price before you go to inspect
- Compare plots across towns, districts and gated estates
- Drop a pin or paste a Google Maps link to value a plot
- Asking prices from 2-bedroom flats to 5-bedroom houses
- Value per m² of floor beside the cost to build new
- How much of a house’s price is the land under it
- Test whether a house is fairly priced
- Decide between buying a house and building one
- Value land and building together in the estimator
- Yearly rent for 1-bedroom to 4-bedroom homes
- Shop and office rent per m² a year
- Gross yield on the asking price
- Set or check a rent before you sign
- Compare yields across areas before you invest
- Ask us on WhatsApp about a specific property
National map
Pick any spot in Nigeria
Every LGA is shaded by the layer you choose. Zoom in on the satellite image to find towns, streets and the actual plot or house, then click it for its values and its NIPOST postcode. The locate button finds where you are standing.
States
Every state at a glance
Land value in each state capital, beside rural land. Click a row to open the state on the map. The tabs above the map switch these tables between land, building and rental values.
Local government areas
All 774 LGAs
Residential land is the LGA median across its mapped places; the range runs from its villages to its most valuable neighbourhood. Commercial, industrial and farmland are for the same LGA.
Towns, villages and neighbourhoods
Places directory
Every named settlement in the GRID3 national settlement register and OpenStreetMap, valued. Search by name, or narrow to a state and type.
Market evidence
Where the listings are
Locations with at least five usable listings in the week of –, before any modelling. These anchor the map; everything else is estimated from them.
Estimator
Value a plot or a house
Uses the location selected on the map. Land at the local value, adjusted for title, access and shape, plus buildings at depreciated replacement cost using the Rate Book build rate.
Indicative market value
- Land, ₦/m² here
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- Adjustments (title × access × shape)
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- Land value
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- Build cost new
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- Less depreciation
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- Buildings
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- In US dollars
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- Likely rent
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- Gross yield on value
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Build rate – per m² for a standard bungalow in Abuja (current Rate Book), with a state factor. Depreciation 2% a year, capped at 70%. Not a formal valuation; for lending, sale or court use, commission an ESVARBON-registered valuer.
Method & sources
How every value is made
At a glance, October 2026
Land prices in Nigeria by state
Residential land in each state capital per m², a typical 600 m² plot and a year's rent for a 3-bedroom flat. Every state, all 774 LGAs and 2,537 towns, districts and gated estates have their own page: all LGAs · towns and estates · questions and answers · method · download the data.
| State | Capital | Land ₦/m² | 600 m² plot | Rent 3-bed |
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| Abia | Umuahia | ₦14,100 | ₦8.5m | ₦1.3m |
| Adamawa | Yola | ₦4,310 | ₦2.6m | ₦933,000 |
| Akwa Ibom | Uyo | ₦22,900 | ₦13.7m | ₦2.4m |
