# Lowcost Housing Section, East III, Western Area Urban > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/lowcost-housing/ Section · East III # Lowcost Housing Lowcost Housing is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in East III, Western Area Urban, Western Province. It covers **0.46 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Lowcost Housing? Lowcost Housing lies in [East III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/), [Western Area Urban](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Grass Field](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/grass-field/), [Jalloh Terrace](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/jalloh-terrace/), [Kissy Bye Pass II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/kissy-bye-pass-ii/), [Kissy Mess Mess](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/kissy-mess-mess/) and [Shell](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/shell/). By area it is the 1291st largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 1.2% of [East III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/). The centre of Lowcost Housing is about 5.8 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4704° N, 13.1861° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Things to see in and around Lowcost Housing ### Nearby, outside Lowcost Housing - National Railway Museum · museum, Cline Town3.3 km - Old Fourah Bay College · attraction, Fourah Bay3.6 km - Gun emplacement · ruins, Leicester4.3 km - 75A Leicester Road · viewpoint, Sorie Town4.6 km - Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst4.9 km - The Cotton Tree · attraction, Connaught Hospital5.8 km - National Museum · museum, Connaught Hospital5.8 km - Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · nature reserve, Bathurst6.0 km - Sea Side View POW · viewpoint, Kingtom6.7 km - Government Quarter Hillstation · attraction, Hill Station7.6 km - marcul · viewpoint, Lumley8.9 km - Mambo Waterfall · waterfall, Hamilton9.9 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Lowcost Housing - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - CurrencyLeone (SLE) - Country calling code+232 - LanguagesEnglish, Mende, Timne - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)16 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry132 km ### Nearest railway station Former Hill Station (Hill Station), about 7.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:36). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Lowcost Housing and the best time to visit Using the climate of Western Area Urban, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,569 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (699 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 27 2 Mar 27 2 Apr 28 25 May 28 135 Jun 26 399 Jul 25 644 Aug 25 699 Sep 25 400 Oct 26 187 Nov 26 71 Dec 26 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lowcost Housing Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital SL SACRIFICE HOSPITAL MENTAL · Kissy Mental 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46530&mlon=-13.19374#map=17/8.46530/-13.19374) Bank Ecobank · Kissy Bye Pass II 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47434&mlon=-13.19051#map=17/8.47434/-13.19051) ATM Econank · Brookfields 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47777&mlon=-13.24784#map=17/8.47777/-13.24784) Petrol pump Leonco · Kissy Bye Pass II 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47384&mlon=-13.19120#map=17/8.47384/-13.19120) Hotel Hotel 5-10 · Kissy Bye Pass II 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47478&mlon=-13.18659#map=17/8.47478/-13.18659) Mall Big Makit · Connaught Hospital 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48992&mlon=-13.23634#map=17/8.48992/-13.23634) School Richard Allen School · Lowcost Housing 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47284&mlon=-13.18817#map=17/8.47284/-13.18817) College German Technical Academy · Kissy Bye Pass II 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47693&mlon=-13.19329#map=17/8.47693/-13.19329) Police station CONO WATER POLICE POST · Congo Water I 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45249&mlon=-13.17057#map=17/8.45249/-13.17057) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lowcost Housing Places mapped inside Lowcost Housing in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in East III - Allen Town I - Allen Town II - Bottom Oku - Congo Water I - Congo Water II - Grass Field - Industrial Estate - Jalloh Terrace - Kissy Brook - Kissy Bye Pass I - Kissy Bye Pass II - Kissy Mental - Kissy Mess Mess - Kuntolor - Mamba Ridge I - Mamba Ridge II - Mayenkineh - Old Warf - Pamuronko - Portee - Robis - Rokupa - Shell - Thunderhill ## Quick answers - Where is Lowcost Housing?In East III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Lowcost Housing?Grass Field, Jalloh Terrace, Kissy Bye Pass II, Kissy Mess Mess and Shell - What is there to see in Lowcost Housing?National Railway Museum, Old Fourah Bay College, Gun emplacement, 75A Leicester Road - What time zone is Lowcost Housing in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Lowcost Housing?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Lowcost Housing?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Lowcost Housing?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Lowcost Housing?SL SACRIFICE HOSPITAL MENTAL, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lowcost Housing?Ecobank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lowcost Housing?Econank, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lowcost Housing?Leonco, about 0.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lowcost Housing?SL04020515 (OCHA common operational dataset)