How Much Is Rent in Spintex Today?
Spintex's typical 2-bedroom rents for ₵4,800/month, moving +6.7% week-on-week. Ranked #22 of 45 tracked neighborhoods. A long, fast-growing commercial-residential corridor — the default for young professionals priced out of the prime belt.
2BR median
+6.7% w/w
1BR median
+5.5% w/w
3BR median
+5.5% w/w
Rank vs Accra
of 45 tracked
Full breakdown by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Low | Median | High | w/w | 1m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BR | ₵2,400 | ₵3,376 | ₵4,100 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
| 2BR | ₵3,500 | ₵4,800 | ₵5,800 | +6.7% | +7.5% |
| 3BR | ₵4,900 | ₵6,646 | ₵8,200 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
| 4BR | ₵6,500 | ₵8,756 | ₵10,800 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
Who rents in Spintex
Spintex draws young professionals, corporate commuters, families relocating from Tema. A long, fast-growing commercial-residential corridor — the default for young professionals priced out of the prime belt.
Commuting from Spintex
It takes 25-40 min to central Accra via the Tetteh Quarshie interchange and the Spintex Rd; 8 min to the airport. Traffic on this route is heavy — leave before 6:30am or after 9am if you can, and expect the evening crawl to double your travel time.
A middle-ground commute — far enough out for lower rent than the inner ring, close enough that the daily trip stays workable if you avoid the worst of rush hour.
Why Spintex is quoted in cedis
Cedi-quoted for most stock, though newer gated apartments occasionally quote in USD.
Rent vs buy in Spintex
A 2-bedroom apartment in Spintex sells for a median of ₵1,400,000, while a 2-bedroom rents for ₵4,800/month. Annualised, that's a gross rental yield of about 4.1% (₵57,600 annual rent ÷ ₵1,400,000 price, both at today's BoG rate).
For context, mid-market gated and executive stock in Accra typically runs an 8–12% gross yield; short-let corridors like Osu and Cantonments can reach 15–25%. Yield is gross of service charge, vacancy and management.
What's near Spintex
Palace Mall, the Spintex Rd retail strip, Coca-Cola roundabout, Kotoka airport.
Comparable neighborhoods
Closest to Spintex by cedi-equivalent 2-bedroom rent — compared like-with-like across currencies.
Common questions
- The median 2-bedroom in Spintex rents for ₵4,800/month. The lower end starts around ₵3,500 for older or further-from-main-road units; premium new-build units reach ₵5,800.
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