Streets in New GRA, Port Harcourt: A Street Guide

The main streets in New GRA, Port Harcourt are Tombia Street and Tombia Extension, Evo Road, Woji Street, King Perekule Street, Birabi Street, Elelenwo Street, Onne Road and Sani Abacha Road, with Ken Saro-Wiwa Road (the former Stadium Road), Olu Obasanjo Road and Aba Road as the busy roads along its edges. New GRA is in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers State, and is organised in Phases 1 to 5. The named streets that people search for are mostly in GRA Phase 2, the most established part of the district.

Where the streets of New GRA are

New GRA is the later extension of the Government Reserved Area of Port Harcourt. It shares Port Harcourt City Local Government Area with Old GRA, and it borders D-Line and Diobu, Rumueme, Rumuola and Elekahia. Rumuola and Rumueme are in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, so the local government boundary runs along the edge of the district. The background to the district, its phases and its corporate housing market is in the New GRA area guide, and the older colonial-era layout beside it is covered in the Old GRA area guide.

Addresses in New GRA are normally written with the phase as well as the street, for example a street name followed by GRA Phase 2. Always ask for both. The phase tells you which part of the district you are in, and the street tells you whether you are on a commercial frontage or on a quiet residential close behind it.

The main streets inside New GRA

• Tombia Street: the best-known street in GRA Phase 2 and one of the main commercial and hospitality streets of the district. Restaurants, hotels, offices and shops line it, and many of the original houses on the frontage have been converted to business use. Homes are mostly on the closes and side streets that branch off it.
• Tombia Extension: the continuation of Tombia Street, with the same mix of business premises on the road and residential compounds behind.
• Evo Road: a GRA Phase 2 road with a high share of commercial property: offices, clinics, eateries and guest houses alongside apartment compounds.
• Woji Street: a busy GRA Phase 2 street, sometimes written Woji Road in listings. It is not the same place as Woji, which is a separate community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.
• King Perekule Street: a GRA Phase 2 street known for corporate and professional offices, with residential compounds among them.
• Birabi Street, Elelenwo Street and Onne Road: established New GRA addresses with a stronger residential character: detached and semi-detached houses, managed apartment blocks and a smaller number of offices and guest houses.
• Sani Abacha Road: often shortened to Abacha Road, a well-known road in the district with offices, hotels and apartment compounds.

This is not a complete register of every street. New GRA has many short closes and crescents, and they are where much of the housing is. If an advert names a street you do not recognise, ask the agent for the phase and the nearest of the streets above, then visit before you pay anything.

The roads on the edges of the district

• Ken Saro-Wiwa Road: the former Stadium Road, still widely called by its old name. It is a heavily commercial road on the edge of New GRA, and both names appear in adverts for the same place.
• Olu Obasanjo Road: a long commercial road on the side of the district that faces Rumueme and Diobu, lined with banks, shops and showrooms.
• Aba Road: the main artery of Port Harcourt. GRA Junction on Aba Road is the usual reference point for entering the district from that side.

Properties that front these roads are priced as commercial space. Residential buildings just behind them are convenient for transport and shopping but carry more traffic noise than the inner streets.

What property is like on New GRA streets

New GRA is denser than Old GRA. The typical residential building is a managed apartment block or a compound of semi-detached houses with a facility manager, a service charge, long generator hours, treated water and manned gates, specified for oil and gas companies and the firms that serve them. On the commercial streets, older houses are let as offices, restaurants, lounges and guest houses, and plots are redeveloped into taller apartment blocks when they change hands.

Indicative rents, and where each street sits

There are no reliable street-by-street rent figures for New GRA, so use the indicative annual ranges for the district as a whole:

• 2-bedroom flat: ₦2,000,000 – ₦5,000,000 per annum
• 3-bedroom flat: ₦3,500,000 – ₦8,000,000 per annum
• 4-bedroom house: ₦6,000,000 – ₦15,000,000 per annum

Phase 1, Phase 2 and the newest managed blocks sit at the top of each range, which means quiet residential streets and closes around Tombia Street, King Perekule Street, Birabi Street and Elelenwo Street are upper-end addresses. Older compounds, flats directly on a noisy commercial frontage and the outer phases sit lower. Service charges on managed compounds are paid on top of the rent. The full breakdown is in renting in Port Harcourt, and sale prices by area are in Port Harcourt property prices. To see what is available now, browse flats for rent in Port Harcourt or houses for rent in Port Harcourt.

Who the streets of New GRA suit

• Oil and gas staff and contractors who want a managed compound close to the offices in and around the GRA and to Trans-Amadi
• Professional firms, clinics and hospitality businesses that want a frontage on Tombia Street, Evo Road, Woji Street or King Perekule Street
• Families who want a secure close in Phase 1 or Phase 2 near private schools and hospitals
• Investors buying apartments to let to corporate tenants

If the budget does not stretch to New GRA, Rumuola next door is far cheaper, and the best areas to rent in Port Harcourt compares the alternatives.

What to check before you rent or buy

• Street and phase: confirm both, and check that the property is not on the Rumuola or Rumueme side at a GRA price.
• Frontage or close: visit in the evening and at the weekend to judge noise and parking on the commercial streets.
• Service charge: ask for the written breakdown, the generator schedule and who pays for diesel.
• Drainage: visit after heavy rain and look at the road, the compound entrance and the drains.
• Title, for a purchase: have a Rivers State solicitor verify the documents before you pay. The steps are in buying property in Port Harcourt.

Own a flat, house or office in the district? List your property on Cabans and put the street and phase in the title so that the right tenants find it.

Frequently asked questions

What are the main streets in New GRA, Port Harcourt?

The best-known streets in New GRA are Tombia Street and its continuation Tombia Extension, Evo Road, Woji Street, King Perekule Street, Birabi Street, Elelenwo Street, Onne Road and Sani Abacha Road. Ken Saro-Wiwa Road, formerly Stadium Road, Olu Obasanjo Road and Aba Road are the busy roads on the edges of the district.

Which local government is New GRA in?

New GRA is in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, the same local government as Old GRA. Rumuola and Rumueme, on its borders, are in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.

Is Tombia Street in GRA Phase 2?

Yes. Tombia Street is in GRA Phase 2, the most established part of New GRA, and it is one of the main commercial and hospitality streets of the district. Tombia Extension continues from it.

Is Woji Street in New GRA the same as Woji?

No. Woji Street, sometimes written Woji Road in listings, is a street in GRA Phase 2 in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Woji itself is a separate community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area. Always confirm which one an advert means before you compare prices.

How much is rent on the streets of New GRA?

The indicative annual ranges for New GRA as a whole are ₦2,000,000–₦5,000,000 for a 2-bedroom flat, ₦3,500,000–₦8,000,000 for a 3-bedroom flat and ₦6,000,000–₦15,000,000 for a 4-bedroom house, before service charges. Quiet residential streets in Phase 1 and Phase 2 sit at the top of those ranges.

Which streets in New GRA are commercial?

Tombia Street, Evo Road, Woji Street and King Perekule Street carry most of the offices, restaurants, hotels and shops inside the district, and Ken Saro-Wiwa Road, Olu Obasanjo Road and Aba Road are commercial along the edges. The closes and side streets behind them are where most of the residential compounds are.

Browse New GRA on Cabans: New GRA area page, properties in Port Harcourt. Related guides: New GRA area guide, Old GRA area guide, Renting in Port Harcourt.