Origin
Before its current name, Lavington, which was named by the British colonials, the estate was known as St Austin’s Mission had been surrounded by coffee plantations, unlike the gorgeous estates that are in the hood today.
Geographical Location
Lavington is a suburb in Nairobi, located exactly 5km northwest of the City Center. Popularly known for its upscale apartment buildings, the international foreign embassies, international schools, prestigious hotels, bars and restaurants, shopping malls and parks.
The high-income residential estate was named by colonialists after British Politician, Ralf Payne, the first
Matatu routes
Matatus and buses heading to the Lavington neighbourhood are boarded at the Odeon Cinema Stage, popularly known as the Odeon Stage, near Savani’s and next to the Village Market Stage.
The matatus and buses are numbers 48A and 48B. These vehicles ply the Chiromo, Kileleshwa, Lavington, Riverside and Strathmore routes.
Housing and accommodation
The cost of booking accommodations in Lavington depends on the date, rate, number of guests, and the luxury of the apartments you wish to book.
The average cost of booking accommodation in Lavington can go up to 5000 Kenyan shillings per night and others can go up to as high as 70,000 shillings per night.
Some can even be booked at a much higher amount than this, depending on the apartments you wish to live in. Similarly to that, there are prestigious apartments that are up for sale, some going to as low as 21.5M shillings and others going up to 150M shillings.
Attractive ambience
The hood is among the estates in Kenya that have a very good infrastructure development in the country, with all the roads being tarmacked.
There are modern drainage systems in the parish, thus, no cases of stagnant water or floods can occur. The estate is among many other estates in Kenya that have a cool and conducive environment to set up a formal office in it.
Population demography
The block comprises of well-balanced population structure and composition. In a population census conducted in 2016, it was brought to light that the median age of the males and females in Lavington is an averagely of 40 years.
The total population size of the parish was 12,472. 48.2% of the population are males and the remaining 51.8% of the population are females.
There are 3,122 families living in the neighbourhood. There is an average of about two children in each family.
Life style
There is a modernized prestigious lifestyle in the area, with all residential apartments being private dwellings. Per household, there is an average of 3 people per household.
There are top-rated Malls in Lavington that you can shop in at any time you wish to, they sell their commodities and products at an affordable price to their customers.
Some of the Malls you can visit for shopping in the neighbourhood include the Lavington Mall, Westfield Mall, HC, Italian connection, Junction Mall and many others.
Social amenities
There are beautiful breathtaking parks in the precinct where one can take his or her family on vacation, and hang out in their free time.
The parks have beautiful playing grounds and restaurants that can make a family’s vacation colourful and memorable. Some of these parks in the hood include: The Collins Park, Recreation Park, Duchess Park and many others.
Education
Children's education is acquired from highly rated international schools located in the area, some which includes; The Strathmore School, Saint Mary’s School, Loreto Convent School, St Austin’s Academy, Braeside High School, Nairobi International School, Lavington Primary school and many others.
Water and sanitation
Tenants in Lavington enjoy pure freshwater, as each apartment has piped clean water. There’s a good water distribution infrastructure, which makes water to be always available for use.
In addition to that, The Nairobi City Water and Sewage Company have ensured there is good water recycling and improved sewage systems for water treatment hence reducing water shortage cases.
Healthy environment
In case of medical emergencies, Lavington has professional hospitals and clinics that you can always count on to save a life.
Some of the hospitals and clinics near the neighbourhood include Maria Immaculata Hospital, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital – Lavington, Columbia Africa Healthcare Limited Lavington Clinic, AAR Healthcare, Lavington Clinic, Lavington Pediatrics, Lavington Children’s Hospital and many others.
Notable areas
There are several international offices in the area that enjoy basing their headquarters in the area. Several international embassies and governmental organization offices have been set in the hood, which include: The German Embassy, the Philippines Embassy, the Embassy of the Czech Republic, The Ugandan High commission office and many others.
Security and safety
There is a high level of security services offered to residents from high professional security companies. Some of the companies that ensure the welfare of the residents are protected include Fast sex Security, Pinkerton Security, The Lavington Security limited, Lavington Security Guards Limited and many others.
In addition, the government has also tightened security by installing police posts near the estates. The nearest police posts found near the area include The Kileleshwa Police Station, Muthangari Police Station and Lavington Police Post.
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