Housing in Nigeria differs from modern houses to contemporary apartments, mostly found in high-brow areas in Lagos. Today, there are a number of factors which dictate the type of house found in a particular area, like financial status, just to name a few. Houses across Nigeria also differ largely in terms of its architecture, build quality, materials, and aesthetics. Before buying a house in Nigeria, you need to understand the house type you’re going for. Owing to this, let’s take a quick trip through 10 of the most common types of houses in Nigeria.

Bungalow

Bungalows are one-story homes which are small in terms of the overall square feet. This is the cheapest type of house to own in Nigeria. But, these days you can spot large modern bungalows prevailing which perfectly blend great architecture and all modern amenities and perfectly amalgamate with the urban lifestyle.

Duplex

A duplex can either come as a Semi- detached Duplex, Detached duplex or Terrace Duplex. If a duplex comes combined with a separate apartment but share a common wall, it is called a “Semi-detached duplex“. If the property is a duplex with a separate apartment building, we refer to this as a “Detached duplex“. 

However Terraced buildings are a row of adjoining buildings where each building has a wall built at the line of juncture between itself and the adjoining property. The adjoining property provides structural support to itself and a building on the adjoining property.

Apartments/Flat

A modern apartment building has a number of apartments/flats in it. In such buildings, each apartment is a discrete room or set of rooms where many singles/families can live. Currently, this is one of the most common types of accommodation used and preferred by people across the country. These are self-owned and controlled houses located inside multi-storied buildings. These comprise different types of units’ like studio apartments, penthouse, and basement suites.

Penthouse

Penthouses are the topmost floor units in a multi-storeyed apartment building, these are different from other apartments by luxury features and elements. These homes are large and the most lavishly constructed homes within a building, offering the widest views of the surroundings.

Mansion

Previously this type of houses was meant for the upper-class state homes. They have a minimum of 1000 square meters in area. They are available in all shapes and ranges from luxury villas to king size super luxurious. Amenities like your driveway, backyard/lawn, garden, pool an mini cinemas are accessible with these homes and are a source of comfort.