 The houses in this estate are varied in design and range from the flats, and maisonettes - including the famous red brick, timber houses (owned by the Nairobi city Council), to the privately owned bungalows.The estate is served by one city council-maintained school - the Kariobangi South Primary school – and a number of nursery schools and kindergarten.Churches include a Catholic church, PCEA and the AIPCEA churches - all which are within a stone's throw distance from each other, even though a number of other churches have since established a presence in the estate.