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Nairobi Parcels Cadastre

Every land parcel in Nairobi City County as a boundary, with its LR or block and plot number, registered size, registration block, survey plan (FR) and Registry Index Map sheet — and its history: the mother title it was cut from, how it was created, any former number, and the earlier titles it replaced, kept as superseded records.

Updated 2026-10-24.

288,420Areas254,948 current titles, 33,472 superseded

24FieldsRead from a sample of 5,769 records across the file

262.6 MBGeoJSON sizeUncompressed

2026DescribesThe period the data is about

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What each record holds

Field	What it holds	Filled in
`objectid`	The record’s number in the cadastre	100%
`fr_number`	The survey plan (FR) the parcel is drawn on	88%
`rim_name`	The Registry Index Map the parcel is on	12%
`lr_number`	Its Land Reference (LR) number	48%
`parcel_number`	Its block and plot number, as in Nairobi Block 181/2504	89%
`sheet_number`	The sheet of the Registry Index Map	12%
`stated_area`	Its registered area, in hectares	97%
`area_type`	Whether the area is the stated (registered) one	85%
`comments`	The surveyors’ remarks, which can name a later survey plan	9%
`null_comment`	A note of what the record lacks	9%
`reg_block`	The registration block it is numbered in	100%
`block_name`	The block’s name	100%
`bound_type`	Fixed (surveyed to beacons) or General (drawn from the index map)	88%
`feature_type`	What the land is: a parcel, or a road, open space, wayleave or reserve	88%
`deed_plan_`	The date of its deed plan	10%
`county`	The county it is in	99%
`sub_county`	The sub-county it is in	88%
`sub_location`	Not filled in	0%
`dmp_number`	Rarely filled in	0%
`original_number`	The mother title it was cut from	57%
`transaction`	How it was created: subdivision, new grant, change of user…	61%
`old_parcel`	The number it had before its block was converted	5%
`current_status`	Active for a current title, Superseded for an earlier one	100%
`dp_number`	Its deed plan number (0 where the register has none)	100%

Example values are not shown for this dataset: the details behind a parcel are for Gold and Platinum members.

A superseded record is an earlier title of its ground — an LR title later given a block number, or a mother title since subdivided. The map draws the 254,948 current titles; search finds the old ones too, and a parcel’s Title history lists the titles under it.

Where it covers

From 1.163° to 1.389° south and 36.668° to 37.101° east, in latitude and longitude (WGS 84).

How to get it

See it on the Nairobi Maps map. The outlines are free to see on the map; the details behind them need a Gold or Platinum plan.
Download it as GeoJSON with a Platinum plan — this dataset is paid once, on top of the plan. The Export tool on the map also saves CSV and KML (Google Earth).
Connect QGIS or ArcGIS to the live WFS feed: https://nairobimaps.com/wfs.php, layer nm:parcels. Needs an API key — ask for one.

Where it comes from

Compiled from survey records. Each boundary represents the record, not a survey of the ground: good enough to find and understand a parcel, not to set out a beacon.

Use is covered by the terms of use: personal and educational use is free; commercial use and bulk downloads need our written permission.

Questions

How do I download the Nairobi Parcels Cadastre?

Sign in with a Platinum plan and download it as GeoJSON from the map’s Downloads list; this dataset is paid once on top of the plan. GeoJSON opens in QGIS, ArcGIS and most map software, and QGIS can save it as a shapefile.

Can I connect QGIS to the Nairobi Parcels Cadastre?

Yes. Add a WFS layer in QGIS pointing at https://nairobimaps.com/wfs.php with your API key, and choose nm:parcels. It stays up to date and only fetches what you are looking at.