The property market in Regla

Regla is the smallest municipality in Havana and one of the most distinctive: a port town on the far side of the bay, with an identity of its own, seven minutes from Habana Vieja by ferry. That connection is its greatest practical advantage and explains why, despite the distance by road, it is not isolated.

The housing stock is mostly one- and two-storey houses from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, modest and compact, plus some later blocks. Prices are among the lowest in the capital.

The trade-off is the industrial and port surroundings: a refinery, warehouses and heavy traffic set the tone in some areas, with effects on noise and air quality that vary greatly from block to block. That is a check to make in person.

For anyone working in Habana Vieja or at the port who values a compact neighbourhood community, the equation is hard to beat elsewhere in the city.

Neighbourhoods and areas

• Regla
• Casablanca
• Guaicanamar
• Loma de Regla

What to check before buying here

• check_circleProximity to industrial and port facilities: noise, smells and heavy traffic.
• check_circleCorrosion and damp from being close to the bay.
• check_circleFerry timetables and reliability, if it will be your daily connection.
• check_circleThe state of roofs and structures in early twentieth-century buildings.

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