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Tamale

Tamale, Northern

The largest city in northern Ghana. Commercial hub, university town, and gateway to Mole.

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Active listings

0

For rent

1

For sale

Map & GIS layers

Toggle what matters to you

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

  • Noise level

    Road, nightlife, and industrial noise exposure

    Mixed
    Score3.0 / 5

    Lorry parks busy from dawn; residential quarters quieten after dusk.

    Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide

  • Markets

    Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets

    Excellent
    Score5.0 / 5

    10 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% · 10 features
    • Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
    As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap

  • Schools

    International, private, and public school density

    Mixed
    Score3.0 / 5

    5 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% · 5 features
    • Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.6 km
    As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap

  • Transit

    Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes

    Sparse
    Score1.0 / 5

    1 mapped bus stops inside the mapped neighbourhood boundary. 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% · 1 features
    • Nearest mapped feature35% · 0.9 km
    As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap

  • Flood risk

    Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones

    Moderate indicative risk
    Score3.0 / 5

    Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 11 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% · 11 features
    • Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.6 km
    • NASA EONET regional support15% · 0 events
    As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide

  • Green space

    Parks, tree cover, and open green areas

    Limited
    Score2.0 / 5

    1 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% · 0.3 km
    • Mapped green area25% · 0.6 ha
    As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap

  • Healthcare

    Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies

    Excellent
    Score5.0 / 5

    11 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% · 11 features
    • Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.2 km
    As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap

  • Walkability

    How many daily trips you can do on foot

    Good
    Score4.0 / 5

    Derived from transit score 5/5. Aboabo and Central lorry parks serve Accra, Bolgatanga and Kumasi. VIP and STC overnight coaches are standard.

    Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide

  • Amenities

    Shops, clinics, banks, and essentials within 10 min

    Excellent
    Score5.0 / 5

    5 named amenities within walking/short-drive range.

    Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide

  • Power reliability

    Grid uptime and outage frequency

    Mixed
    Score3.0 / 5

    Broadly reliable; harmattan-season dust can trigger localised outages.

    Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide

On the ground

Essentials

Safety context

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Largest city in northern Ghana. Safe and hospitable; the usual market-town precautions apply at the lorry park.

Schools nearby

Named institutions with walking / driving distance.

  • University for Development Studies (UDS)3 km
  • Tamale Senior High School (Tamasco)1.6 km
  • Ghana Senior High School (Tamale)2 km

What's nearby

Specific places people actually use.

  • Tamale Central Market (0.3km)
  • Tamale Teaching Hospital (2km)
  • Melcom Tamale (0.6km)
  • Stanbic Bank Tamale (0.5km)
  • Gariba Lodge (1.5km)

Typical prices in Tamale

Market ranges based on current listings and recent transactions. GHS.

1 BR / month

$350 – $600

2 BR / month

$650 – $1,000

3 BR / month

$1,000 – $1,500

Avg. sale

GHS 190,000

Market report

Tamale — Q2 2026

vs Q1 2026

Calculated from verified listings published this quarter. Trend arrows compare with the previous quarter.

Sale

Median sale price

GHS 285,000

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Average sale price

GHS 285,000

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Active listings

1

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Avg days on market

0 days

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Data derived from Habivista-verified listings in Tamale. Trend arrows are directional — a single quarter isn't a forecast.

Top verified agents in Tamale

Actively listing here with identity and agency verification complete.

  • FA

    Fatima Abdul-Rahman

    Northern Lands Real Estate

    In Tamale
    1 listing
    Experience
    10+ yrs
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