Houses for sale in El Omrane Supérieur

In El Omrane Supérieur, a house almost never sells as it was first built. It has grown with the family: a ground floor in the 1970s or 1980s, a first floor for the married son, a second one sometimes left in bare brick. That is the kind of building you buy here, in a lively working-class neighbourhood in north-west Tunis, a few light rail stops from Bab Saadoun and the city centre.

Listings are few: very few houses for sale in Omrane Supérieur are online on this page, posted by private sellers. The rest still sells by word of mouth. To compare with Ettahrir, El Menzah or La Marsa, browse houses for sale across Tunis governorate, where the choice is much wider.

What you find in each area

In old El Omrane Supérieur, houses stand on modest plots, often between 100 and 200 m², on sloping streets. Many have two or three self-contained levels, each with its own kitchen. For a buyer that is an asset: you live on one floor and let the other, which helps repay the loan. The downside is uneven finishes from one level to the next and facades that were never finished.

Cité Ibn Khaldoun is a planned estate, with rows of terraced houses and more regular streets. A house for sale in Cité Ibn Khaldoun goes fast when it is well kept, because the area is served by the light rail and close to the shops. Buyers are often people who grew up there and are coming back, or civil servants working in the centre.

In Cité El Intilaka, houses are newer and plots a little more regular. You see modest villas with a small garden and two storey houses built in the 1990s and 2000s. A house for sale in Intilaka appeals to people who want a bit more air without leaving northern Tunis.

Prices: an affordable market for Tunis

El Omrane Supérieur is still one of the areas where a middle-class budget can buy a house in the capital. A genuinely cheap house for sale in Tunis is more likely to be found here than in El Menzah or Ennasr. Prices depend mainly on the number of habitable levels, the condition and car access: a house on a narrow lane where you cannot park sells for well below one on a street you can drive down. Amounts vary widely, often a few hundred thousand dinars for a two storey house in good condition, less for one needing renovation.

If you would rather have a single level, also look at apartments for sale in El Omrane Supérieur, which include floors sold separately.

Land title, permits and joint ownership

In this kind of neighbourhood, the first risk is not the price but the paperwork. Many houses were built in stages, and added floors were not always declared. Ask for the land title or, failing that, the registered purchase contract, the building permit and, if possible, the permit for each floor. Check that the declared built area matches what you are viewing.

Joint ownership is common: a family house often belongs to several heirs, some of whom live abroad. You need everyone's agreement, and a proper power of attorney for those who are absent. Bring in a notary or a lawyer before paying any deposit. Finally, if a floor is let, ask for a copy of the lease: the tenant stays on after the sale. For the full picture, the page of property for sale in El Omrane Supérieur brings houses and apartments together.