6th of October City: The 2026 Buyer's Guide — districts, compounds and prices

6th of October City is the western extension of Greater Cairo, one of the oldest of Egypt's new cities, and the one place on this side of Cairo where the compound market grew up around a city that was already there rather than ahead of one. As of 25 September 2026 the Ahlan Homes catalogue lists 109 compounds across the city and its districts, carrying 1,440 units, with asking prices that start at 1,537,000 EGP and plans that can be entered from a 1% deposit. The question a buyer actually has is not whether to buy in 6th of October, but which of the city's four addresses to buy in, what it costs there, and when the keys arrive — so that is what this guide answers, from the 6th of October City record and the compounds filed under it.

Who 6th of October City suits — and which address suits you

The catalogue files the city under four addresses that are not interchangeable: October Gardens, the Wahat Road corridor, the Northern Expansion, and the older centre that carries the city's own name. The 109 compounds sit unevenly across them — 59 in the older centre, 33 in October Gardens, 16 in the Northern Expansion and one on Wahat Road.

October Gardens is the built-up western side and the district with the largest master plans: Orascom Development Egypt carries O West and Core here, IGI Real Estate carries Ashgar City, and Palm Hills Developments carries its District 1, 2 and 6 addresses. The Northern Expansion is the newer building front, with Mountain View's Club Park - ICity October, the two One33 phases from Badreldin Developments and Spire - Club Hills. The older centre is where the city's own services already exist — schools, hospitals, clubs and malls that are established rather than promised, which is the older districts' main argument — and where most of the mixed-use and commercial addresses sit: Nmq, Jazebeya, Kawn business complex and C9. Wahat Road carries the commercial corridor, including MARCA MALL.

So who does this suit? If you work in west Cairo or along the desert road, the location shortens a daily drive, and that is what the city's record itself says about the buyers who gain most from it. If you are buying your first home, the entry point is real: a studio in West Courts New October asks 1,680,000 EGP, and the catalogue's lowest asking price in the city is 1,537,000 EGP. If you need a family home with a garden or a roof terrace, the range is all here — apartments, studios, duplexes, penthouses, townhouses, twin houses and villas. If you want to move in soon, the record carries handovers as early as 2024 and 2026 beside the 2029 and 2030 dates. And if you are buying commercial space, offices, clinics and retail units sit beside the homes rather than in a separate district: offices from 3,740,000 EGP in C9 and clinics from 4,848,329 EGP in Kawn business complex.

What the city is not is a base for the eastern half of Greater Cairo: the record places it west of Cairo on the desert road and the Wahat Road, and the district decides that journey more than the city name does.

The compounds worth knowing in 6th of October City

Ten addresses, from the entry point to the top of the market, with the asking prices the catalogue carries on 25 September 2026:

• West Courts New October — Morshedy Group, older centre. The cheapest way in: studios from 1,680,000 EGP and apartments from 2,520,000 EGP, sized 40–125 m², on 5% down over 10 years, handover 2030. Ahram Canadian University is 5.6 km away.
• Ashgar City — IGI Real Estate, October Gardens. Apartments from 3,548,000 EGP and penthouses from 4,701,000 EGP, 72–170 m², on 6% down over five years, handovers from 2027 to 2030. Mall of Egypt is 3.8 km away.
• C9 — Centrada Developments, older centre. A commercial address: offices from 3,740,000 EGP, retail from 4,500,000 EGP and clinics from 6,264,000 EGP, 35–310 m², on the easiest entry plan in the city at 1% down over eight years, handover 2029. Silla Mall is 100 metres away.
• Kawn business complex — Elaf Developments, older centre. Clinics from 4,848,329 EGP, offices from 5,253,033 EGP and retail from 10,233,405 EGP, 40–151 m², with plans from 1.25% down over up to 10 years, handover 2029. The Shooting Club is 600 metres away and Mall of Arabia one kilometre.
• One33-Phase Two — Badreldin Developments, Northern Expansion. Apartments from 5,940,604 EGP, penthouses from 10,051,466 EGP and a duplex at 23,623,276 EGP, 63–243 m², on 5% down over 10 years, handover 2030. Mall of Arabia is 4.2 km away.
• Core — Orascom Development Egypt, October Gardens. Apartments from 7,598,000 EGP and duplexes from 19,492,000 EGP, 77–222 m², on 5% down over nine years, handovers in 2028 and 2030. Mall of Egypt is 2.8 km away and MSA University 3.2 km.
• Nmq — Melee Development, older centre. The widest single address in the city: apartments from 8,898,000 EGP, clinics from 5,030,007 EGP, offices from 5,400,000 EGP and retail up to 65,843,696 EGP, 28–343 m², on 3% down over 12 years, handover 2029. Mehwar Hospital is 1.6 km away.
• Club Park - ICity October — Mountain View, Northern Expansion. Apartments from 9,895,677 EGP, penthouses from 17,140,492 EGP and duplexes from 17,522,548 EGP, 110–275 m², on 5% down over 10 years, handovers from 2026 to 2030. Diamond Mall is 2.9 km away.
• District 2 - Moon Heights — Palm Hills Developments, October Gardens. Apartments only, from 11,594,438 EGP to 17,102,250 EGP, 108–163 m², on the longest plan in the city at 1.5% down over 12 years, handover 2030. October Airport is 9.1 km away.
• Swan Lake West — Hassan Allam Properties, older centre. The top of the market: apartments from 24,200,000 EGP, twin houses from 46,600,000 EGP and villas from 60,000,000 EGP to 129,000,000 EGP, 151–606 m², on 5% down over 10 years, handovers in 2028 and 2030. Mehwar Hospital is 2.1 km away.

