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GHANA PROPERTY CENTRE AFFORDABILITY GAP · Q3 2026

Ghana Property Centre Affordability Gap: What people can pay, against what's asked

How far budgets sit below asking prices for one home type and size in one place. Three groups, always named: people searching our site, people who asked agents to find them a home, and people who set an alert.

Quarter
Q3 2026 · July–September 2026
Released
Released 14 Oct 2026
Next release
Next release: 7 Jan 2027
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PEOPLE SEARCHING OUR SITE · ACCRA 1-BED FLATS · RENT A MONTH

−76% below
asking

median budget GH₵2.6K a month · Searches 17–30 Sept 2026

Asking median GH₵10.9K a month · Typical GH₵4K–GH₵19K · Asking: Sept 2026

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Searchers budget 76% below asking for Accra 1-bed flats to rent.

Asking is the Rent Index median for Accra 1-bed flats, September 2026. Budgets are the median of what each group entered; banded search budgets are precise to about ±20%. How we measure this

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RENT · A MONTH · Q3 2026

Rent: what people budget a month, against asking rents

Rent is monthly. Gaps compare each group's median budget with the Rent Index asking median for the same area, type and size.

Accra · 1-bed flat
Asking: Sept 2026 GH₵10.9K typical GH₵4K–GH₵19K
People searching our site GH₵2.6K −76%
People who asked agents to find them a home Not enough requests
People who set an alert Not enough alerts
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Accra · 2-bed flat
Asking: Sept 2026 GH₵10.6K typical GH₵5.7K–GH₵22K
People searching our site GH₵5K −53%
People who asked agents to find them a home Not enough requests
People who set an alert Not enough alerts
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Accra · 2-bed house
Asking: Sept 2026 GH₵8.8K typical GH₵5.2K–GH₵15.6K
People searching our site GH₵6.1K −31%
People who asked agents to find them a home Not enough requests
People who set an alert Not enough alerts
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Searches and alerts for N bedrooms count homes with at least N; requests count exactly N. A group shows a figure when it has at least 50 budget-stated searches, 30 requests or 30 alerts. Banded search budgets are precise to about ±20%.

BUY · TOTAL PRICE · Q3 2026

Buy: what people budget for a home, against asking prices

Buy is the total price. Gaps compare each group's median budget with the House Price Index asking median.

Not enough data yet for Buy; next release 7 Jan 2027.

SHORT-LET · A NIGHT · Q3 2026

Short-let: what guests budget a night, against asking rates

Short-let is per night. Gaps compare each group's median nightly budget with the Short-let Index asking median.

Not enough data yet for Short-let; next release 7 Jan 2027.

RELEASE NOTES · Q3 2026

What this quarter shows

  • Searchers budget 76% below asking for Accra 1-bed flats to rent.
  • Rent: 3 figures.
  • Buy: not enough data yet.
  • Short-let: not enough data yet.
  • Searches cover 17–30 Sept 2026 only: the search log is clean from 17 Sept 2026. The methodology explains why.
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MORE ON THIS DATA

Demand vs Supply compares all homes in an area with what's listed today; the Affordability Gap compares one home type and size with the Rent, House Price and Short-let Index.

MethodologyHow budgets are counted, and the gap formula Rent, House Price and Short-let IndexThe asking figures every gap is measured against Demand vs SupplyAll homes in an area against what's listed What can I afford?Check your own budget, area by area
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Each release has its own link. The gaps shown are for the headline cell; quote the release link so readers land on the right figures.

Q3 2026 Latest · July–September 2026
Searchers' gap −76% median GH₵2.6K a month
Requesters' gap —
Rent cells 3 Buy cells 0 Released 14 Oct 2026
First release.
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Frequently asked

Common questions about budgets and asking prices

How much do people budget to rent a 1-bed flat in Accra?

People searching our site budget a median GH₵2.6K a month for a 1-bed flat in Accra, 76% below the asking median of GH₵10.9K (Q3 2026).

See Q3 2026 in the release table

Why do people who ask agents budget so much less?

They are a self-selected group: people who ask agents to find them a home are often those who couldn't find one in their budget by searching. So their budgets run lower than searchers', and the gap between the two is part of the story, not an error.

Why are these figures different from Demand vs Supply?

Demand vs Supply compares the budgets of all searches in an area, every home type and size together, with what's listed today. The Affordability Gap compares one home type and size with the Rent, House Price and Short-let Index, for three groups of people separately.

Go to Demand vs Supply

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