Apartments for rent in Ariana Ville

Ennasr on one side, the Menzah estates on the other, and between them old Ariana with its avenue Habib Bourguiba and its metro terminus. Ariana Ville is the easiest part of Greater Tunis to read: recent buildings, plenty of S+2 and S+3 units (two or three bedrooms plus a living room, the way Tunisians count), lifts and parking, and demand that never drops because the offices, clinics and private schools are all here.

The apartments for rent in Ariana on houni.tn come from private owners and agencies, and they are the people you contact, not us. This page covers Ennasr 1 and 2, Menzah 5 to 9, Ariana Supérieure and Nouvelle Ariana.

Ennasr 1 and Ennasr 2: the address has a price

Searches for an apartment for rent in Ennasr 2 outnumber everything else here. Avenue Hédi Nouira is a run of cafés, banks and surgeries, most buildings went up in the 2000s and 2010s, and an S+2 often comes with a basement parking space. A decent S+2 for rent in Ennasr goes for 1,200 to 1,800 DT, more if furnished and high end.

Ennasr 1 is older and quieter, still a family neighbourhood: villas converted into small blocks, schools within walking distance, a weekly market. An apartment for rent in Ennasr 1 suits couples with children who want the motorway nearby without the bustle of Ennasr 2.

When a listing for an apartment for rent in Ennasr shows a surprisingly low rent, check the floor and the aspect before you drive over. Ground floors on a busy street take longer to let, and owners know it.

Why the Menzah estates stay cheaper than Ennasr

The El Menzah estates, built in phases from the 1970s on, have aged in different ways. An apartment to rent in Menzah 5 is often in a three or four storey block with no lift, generous in floor area and softer on rent than Ennasr. Menzah 5 also straddles Ariana and Tunis: the centre is a quarter of an hour away outside rush hour.

Menzah 6 is more residential, almost village like. An apartment for rent in Menzah 6 is frequently one floor of a villa with its own entrance, good for anyone after quiet without a gated residence. Menzah 6 and Ennasr 1 still have whole villas, listed with the houses to rent in Ariana Ville.

Around Menzah 8 and Menzah 9, 1980s blocks sit alongside newer developments near avenue de l'UMA. An apartment for rent in Menzah 9 suits people working at the El Ghazala technology park or at Lac 2: the ring road is a minute away. An apartment for rent in Menzah 8 costs slightly less, if you accept that parking gets tight in the evening.

Ariana Supérieure, Nouvelle Ariana and the old centre

The old core of Ariana, around avenue Habib Bourguiba and the terminus of light metro line 2, has the cheapest rents in the delegation. S+1 and S+2 units go fast to students and young employees who reach Tunis by metro in twenty minutes. Ariana Supérieure and Nouvelle Ariana, further up, are lined with newer developer built blocks at rents between the old centre and Ennasr.

Who is this area for? Anyone who wants Ennasr without the Ennasr budget: Nouvelle Ariana is ten minutes by car and the rent difference more than covers the petrol.

Service charges, contract, water heater

• Ask whether service charges are included: in the newer residences of Ennasr 2 they can pass 60 DT a month.
• A tenancy agreement registered at the tax office is the only serious protection, for tenant and landlord alike.
• In a furnished place, run the water heater and the air conditioning during the viewing. Those two fail most often.

If you are thinking of buying instead, the apartments for sale in Ariana Ville give a fair idea of local yields.