How Much Is Rent in Tema Community 1 Today?
Tema Community 1's typical 2-bedroom rents for ₵5,064/month, moving +5.5% week-on-week. Ranked #21 of 45 tracked neighborhoods. The original planned core of Tema — orderly, industrial-adjacent and self-contained.
2BR median
+5.5% 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 | ₵2,600 | ₵3,587 | ₵4,400 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
| 2BR | ₵3,700 | ₵5,064 | ₵6,300 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
| 3BR | ₵5,200 | ₵7,068 | ₵8,800 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
| 4BR | ₵6,800 | ₵9,389 | ₵11,600 | +5.5% | +6.8% |
Who rents in Tema Community 1
Tema Community 1 draws tema port and industrial workers, established families, professionals. The original planned core of Tema — orderly, industrial-adjacent and self-contained.
Commuting from Tema Community 1
It takes 35-50 min to central Accra via the Tema motorway. Kotoka airport is about 21.0 km away. Traffic is manageable off-peak but builds at rush hour, so time your run either side of the 7–9am and 5–7pm peaks.
This is where the value-versus-commute trade-off bites: rent sits well below the inner ring, but you pay it back on the road. Before you compare the headline figure with a closer area, add your daily transport cost and an hour-plus each way — a cheaper rent with a two-hour round trip is often no bargain.
Why Tema Community 1 is quoted in cedis
Cedi-quoted — a port and industrial workforce priced in cedis.
Rent vs buy in Tema Community 1
A 4-bedroom house in Tema Community 1 sells for a median of ₵1,300,000, while a 4-bedroom rents for ₵9,389/month. Annualised, that's a gross rental yield of about 8.7% (₵112,668 annual rent ÷ ₵1,300,000 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 Tema Community 1
Tema harbour, Tema General Hospital, the Community 1 market, the motorway.
Comparable neighborhoods
Closest to Tema Community 1 by cedi-equivalent 2-bedroom rent — compared like-with-like across currencies.
Common questions
- The median 2-bedroom in Tema Community 1 rents for ₵5,064/month. The lower end starts around ₵3,700 for older or further-from-main-road units; premium new-build units reach ₵6,300.
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