Official Name: | Spring Valley |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Spring Valley in Kenya |
Coordinates: | -1.2458°N 36.7811°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi City |
Subdivision Name2: | Westlands |
Unit Pref: | Imperial metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.8 |
Population Total: | 6804 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | 2432 |
Timezone: | UTC+3 |
Spring Valley is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately northwest of the central business district of Nairobi.
Spring Valley is located approximately northwest of Nairobi's central business district. It borders the Barton and the Kyuna neighbourhoods.
Spring Valley was zoned as a low-density neighbourhood, but over the years residential flats were allowed. Single family residential units are more common in Upper Spring Valley.[1] It was an exclusive neighbourhood prior to the revision of zoning regulations that is inhabited by a high-income segment of Nairobi residents. It has slowly become more middle-class as the mushrooming of flats started. It has a mixture of modern, old and pre-modern architecture.[2]
As per the 2019 census, Spring Valley had a population of 6,804, with a population density of 2,432/km2 in a land area of 2.8km2.[3]