Behind the 109 compounds are Palm Hills Developments with 16 of them, Orascom Development Egypt and Centrada Developments with nine each, Hyde Park with six, IGI Real Estate with five, and Mountain View, Kayan Real Estate and Naeem with four each.

Asking prices and payment plans in 6th of October City (25 September 2026)

Every figure here is an asking price — what the seller is asking — and not a sale price. The catalogue holds no completed transactions, so nothing here is a trend or a percentage: these are the numbers the market is asking today, dated.

The city's asking prices start at 1,537,000 EGP, and the cheapest square metre in the record is 25,002 EGP. Between those two facts sits the whole market: a studio in West Courts New October and an apartment in Ashgar City are the bottom of it, while a villa in Swan Lake West asks 129,000,000 EGP at the top. Sizes run from 28 m² to 852 m², so size and district can be chosen almost independently.

Payment plans are set per developer and per project rather than for the city as a whole. The most common plan in the catalogue is a 5% down payment over eight to ten years — 406 of the units we can read carry a 5% deposit, and 8 years (290 units) and 10 years (230 units) are the two most common terms. Deposits can start lower: 1% is the lowest the record carries, and both C9 and Kawn business complex sit at or near it. The longest term in the record is 12.5 years, and the two longest plans in practice belong to District 2 - Moon Heights (1.5% over 12 years) and Nmq (3% over 12 years).

What you get for the money is more uniform than the prices: 697 of the city's units are fully finished, 177 semi-finished and 22 core and shell, so most of the market hands over ready to furnish and a core-and-shell commercial unit is the exception.

Delivery dates: what the record actually carries

The catalogue's delivery years for the city run from 2024 to 2030, so the market holds finished and nearly finished homes beside projects still being built. Handovers in 2024 and 2026 exist in the record, which means a buyer who wants the keys now has something to choose from; the bulk of what is on offer sits in 2028, 2029 and 2030.

Two things the record does not carry, and this article will not invent: how far construction has reached on any project, and the developer's outlook. There is no progress percentage and no forecast in the data, so the handover date on each compound page is the only date anyone can be held to.

How far is 6th of October City from Cairo — access and landmarks

The city sits west of Cairo on the desert road and the Wahat Road, and the catalogue's own reasoning is that the district a compound belongs to decides the journey more than the city name does. That is why the two built-up parts behave nothing like the Northern Expansion.

The landmarks in the record show what "in the city" means in practice: Mall of Egypt 2.8 km from Core and 3.8 km from Ashgar City; Mall of Arabia one kilometre from Kawn business complex and 4.2 km from One33-Phase Two; Mehwar Hospital 1.6 km from Nmq and 2.1 km from Swan Lake West; MSA University 3.2 km from Core; October Airport 9.1 km from District 2 - Moon Heights; New Giza 6.1 km from Nmq; Diamond Mall 2.9 km from Club Park - ICity October; Silla Mall 100 metres from C9; and Ahram Canadian University 5.6 km from West Courts New October. These are the distances recorded against each compound, in the same record as its price and handover date.

FAQ

How far is 6th of October City from Cairo?

The record places it west of Cairo, on the desert road and the Wahat Road — the western extension of Greater Cairo. How long the journey takes depends on which of the four addresses you buy in: the district, not the city name, decides the drive.

What is 6th of October City?

It is one of the oldest of Egypt's new cities and the odd one out among them, because its compound market grew up around a city that already existed rather than ahead of one. That is why its schools, hospitals, clubs and malls are established rather than promised, and why the catalogue lists 109 compounds and 1,440 units in a city already lived in.

Which compounds are for sale in 6th of October City?

The catalogue carries 109, and ten are linked above: West Courts New October and Ashgar City at the entry point, C9 and Kawn business complex for offices and clinics, One33-Phase Two and Club Park - ICity October in the Northern Expansion, Core and Nmq in the middle of the market, and Swan Lake West at the top.

How much do apartments in 6th of October City cost?

Asking prices in the city start at 1,537,000 EGP, and the cheapest square metre in the record is 25,002 EGP. Apartments start at 3,548,000 EGP in Ashgar City, pass 5,940,604 EGP in One33-Phase Two and 9,895,677 EGP in Club Park - ICity October, and reach 24,200,000 EGP in Swan Lake West. These are asking prices dated 25 September 2026, not sale prices.

What delivery dates are available in 6th of October City?

The catalogue's handover years for the city run from 2024 to 2030, with 2024 and 2026 deliveries in the record alongside the 2028, 2029 and 2030 dates that make up most of the market. The record carries no construction progress percentage and no forecast, so the handover date on each compound page is the only date you can hold anyone to.