Nigeria Property Centre
DEMAND VS SUPPLY · 29 SEP TO 28 OCT 2026

Where demand outruns supply in Victoria Island (VI).

Searches on Nigeria Property Centre measured against the listings live to meet them in Victoria Island (VI). Updated 29 Oct 2026.

Searches
22,164
since 17 Sep 2026
Per listing
3.5
since 17 Sep 2026
Found nothing
6.4%
since 17 Sep 2026
Rent budget gap
47% below asking
since 17 Sep 2026
Sale budget gap
43% below asking
since 17 Sep 2026

Most competitive areas

Searches per live listing, rent 5.2 14,966 searches · 2,891 listings · Index 42 · national 100
Searches per live listing, sale 2.1 7,198 searches · 3,428 listings · Index 69 · national 100

Searches in the window divided by the listings live on 28 Oct 2026 that a searcher could actually rent or buy — published, priced whole, in NGN. The index puts the national rate at 100.

Unmet demand: where searches find nothing

Searches that found nothing, rent 6.4% Mostly 1 bedroom · ₦2M to ₦3M
Searches that found nothing, sale 6.5% Mostly 3 bedroom · ₦200M to ₦300M

A search found nothing when the page it landed on listed no properties. "Mostly" names the bed count and budget band most of those searches asked for; searches with no bed count or budget stated are counted but not described.

Budgets against asking prices

Searched budget vs asking rent price 47% below asking Typical budget ₦14.7M vs ₦28M asked · 18% of listings within the typical budget
Searched budget vs asking sale price 43% below asking Typical budget ₦431.5M vs ₦750M asked · 20% of listings within the typical budget

The typical budget is the median maximum price searchers stated, from at least 50 searches that stated one; the asking price is the median of the live listings. "Within budget" is the share of those listings priced at or under the typical budget.

Bedroom mismatch

Searched minus listed, share of each

Bedroom mismatch in Victoria Island (VI), Lagos

Each bar is the share of searches asking for that bed count minus the share of live listings offering it, in percentage points: to the right, more people want it than the market lists; to the left, the reverse. Searches with no bed count stated, and listings with no bedrooms recorded, are left out of both shares.

Where the enquiries go

Enquiries per 100 listings, rent 78 2,250 enquiries · 2,891 listings
Enquiries per 100 listings, sale 36 1,234 enquiries · 3,428 listings

Enquiries are contacts made through the site, counted once per person, listing, channel and day, over the 28 days before the latest scoring night (28 Oct 2026), divided by the listings live on 28 Oct 2026.

Furnished and serviced rentals

Furnished rentals: searched vs listed 4.9% of searches 23.9% of live rent listings
Serviced rentals: searched vs listed 3.2% of searches 55.6% of live rent listings

The share of rent searches that asked for a furnished or serviced home, against the share of live rent listings that offer one.

Frequently asked

Questions this report answers

How often do rent searches in Victoria Island (VI), Lagos find nothing?

6.4% of the 14,966 rent searches recorded between 29 Sep to 28 Oct 2026 returned no listings; mostly 1 bedroom · ₦2M to ₦3M.

How do rent budgets compare with asking prices in Victoria Island (VI), Lagos?

The typical maximum price searchers stated was ₦14.7M, 47% below asking the median asking price of ₦28M; 18% of listings within the typical budget.

How often do sale searches in Victoria Island (VI), Lagos find nothing?

6.5% of the 7,198 sale searches recorded between 29 Sep to 28 Oct 2026 returned no listings; mostly 3 bedroom · ₦200M to ₦300M.

How do sale budgets compare with asking prices in Victoria Island (VI), Lagos?

The typical maximum price searchers stated was ₦431.5M, 43% below asking the median asking price of ₦750M; 20% of listings within the typical budget.

How is this report measured?

Demand is every property search run in a browser on Nigeria Property Centre between 29 Sep to 28 Oct 2026, counted once per search per visit, with searches by reference number left out; searches began being recorded this way on 17 September 2026 and nothing earlier is used. Supply is the listings live at the end of that period that were published, priced as a whole property in NGN and at or above the same price floor the quarterly market report applies. An area is published only with at least 100 searches and 20 live listings; a typical budget needs at least 50 searches that stated one. Figures are refreshed nightly.

About this report

How we measure demand against supply.

Demand is every property search run in a browser on Nigeria Property Centre between 29 Sep to 28 Oct 2026, counted once per search per visit, with searches by reference number left out; searches began being recorded this way on 17 September 2026 and nothing earlier is used. Supply is the listings live at the end of that period that were published, priced as a whole property in NGN and at or above the same price floor the quarterly market report applies. An area is published only with at least 100 searches and 20 live listings; a typical budget needs at least 50 searches that stated one. Figures are refreshed nightly.

No individual search or searcher is published; every figure is a count or a share over an area. Enquiries are counted the way the quarterly market report counts them — once per person, listing, channel and day.

For asking prices, see our average property prices and the quarterly market reports.

Using this data.

Free to use with credit. You can quote and republish these figures, as long as you credit Nigeria Property Centre and link back to this report. They are licensed under CC BY 4.0, as set out in our terms of use.

Source: Nigeria Property Centre, Where demand outruns supply in Victoria Island (VI), https://nigeriapropertycentre.com/market-trends/demand-trends/lagos/victoria-island

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