Bantama
Kumasi, Ashanti
Dense, mid-income area next to KNUST. Popular with students and young families.
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Active listings
1
For rent
0
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
- Take care
Noise level
Road, nightlife, and industrial noise exposure
Score2.0 / 5High street stays loud through the day; student nightlife keeps evenings lively.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide - Excellent
Markets
Day markets, supermarkets, farmers' markets
Score5.0 / 517 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% · 17 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Schools
International, private, and public school density
Score5.0 / 539 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% · 39 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.5 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap, Ghana schools geocoding workbook, OpenStreetMap/Nominatim, SHS Select, GES/EMIS verification queue - Limited
Transit
Trotros, taxis, and commuter routes
Score2.0 / 54 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% · 4 features
- Nearest mapped feature35% · 1.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide, OpenStreetMap - Elevated indicative risk
Flood risk
Rainy-season waterlogging and catchment zones
Score2.0 / 5Indicative, non-authoritative exposure layer from 15 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% · 15 features
- Nearest mapped water feature40% · 0.4 km
- NASA EONET regional support15% · 0 events
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA EONET, Habivista neighbourhood guide - Excellent
Green space
Parks, tree cover, and open green areas
Score5.0 / 575 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% · 75 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
- Mapped green area25% · 29.2 ha
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap - Excellent
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies
Score5.0 / 546 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% · 46 features
- Nearest mapped feature40% · 0.3 km
As of May 2026Sources: OpenStreetMap, Ghana hospitals and health facilities geocoding workbook, Ghana Open Data health facilities CSV - Good
Walkability
How many daily trips you can do on foot
Score4.0 / 5Derived from transit score 5/5. Bantama High Street is a major Kumasi trotro corridor. KNUST shuttles run to Tech junction.
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 / 5Fairly stable; some outages during storm season.
Sources: Habivista neighbourhood guide
On the ground
Essentials
Safety context
●●●●●Dense mid-income area next to KNUST with a large student population. Main roads safe, side streets darker at night.
Schools nearby
Named institutions with walking / driving distance.
- KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)2.2 km
- Bantama Senior High School0.8 km
- KNUST Basic School2 km
What's nearby
Specific places people actually use.
- Bantama Market (0.4km)
- Kumasi Children's Hospital (0.9km)
- Bantama Melcom (0.5km)
- Republic Bank Bantama (0.6km)
- Bantama fast-food strip (0.3km)
Typical prices in Bantama
Market ranges based on current listings and recent transactions. GHS.
1 BR / month
$450 – $700
2 BR / month
$800 – $1,200
3 BR / month
$1,200 – $1,700
Avg. sale
GHS 240,000
Market report
Bantama — Q2 2026
vs Q1 2026
Calculated from verified listings published this quarter. Trend arrows compare with the previous quarter.
Rent
Median monthly rent
GHS 1,500/mo
—Average monthly rent
GHS 1,500/mo
—Advance months (median)
Rent Act 1963: max 6 months
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—Active listings
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—Avg days on market
0 days
—Data derived from Habivista-verified listings in Bantama. Trend arrows are directional — a single quarter isn't a forecast.
Top verified agents in Bantama
Actively listing here with identity and agency verification complete.
- AA
Akosua Asante
Asante Homes
- In Bantama
- 1 listing
- Experience
- 11+ yrs
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Tourism
Ntonso Adinkra Cloth Village: local visitor guide
Traditional adinkra centre where symbols, stamps, dye-making, and cloth printing can be observed.
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Adanwomase Kente Village: local visitor guide
Royal weaving village for Asante kente, with community demonstrations, shops, and local textile interpretation.
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World Peace Bell: local visitor guide
Kumasi landmark close to Asante heritage sites, often visited with Manhyia Palace, the sword site, and city attractions.
10 May 2026
