Karnataka Guidance Value Index 2026-27
What the government thinks Karnataka property is worth. An original analysis of FY 2026-27 guidance values across 428 localities in all 31 districts — computed directly from the dataset behind our free guidance value lookup.
Key Findings
- The median residential guidance value in Bengaluru Urban is ₹5,000/sqft — 4.2× the median of ₹1,200/sqft across the other 30 districts.
- Lavelle Road (Bengaluru Urban) carries the state's highest residential guidance value at ₹15,000/sqft.
- Commercial guidance values run ~40% above residential on average, consistently across all tiers.
- Within Bengaluru Urban, localities flagged with metro access carry a median value ~56% higher than those without (₹7,500 vs ₹4,800/sqft).
- The statewide median residential guidance value is ₹1,500/sqft.
Why guidance values matter
The guidance value is the minimum value at which a property transaction can be registered in Karnataka — stamp duty (2/3/5% slabs) and the 2% registration fee are charged on the higher of the declared consideration or the guidance value. Guidance values are therefore the floor of every registration cost calculation in the state, and the government's own map of relative property values. They are not market prices: in prime Bengaluru localities, market rates typically run well above guidance values, while in slower markets the two converge.
The 10 highest-valued localities
Ranked by FY 2026-27 residential guidance value per sqft.
| # | Locality | District | Residential ₹/sqft | Commercial ₹/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lavelle Road | Bengaluru Urban | 15,000 | 20,000 |
| 2 | MG Road | Bengaluru Urban | 14,000 | 19,000 |
| 3 | Brigade Road | Bengaluru Urban | 13,000 | 18,000 |
| 4 | Sadashivanagar | Bengaluru Urban | 12,000 | 16,000 |
| 5 | Richmond Town | Bengaluru Urban | 12,000 | 16,500 |
| 6 | Indiranagar | Bengaluru Urban | 11,000 | 15,000 |
| 7 | Cunningham Road | Bengaluru Urban | 11,000 | 15,500 |
| 8 | Koramangala | Bengaluru Urban | 10,000 | 14,000 |
| 9 | Vasanth Nagar | Bengaluru Urban | 10,000 | 14,000 |
| 10 | Domlur | Bengaluru Urban | 9,500 | 13,000 |
District league table
Median residential guidance value per district — the five highest and five lowest in our 428-locality coverage.
Highest median value
Lowest median value
Inside Bengaluru Urban: metro and IT-corridor effects
Across the 98 Bengaluru Urban localities in the dataset, two location attributes correlate with clearly higher government valuations:
| Attribute | Median with | Median without | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro access | ₹7,500 | ₹4,800 | ~56% |
| IT corridor | ₹4,900 | ₹5,200 | −6% |
The IT-corridor figure is worth reading carefully: established premium neighbourhoods (Sadashivanagar, Indiranagar, Jayanagar) are not IT corridors, which pulls the non-corridor median up. The corridor effect shows most clearly in growth-belt localities — Whitefield, Sarjapur Road, Electronic City — where values have converged toward the inner-city bands.
Method & caveats
- Source: DeedSure's compilation of Karnataka IGR guidance value tables for FY 2026-27, effective 2026-04-01, covering 428 localities across all 31 districts — every district HQ, taluk HQ, and significant urban locality.
- Every statistic on this page is computed at build time from the same dataset that powers the guidance value lookup tool — the analysis cannot drift from the data.
- Guidance values are government-set registration floors, not market prices. Use them for stamp-duty planning and relative comparison, not as market valuations.
- Coverage is locality-level, not street-level; official street-level values in Bengaluru can vary within a locality. Always verify the exact rate for a specific property on Kaveri before registration.
- Cite as: "DeedSure Research — Karnataka Guidance Value Index 2026-27, deedsure.in".
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