High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines (HVOTLs) otherwise refered to as power-lines have been
debated to facilitate property value diminution. This current study investigates the impact of power-lines
on the rents of residential properties in high brow Lagos. Questionnaires were distributed to registered
Estate Surveying firms, residents within 200m to power-lines in Surulere area of Lagos while an indepth
interview of the Manager and field officers of the Akangba PHCN sub-station was conducted. On the
average, a response rate of 66.5% was recorded. Findings revealed that residential property rents
increased as distance from power-lines increased averagely by =N=5,000.00 and a mean value impact of
=N=786 on neighbourhood rental value.The study encouraged the use of buried armour cables instead of
overhead power-lines in future and the strict enforcement of ROWs within Lagos metropolis where
power-lines already exist, in a bid to abate the effect of power line on property investments.