Homes for rent in El Menzah 5

Many searches to rent in Menzah 5 are for a house, a "dar" as people say locally, rather than a flat. The district has more of them than you might think: behind the estate blocks, its fringes are made up of villas and one or two storey houses, some of which are let whole or floor by floor. Alongside them, the blocks provide most of the flats, and studios are tucked away on garden levels.

This page covers every category for El Menzah 5. The other districts are gathered in the homes to rent in Ariana Ville. As everywhere on houni.tn, you deal with the private owner or the agency that posts the listing.

Renting a house in Menzah 5: what to know

A house to rent in Menzah 5 is often a family villa built in the district's first decades, on a medium-sized plot, with a garage and a small garden. The families who look for one want to stay close to Tunis while having space: parents working in the centre, children at school in the area, sometimes grandparents to house. Rents for a whole house generally start around 1,800 DT and go well above 2,500 DT for a renovated villa.

More common is the self-contained floor of a house, let like a flat, with a separate entrance and sometimes a terrace. It is a good compromise for a couple. Houses let on their own are gathered on the page of houses to rent in El Menzah 5.

Estate flats and studios for students

At the heart of the district, supply consists of flats in three or four storey blocks, from S+1 to S+3. Rents and questions of building management and stairs are detailed on the page of flats to rent in El Menzah 5.

Studios and small self-contained rooms mainly attract students from the El Manar faculties and young employees who want to avoid commuting from the suburbs. They rarely exceed 650 DT, often less when the kitchen is basic. Flatsharing is common too, as a room in a family home or in an S+2 shared by two or three. Supply of small units varies from week to week and gets very tight at the start of the university year.

Between Tunis and Ariana, a district people pass through

Menzah 5 is crossed by roads linking Tunis to Ariana and to the newer Menzah districts, which makes it convenient but not always quiet along its edges. The inner streets stay calm, with local shops, neighbourhood cafés and schools within walking distance. Buses run along the main roads, and a car is not essential for anyone working in Tunis.

Those who want more quiet and accept being a little further out compare with the homes to rent in El Menzah 6, more residential.

Before signing, for a house as for a studio: a written lease registered at the tax office, the latest STEG and SONEDE bills (electricity and water), and clear terms on upkeep of the garden, the pump and the roof. An older villa often needs a few repairs; better to know who will pay for them before moving in.

One last tip, mostly for houses: visit by day, then a second time in the evening. Noise from a nearby road, street lighting, how easy it is to get the car into the garage do not show in a listing's photos, and they are often what makes people regret a lease signed too quickly.