The property market in Arroyo Naranjo

Arroyo Naranjo is the most populated municipality in Havana and one of those with the lowest entry prices. Its housing stock is mostly single-storey houses with a yard, built and extended by their own owners over decades, alongside a few clusters of microbrigade blocks.

Build quality is the great differentiator inside the municipality. There are neighbourhoods with formal, well-maintained construction — Eléctrico, parts of Mantilla, the area near Parque Lenin — and others where progressive self-building dominates, with improvised solutions that were not always legalised. The price gap between them is wide and it is justified.

Managua and the southern strip keep a semi-rural character, with large plots and active agriculture. It is the part of Havana where a square metre of land costs least.

The municipality’s critical point is infrastructure: sewers, storm drainage and transport. Before deciding, walk the block on a rainy day if you can, and confirm how you would get to work without relying on a private car.

Neighbourhoods and areas

• Mantilla
• Párraga
• Calvario
• Eléctrico
• Managua
• Los Pinos
• Poey

What to check before buying here

• check_circleLegalisation of extensions and of the home itself: unlicensed self-building is common.
• check_circleDrainage: check how the street behaves in heavy rain.
• check_circleMains sewer or septic tank, and the state of the plumbing.
• check_circleReal public transport to the centre and to the west.

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