| Anambra | Awka | ₦15,500 | ₦9.3m | ₦1.3m |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | ₦8,470 | ₦5.1m | ₦1.3m |
| Bayelsa | Yenagoa | ₦8,550 | ₦5.1m | ₦1.3m |
| Benue | Makurdi | ₦4,670 | ₦2.8m | ₦1m |
| Borno | Maiduguri | ₦2,210 | ₦1.3m | ₦667,000 |
| Cross River | Calabar | ₦13,400 | ₦8m | ₦1.7m |
| Delta | Asaba | ₦20,600 | ₦12.4m | ₦1.9m |
| Ebonyi | Abakaliki | ₦7,760 | ₦4.7m | ₦856,000 |
| Edo | Benin City | ₦17,500 | ₦10.5m | ₦1.1m |
| Ekiti | Ado Ekiti | ₦6,790 | ₦4.1m | ₦1.1m |
| Enugu | Enugu | ₦45,300 | ₦27.2m | ₦1.5m |
| FCT, Abuja | Abuja | ₦274,000 | ₦164.4m | ₦10.3m |
| Gombe | Gombe | ₦5,510 | ₦3.3m | ₦1m |
| Imo | Owerri | ₦21,600 | ₦13m | ₦1.4m |
| Jigawa | Dutse | ₦9,420 | ₦5.7m | ₦1.4m |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | ₦19,700 | ₦11.8m | ₦2.2m |
| Kano | Kano | ₦18,700 | ₦11.2m | ₦2.1m |
| Katsina | Katsina | ₦7,360 | ₦4.4m | ₦1.2m |
| Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | ₦6,860 | ₦4.1m | ₦1.2m |
| Kogi | Lokoja | ₦4,030 | ₦2.4m | ₦719,000 |
| Kwara | Ilorin | ₦7,880 | ₦4.7m | ₦1m |
| Lagos | Ikeja | ₦196,000 | ₦117.6m | ₦5.1m |
| Nasarawa | Lafia | ₦11,200 | ₦6.7m | ₦1.3m |
| Niger | Minna | ₦7,120 | ₦4.3m | ₦1.2m |
| Ogun | Abeokuta | ₦11,600 | ₦7m | ₦1.6m |
| Ondo | Akure | ₦16,600 | ₦10m | ₦1.4m |
| Osun | Osogbo | ₦11,700 | ₦7m | ₦1.2m |
| Oyo | Ibadan | ₦78,500 | ₦47.1m | ₦3.2m |
| Plateau | Jos | ₦5,940 | ₦3.6m | ₦1.3m |
| Rivers | Port Harcourt | ₦92,700 | ₦55.6m | ₦4.6m |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | ₦4,780 | ₦2.9m | ₦972,000 |
| Taraba | Jalingo | ₦5,860 | ₦3.5m | ₦1.1m |
| Yobe | Damaturu | ₦3,730 | ₦2.2m | ₦862,000 |
| Zamfara | Gusau | ₦10,400 | ₦6.2m | ₦1.1m |
How much is a plot of land in Lagos?
In October 2026, residential land in Lagos runs from about ₦27,500 per m² in rural parts of the state to LGA medians of ₦432,000 in Lagos Mainland, ₦401,000 in Ikeja, ₦359,000 in Apapa. A 600 m² plot at the Lagos Mainland median is about ₦259.2m; in outer LGAs such as Ibeju Lekki (₦19.9m), Epe (₦6.3m), Badagry (₦5.9m) it is far less. See value.buildocrat.store/lagos/ for every LGA.
How much is a plot of land in Abuja?
Across the FCT, residential land averages about ₦274,000 per m² near the city, about ₦164.4m for a 600 m² plot, and much more in Maitama, Asokoro and Guzape. See value.buildocrat.store/abuja/.
Where is the most expensive land in Nigeria?
The highest residential land values are in Lagos Mainland (Lagos, about ₦432,000 per m²), Ikeja (Lagos, about ₦401,000 per m²), Apapa (Lagos, about ₦359,000 per m²), Eti Osa (Lagos, about ₦318,000 per m²).
Where is the cheapest land in Nigeria?
Among state capitals, land is cheapest in Maiduguri (Borno, about ₦2,210 per m²), Damaturu (Yobe, about ₦3,730 per m²), Lokoja (Kogi, about ₦4,030 per m²), Yola (Adamawa, about ₦4,310 per m²), Makurdi (Benue, about ₦4,670 per m²). Village and farmland is cheaper still.
How do I check the value of a piece of land in Nigeria?
Open value.buildocrat.store, type the town, estate or coordinates, or click the plot on the satellite map. It shows residential, commercial, industrial and farmland values, house prices, rents and the NIPOST postcode for that spot. For lending, sale or court purposes, commission an ESVARBON-registered valuer.
How much is farmland per hectare in Nigeria?
Farmland is typically priced per hectare; state medians in the book run from about ₦177,000 to ₦8.8m per hectare in October 2026, depending on the state and distance to towns.