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Navalur
ChennaiOMR600130
Halfway between the corridor's two employment poles, at a price that reflects it.
ELCOT SEZ north, SIPCOT south, Navalur roughly between them and priced below either. The whole case is price per commute minute, so the number that matters is your actual peak-hour time.
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01 — Find your place
Now, find somewhere that fits you.
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02 — What it costs
What you'll
actually pay
Most people in Navalur pay ₹7,000–8,500 a month — the middle half of 450 room prices owners have listed with us.
- DoubleMost pay ₹7,999–10,000median ₹8,999
- TripleMost pay ₹7,200–9,000median ₹8,000
- 4 sharingMost pay ₹6,500–8,000median ₹7,500
Your deposit
A PG cannot ask you for more than three months' rent as a deposit, and must return it within one month of you moving out.
Section 11, Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017. On a ₹7,500 room that caps the deposit at ₹22,500. General information, not legal advice.
Read the Act03 — At a glance
Navalur in a minute
Halfway between the two poles
ELCOT SEZ to the north, SIPCOT to the south, roughly equidistant, which is why the area draws tenants working at both.
A clear price gap
Navalur prices at a visible discount to Sholinganallur and Thoraipakkam. That gap is the entire reason most people look here.
More going on than the areas south of it
The OMR cinema and entertainment cluster is here, along with schools and gated communities the corridor further south doesn't have.
04 — The practical stuff
Water, power and the monsoon
Water sourceLargely borewell- and tanker-fed. Ask about the source and about how much storage the building holds.
Power backupAsk whether it covers the water pump. In a tanker-fed building with a sump, that's the one that matters.
MonsoonDecember 2023 is the corridor's benchmark event. Ask the owner and a neighbour what happened on this street that month.
Navalur1SIPCOT, Siruseri2ELCOT SEZ, Sholinganallur3TEK Meadows4Tidel Park, Taramani5ECR / the coast
© OpenStreetMap · © CARTO05 — Getting to work
How long it actually takes
Peak-hour times, measured rather than estimated.
- 1SIPCOT, SiruseriBus or company shuttle, OMR south5 min · 1.9 km
- 2ELCOT SEZ, SholinganallurBus or cab, OMR north24 min · 9.9 km
- 3TEK MeadowsCab, OMR north21 min · 8.5 km
- 4Tidel Park, TaramaniCab, OMR north39 min · 18 km
- 5ECR / the coastCab via the link road east1 hr 05 min · 55 km
06 — The neighbourhood
What's around Navalur?
The corridor's mid-point, with offices in both directions and more weekend options than you'd expect this far south.
Two poles, both reachable
Nothing major is in Navalur itself. That's the point: both clusters are a reasonable ride and neither is on your doorstep.
ELCOT SEZ, Sholinganallur north
SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri south
TEK Meadows north
Where people go on a Sunday
The corridor's cinema and entertainment cluster, unusual this far south and a real factor if you don't want to head into the city every weekend.
AGS Cinemas on OMR
Mayajaal multiplex and entertainment complex, a short ride
ECR and the coast east via the link roads
The road today, the metro later
Everything runs on OMR and its service roads, with buses and company shuttles carrying most of the load.
Navalur metro station planned, Corridor 3
Kelambakkam road west
07 — Good to know
Before you choose a place in Navalur
01Get a real peak-hour travel timeNavalur's whole case is price per commute minute. Map distance and clock distance are different numbers on OMR, and direction matters as much as distance. Do the trip once before you sign.
02Check what exists at 9pmShare autos, buses and food thin out south of Sholinganallur much faster than north of it. Visit at the hour you'd actually be coming home.
03Ask about water source and storageThis stretch is largely borewell- and tanker-fed. Ask what the PG runs on and how much the building holds, which is what carries you through a summer gap.
08 — Living here
What is it like to live here?
Composed from what people on this stretch consistently say.
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09 — Nearby
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North for convenience, south for price. Navalur is the middle of that trade.
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Answers
Navalur, answered
Is Navalur cheaper than Sholinganallur?
Yes, generally, and that gap is the main reason people look here. Whether it's worth it depends on which employment pole you commute to and in which direction. The rent section above shows the distribution by sharing configuration with the number of rooms behind each figure.
Will Navalur get a metro station?
It's on the Corridor 3 station list, on the stretch south of Sholinganallur, which is currently the slower half of the OMR work and tracking to 2027. Dates here have moved before, so treat them as targets and check CMRL rather than paying a premium today.
Is Navalur good if I work at SIPCOT?
It's one of the better compromises: shorter commute than from Sholinganallur or Thoraipakkam, lower rent than Siruseri, and more shops, food and weekend options than the stretch further south. If you work at ELCOT instead, you'll be commuting north against the flow.