Garden Town Lahore Area Guide: Blocks, Plot Sizes, Prices, Schools and Hospitals

Garden Town is a central Lahore neighbourhood acquired by the Lahore Improvement Trust (now LDA) in 1958, split into 12 blocks with plots from 5 marla to 10 kanal, bordered by Canal Bank Road, Model Town, Gulberg and Faisal Town.

Garden Town is an established, mostly upper-middle-class neighbourhood in central Lahore, sitting between Canal Bank Road, Model Town, Gulberg and Faisal Town. The land was acquired in 1958 by the Lahore Improvement Trust, the body that later became the LDA, and most plots were built on by the 1990s (Wikipedia). In Houseplot's indicative price data (Jun–Aug 2026), a 5 marla house averages roughly 3.9–4.5 crore and a 1 kanal house roughly 10.4–11.9 crore.

Where Garden Town is and what it connects to

Garden Town falls in Gulberg Tehsil. Its boundaries are clear on a map: Canal Bank Road and Punjab University's New Campus to the north, Model Town to the south, Gulberg to the east and Faisal Town to the west (Wikipedia).

Two roads matter most for daily movement:

• Ferozepur Road runs along the eastern side. Main Boulevard Garden Town, also called Barkat Market Road, meets Main Boulevard Gulberg under the Kalma Underpass, which opened on 3 March 2013 (Wikipedia).
• Canal Bank Road on the northern edge links the area east towards Gulberg and west towards Johar Town.

The Lahore Metro Bus runs on Ferozepur Road. It opened in February 2013 as a 27 km corridor from Gajjumata to Shahdara (Dawn), which gives Garden Town residents a direct public transport link to the Secretariat, the district courts and Data Darbar.

A short history

Before 1958 most of Garden Town was farmland. The Lahore Improvement Trust acquired it that year, and its position near Canal Road made it popular with businessmen (Wikipedia).

Growth picked up in the 1970s, when Punjab University opened its New Campus along the northern boundary. Building continued through the 1980s, and by the 1990s most plots had houses on them. Barkat Market, the area's commercial heart, was redeveloped in 2005 with more parking, wider footpaths and rebuilt roads.

Wikipedia puts the population at 250,000 and describes residents as mostly upper middle class, with many student hostels, overseas Pakistanis and some well-known families. Treat that population figure as approximate; it is not from a census table.

Blocks and typical plot sizes

Garden Town is unusual because plot sizes vary so much from block to block. Sizes below are in square yards with the marla/kanal equivalent, as listed on Wikipedia.

Jevan Hana, also called Abadi Devasabad, is an older settlement between Usman, Ali, Garden and Ahmed blocks. Plots next to it are valued lower.

A note on marla size

The table's maths uses a 25 sq yd marla (225 sq ft). The British revenue marla is 272.25 sq ft, with 20 marla to a kanal (Wikipedia). Older LDA-era files can use either basis, so always compare square feet, not just "marla".

Property types and indicative prices

Most stock is detached houses. Small 5 to 10 marla houses cluster in Ali, Ata Turk and Sher Shah blocks, while 1 kanal and larger homes dominate Usman, Tipu, Babar, Aibak, Aurangzeb and Tariq. Very large canal-facing plots sit in Ahmed and Abu Bakr blocks.

Houseplot's indicative price data (Jun–Aug 2026), shown as ±7% ranges around the average:

We do not have 5 marla plot data for Garden Town. The 1 kanal plot range sits close to the 1 kanal house range, which usually means many "houses" are old structures sold mainly for land. Block, road width and corner position will move a real deal well outside these ranges.

Schools, colleges and hospitals

Garden Town has a dense spread of schools and private hospitals. Names below are from Wikipedia; confirm the exact campus before you choose a house for school access.

Punjab University's New Campus on the northern edge is a major draw for academic families and students, and it explains the number of hostels.

Markets and daily life

Barkat Market is the main shopping area, rebuilt in 2005. The neighbourhood also has malls, restaurants and cafés, and the Mughal-e-Azam wedding hall is a local landmark (Wikipedia).

The flip side of that commerce is traffic. Wikipedia notes that commercial growth has increased congestion on main roads and small lanes. Visit any shortlisted house at school time and in the evening.

Commute

We do not publish drive times because they swing heavily with peak traffic.

Who Garden Town suits

• Families who want a central address with schools and hospitals within a short drive.
• Buyers of 1 kanal and larger houses who want older, leafy blocks rather than a new gated society.
• Landlords near the university, given the student hostel market. We have no sourced rent data for Garden Town, so test rents locally before you buy for income.

It suits less well if you want a new build in a gated scheme, or very low monthly costs.

Red flags when buying in Garden Town

1. Subdivided plots. Tipu and Babar blocks were subdivided from larger plots. Check that the subdivision was approved and that your plot has its own record, not a share of a parent plot.
2. Commercial use of a residential house. Many homes near main roads run offices or hostels. Confirm the permitted land use with the LDA before you pay a commercial premium.
3. Abadi-adjacent plots. Plots next to Abadi Devasabad trade lower. Know why the price is lower before you treat it as a bargain.
4. Old structures. Many houses are decades old. Budget for rebuilding and get a building plan approval check before you buy.
5. Title chain. Use the PLRA's online search on the Punjab Zameen portal by CNIC, name or khewat number to check the record (ProPakistani), then have a lawyer read the registered deeds.

This guide is general information; confirm land use with the LDA and title with PLRA/a lawyer before you pay.

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