Bahrain residential land allocation up for housing

TDT | Manama

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Residential land in Bahrain edged up in October 2025, with areas set aside for housing increasing by 108,000 square metres compared with September, a rise of 0.13 per cent.

Land allocated to Housing Ministry projects grew by 61,500 square metres over the same month, an increase of 0.31 per cent.

Data from the Urban Planning Authority show that the total residential area in the kingdom reached 80.52 million square metres by the end of October 2025, up from 80.41 million square metres in September.

The total area assigned to Housing Ministry projects rose to 20.19 million square metres, compared with 20.13 million square metres a month earlier.

By governorate, the Northern Governorate recorded almost all of the additional residential land, adding 102,800 square metres, an increase of 0.28 per cent.

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Its total rose from 37.23 million square metres in September to 37.33 million square metres in October, keeping it as the largest governorate in terms of residential space, with 46.4 per cent of Bahrain’s total.

The Capital Governorate came next, with its residential area increasing by 8,200 square metres, or 0.05 per cent, from 16.57 million to 16.58 million square metres over the month. Muharraq Governorate saw only a small rise of 137 square metres, with its residential area steady at 9.79 million square metres.