ECC Road, Pattandur Agrahara: ITPL 1.3 km, metro 1.4 km, everything already built. Prices, traffic and the metro claim to be wary of.

Varthur, East Bengaluru: Hopefarm metro 4 km, ITPL 8 to 12 km, Manipal 1.1 km. Prices, traffic and the truth about Varthur Lake.

Ittangur on Sarjapur Road: locality average about Rs 6,300 per sq ft, Anekal taluk, no metro. What it really costs to live here.

Kada Agrahara on Sarjapur Main Road: Electronic City 2.5 km, hospitals from 600 m, no metro. Schools, prices and commutes.

What Soukya Road is really like to live in - connectivity, prices, schools, hospitals and the honest drawbacks before you buy in this East Bengaluru belt.