Your province in numbers: East Flanders

How much does a house cost in East Flanders?

On average, you pay 1880 euros per square meter for a house in East Flanders. House prices increased by 5.04% compared to the same quarter the previous year. But in the previous quarter, house prices even decreased slightly by -0.43%. This follows a general trend in Belgium and Flanders of cooling off the market.

What are the trends for house prices in East Flanders?

The provincial capital, Ghent, towers above the other major municipalities in East Flanders. You pay about 2297 euros per square meter for a house there. In other cities such as Aalst (€1717), Sint-Niklaas (€1832) or Dendermonde (€1772), you pay even less. However, the latest price changes remain positive in Ghent (+0.88%), unlike other major municipalities where prices have just dropped (Aalst: -3.62%, Dendermonde: -0.90%, Ronse: -1.38%).

What is the most expensive municipality for houses in East Flanders?

Sint-Martens-Latem remains the most expensive municipality: you pay 3552 euros per square meter for a house there. This puts the municipality in fifth place in all of Belgium for the most expensive municipalities to buy a house.

How much does an apartment cost in East Flanders?

On average, an apartment in East Flanders costs 2549 euros per square meter. Prices remained stable compared to the previous quarter, with only a slight increase of 0.17%. Compared to the previous year, apartment prices in East Flanders increased by 3.71%.

What are the trends for apartment prices in East Flanders?

Ghent is significantly higher than the provincial average, with the same apartment costing 3393 euros per square meter. Other large municipalities in East Flanders (Aalst, Sint-Niklaas, Dendermonde) all have fairly similar prices around 2400 euros per square meter. Only Ronse is even cheaper, at 2131 euros per square meter. It is noteworthy that apartment prices have sharply risen in Aalst and Dendermonde over the past year, by 5.39% and 8.62%, respectively, while in the rest of the province, apartment prices have only increased by 3.6% in the same period.

What is the most expensive municipality for apartments in East Flanders?

Sint-Martens-Latem is the most expensive municipality, with an apartment costing 4948 euros per square meter. The municipality ranks second in all of Belgium for the most expensive municipalities to buy an apartment, just after Knokke-Heist.

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Fabrice Luyckx

Data Storyteller & Lead Data Engineer