South Aburi Land for Sale in Ghana

Situated less than an hour’s drive inland of Accra, the green and breezy hills of Adamorobe (more popularly known as “Aburi South”) have long been a choice destination for local day-trippers, wealthy property developers, and expatriates wanting to live or hang out in a relatively cool malaria-free part of town.

Accra to Adamorobe via N4 and R40 highway.

If you’ve never travelled from Accra along the Madina-Aburi Road toward Oyibi Police Station before or haven’t done so in recent years, you’ll be surprised at the amount of real estate development popping up en route. By the time you’ve reached the fertile hills of Adamorobe, you may have already heard about how Regimanuel Grey Estates have bought up large chunks of this green and pleasant land for a gated housing development.

The plans are drawn. The roads have been demarcated. Naturally, land prices in and around the immediate vicinity have shot up as a result. And that’s if you can get any land in this area nowadays since most local people hold on to their plots.

Adamorobe aerial view with site outline in red.

If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to avoid the conformity of gated community living, preferring instead to create your mark on the virgin landscape. So, imagine for a moment… fashioning your own dream home in Ghana, strategically placed atop a hillside of splendid views, overlooking the said gated community and the sprawling townships below.

Legend has it that “a hunter once came to this place that is now Adamorobe. He found the environment rich in animals for hunting and plants for consumption, especially pineapples, ‘aborɔbɔ’ in Akan. He decided to settle there and referred to his settlement as ‘medan m’aborɔbɛ’, meaning ‘I depend on my pineapples.’” But although the plural of ‘aborɔbɛ’ should be ‘morɔbɛ’, the name stuck anyway, and a new settlement was born.

The town of Adamorobe itself is famous for its unique sign language for the deaf, but it is perhaps still best known locally to cultivate sweet fresh pineapples. These days, however, it is an entirely new set of residents driving up land prices and building gleaming new properties along the horizon, seduced primarily by the area’s green surroundings and proximity to metropolitan Accra.

The available parcel of land for sale is a registered, residential double-plot with full title and a 95-year lease. The site measures approximately 100 x 161 square feet (0.37 acres) and is less than a 60-minute drive from Accra Central. In addition, the land is offered with preliminary design plans for a large courtyard house should you take inspiration from these designs.

“South Aburi” site for sale at Adamorobe.

The architect’s drawings include layouts for a well-appointed master bedroom on the first floor, plus two secluded guest bedrooms below, each with its private courtyard garden and large glass windows that offer views across the lush Ghanaian countryside.

I aimed to create a charming courtyard house with a quiet hideaway feel, using pathways, fences, windows, walls and trees, so even guests could enjoy their rooms from their own private garden space. We added into the mix a swimming pool, study, function rooms, gym, separate self-contained courthouse for staff, an office, meeting room, and plenty of sculptured garden areas. After several design attempts, it seemed near perfect.

But creating your own dream home is a very personal thing, just as it was always the view that drew me to this place. A panoramic sweep across the hills of Adamorobe and all the dusty township spread out below — while up in these hills, a light cool breeze will always make you feel relaxed from the troubles of the day.

There are no prizes for guessing that this spot was to house my dream home in Ghana. Yes, one of two locations I’d found in West Africa, where I thought I could build my retirement home. Being forced to abandon this place to fund other financial commitments is a hard choice.

I’m not too pleased about selling this site. I still believe this hilltop double-plot would make an excellent location for a family home, rented apartments, a hotel or an investment property. I hate to let it go. But it could be yours for a snip with all the correct documentation. Please message me!

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