Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Central
University city and coastal heritage hub — home of UCC and Cape Coast Castle.
9
Active listings
0
For rent
9
For sale
Map & GIS layers
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Flooding risk, walkability, transit, schools, and more — each scored 1–5 with sources you can audit.
Map insights
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Lifestyle
Risks & utilities
- Mixed
Noise level
Road, nightlife, and industrial noise exposure
Score3.0 / 5University and market noise concentrated around the centre; coastal residential streets are quiet.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Mixed
Markets
Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets
Score3.0 / 55 mapped markets features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 5 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.6 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Schools
International, private, and public school density
Score5.0 / 58 mapped schools features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 8 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Transit
Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes
Score1.0 / 50 mapped bus stops within 1.2 km of the town centre. Transit summary still reflects broader trotro, taxi, and commuter-route access; the map score uses weighted bus-stop count and nearest-stop distance.
Score model
- Mapped feature count65% · 0 features
- Nearest mapped feature35% · 1.2 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Low indicative risk
Flood risk
Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones
Score5.0 / 5Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 1 mapped waterways/water features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted local water-feature density, nearest water-feature distance, and low-weight EONET support. Confirm individual properties during inspection.
Score model
- Mapped waterways and water features45% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.7 km
- NASA EONET regional support15% · 0 events
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide - Limited
Green space
Parks, tree cover, and open green areas
Score2.0 / 51 mapped green space features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance, plus approximate mapped green area. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count35% · 1 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.4 km
- Mapped green area25% · 1 ha
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies
Score5.0 / 512 mapped healthcare features inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. Score uses weighted mapped count and nearest-feature distance. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
Score model
- Mapped feature count60% · 12 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Good
Walkability
How many daily trips you can do on foot
Score4.0 / 5Derived from transit score 4/5. Kotokuraba Market and Pedu junction serve trotros to Accra, Takoradi and Kakum. STC coaches terminate at Kotokuraba.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Excellent
Amenities
Shops, clinics, banks, and essentials within 10 min
Score5.0 / 55 named amenities within walking/short-drive range.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Mixed
Power reliability
Grid uptime and outage frequency
Score3.0 / 5UCC feeder area is reliable; older town quarters see more outages.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide
On the ground
Essentials
Safety context
●●●●●University and heritage town with a steady tourist presence. Safe day and night by Ghanaian small-city standards.
Schools nearby
Named institutions with walking / driving distance.
- University of Cape Coast (UCC)2.5 km
- Adisadel College1.8 km
- Mfantsipim School1.6 km
- Wesley Girls' High School1.4 km
What's nearby
Specific places people actually use.
- Cape Coast Castle (0.8km)
- Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (1.8km)
- Kotokuraba Market (0.3km)
- Melcom Cape Coast (0.5km)
- GCB Cape Coast (0.4km)
Distance to landmarks
Straight-line distance from the centre of Cape Coast. Drive times will differ with traffic.
- Accra city centre (CBD)125.3 km
- 37 Military Hospital129.5 km
- Labadi Beach131.1 km
- Kotoka International Airport131.8 km
- Accra Mall132.0 km
- University of Ghana (Legon)132.1 km
Typical prices in Cape Coast
Market ranges based on current listings and recent transactions. GHS.
1 BR / month
$450 – $750
2 BR / month
$800 – $1,200
3 BR / month
$1,200 – $1,700
Avg. sale
GHS 240,000
Market report
Cape Coast — Q2 2026
vs Q1 2026
Calculated from verified listings published this quarter. Trend arrows compare with the previous quarter.
Sale
Median sale price
GHS 565,000
—Average sale price
GHS 617,778
—Active listings
9
—Avg days on market
8 days
—Data derived from Habivista-verified listings in Cape Coast. Trend arrows are directional — a single quarter isn't a forecast.
Top verified agents in Cape Coast
Actively listing here with identity and agency verification complete.
- YB
Yaw Bonsu
Coastline Properties
- In Cape Coast
- 2 listings
- Experience
- 14+ yrs
- NO
Nana Ofori-Atta
Hillside Realty
- In Cape Coast
- 1 listing
- Experience
- 12+ yrs
- KA
Kwesi Appiah
Kwesi Appiah — Independent
- In Cape Coast
- 1 listing
- Experience
- 12+ yrs
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