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Real estate prices up to and including April 2017:

House prices continue to rise

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-05-11 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by almost 2 percent in the last three-month period, from February to April 2017, compared with the previous period from November 2016 to January 2017. Prices rose by 9 percent on an annual basis in the last three-month period from February to April 2017, compared with the same period last year.

Rising prices were reported in 14 of 21 counties. The largest increases were at 5 percent, and were reported in Västerbotten County and Jönköping County respectively. Decreasing prices were reported in three counties. The largest decrease was reported in Västernorrland County at 5 percent, followed by Norrbotten County and Gotland County at 1 percent each. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Malmö, Greater Stockholm and Greater Gothenburg prices rose between 1 and 3 percent.

Rising prices were reported in all counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was 14 percent, and was reported in Örebro County. The smallest increase in prices, 4 percent, was reported in Blekinge County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Malmö and Greater Gothenburg, prices rose between 6 and 12 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from February to April 2017 was roughly SEK 2.9 million. At the county level the price spans from nearly SEK 1.4 million in Västernorrland County to nearly SEK 5.9 million in Stockholm County.

Real estate price statistics for one-or two-dwelling buildings by month, whole country
MonthNumber
of
purchases
Average
price in
SEK 1000
Average
assessed
value in
SEK 1000
Purchase
price
coefficient
(K/T)
Change in
percent
since
previous
month
1604
4 391 2 718 1 524 1.79  
1605
4 990 2 794 1 555 1.82 +2
1606
5 631 2 811 1 541 1.85 +2
1607
5 552 2 676 1 452 1.88 +2
1608
5 540 2 888 1 534 1.91 +1
1609
5 776 2 770 1 493 1.90 ‑1
1610
4 039 2 632 1 419 1.89 0
1611
4 571 2 750 1 472 1.91 +1
1612
4 753 2 896 1 539 1.92 +1
1701
3 430 2 968 1 563 1.92 0
1702
2 909 2 945 1 554 1.92 0
1703
3 208 2 863 1 500 1.95 +1
1704[1]
1 246 2 917 1 504 1.99 +2

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in recent years based on the purchase price coefficient
Real estate prices up to and including April 2017

Real estate price statistics for the last three-month period compared with the previous three-month period and the corresponding period last year
 Number of purchases latest periodAverage price latest period (SEK 1000)K/T latest periodK/T previous periodK/T previous yearChange in percent since previous periodChange in percent since previous year
County
             
Stockholm
1 070 5 858 2.01 1.99 1.90 +1 +6
Uppsala
221 3 101 2.02 1.98 1.84 +2 +10
Södermanland
228 2 519 2.01 2.01 1.79 0 +12
Östergötland
310 2 355 2.03 2.00 1.80 +2 +13
Jönköping
328 2 021 1.94 1.86 1.73 +5 +12
Kronoberg
168 1 835 1.90 1.90 1.69 0 +13
Kalmar
250 1 613 1.88 1.85 1.77 +2 +6
Gotland
47 2 857 1.86 1.87 1.72 -1 +8
Blekinge
135 1 522 1.77 1.75 1.70 +1 +4
Skåne
1 218 2 859 1.79 1.76 1.64 +2 +9
Halland
279 3 051 1.92 1.85 1.74 +4 +10
Västra Götaland
1 232 3 059 2.00 1.92 1.79 +4 +12
Värmland
274 1 728 1.89 1.87 1.73 +1 +9
Örebro
255 1 964 2.02 1.95 1.77 +4 +14
Västmanland
229 2 293 1.99 1.99 1.86 0 +7
Dalarna
231 1 607 2.00 2.00 1.79 0 +11
Gävleborg
237 1 526 1.94 1.92 1.80 +1 +7
Västernorrland
159 1 375 1.94 2.04 1.81 -5 +7
Jämtland
94 1 754 1.80 1.78 1.62 +1 +11
Västerbotten
197 1 871 2.08 1.98 1.93 +5 +8
Norrbotten
201 1 629 2.02 2.04 1.89 -1 +6
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 070 5 858 2.01 1.99 1.90 +1 +6
Greater Gothenburg
631 4 479 1.98 1.93 1.77 +3 +12
Greater Malmö
528 3 701 1.79 1.78 1.67 +1 +8
The whole country
7 363 2 905 1.94 1.92 1.78 +2 +9

Periods: [1] Latest period 2017-02 – 2017-04 [2] Previous period 2016-11 – 2017-01 [3] Previous year 2016-02 – 2016-04

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities
CodeMunicipalityNumber of purchases latest periodAverage price latest period (SEK 1000)K/T latest periodK/T previous periodK/T previous yearChange in percent since previous periodChange in percent since previous year
0123
Järfälla
45 5 250 2.06 2.09 1.97 -1 +4
0126
Huddinge
80 5 627 2.06 2.03 1.98 +1 +4
0127
Botkyrka
48 4 234 2.08 2.11 1.94 -1 +7
0136
Haninge
48 4 046 2.19 2.09 2.00 +5 +10
0160
Täby
56 7 131 2.02 1.93 1.93 +4 +4
0163
Sollentuna
60 6 995 1.98 2.02 1.91 -2 +4
0180
Stockholm
190 7 123 1.98 1.99 1.94 -1 +2
0181
Södertälje
46 3 282 1.98 1.98 1.75 0 +13
0182
Nacka
50 7 720 1.96 1.89 1.83 +4 +7
0188
Norrtälje
59 2 973 2.06 2.01 1.87 +2 +10
0380
Uppsala
80 3 905 1.93 1.94 1.82 0 +6
0480
Nyköping
35 2 986 1.91 2.03 1.78 -6 +7
0484
Eskilstuna
53 2 801 2.12 2.04 1.90 +4 +12
0580
Linköping
68 3 309 1.87 1.86 1.72 0 +8
0581
Norrköping
68 2 825 2.13 1.99 1.78 +7 +19
0680
Jönköping
75 3 752 2.04 1.97 1.83 +4 +12
0780
Växjö
53 3 099 1.98 1.95 1.86 +2 +6
0880
Kalmar
50 2 690 1.91 2.00 1.94 -5 -1
0980
Gotland
47 2 857 1.86 1.87 1.72 -1 +8
1080
Karlskrona
44 1 955 1.72 1.78 1.61 -3 +7
1280
Malmö
119 4 335 1.75 1.74 1.67 +1 +5
1281
Lund
68 4 041 1.81 1.74 1.68 +4 +7
1283
Helsingborg
80 3 705 1.74 1.63 1.55 +7 +12
1290
Kristianstad
82 2 064 1.79 1.79 1.65 0 +8
1293
Hässleholm
65 1 418 1.88 1.82 1.62 +3 +16
1380
Halmstad
66 2 802 1.84 1.77 1.69 +4 +9
1383
Varberg
34 3 258 2.07 1.89 1.87 +9 +11
1384
Kungsbacka
76 4 832 1.87 1.90 1.71 -2 +9
1480
Göteborg
217 5 411 1.99 1.95 1.79 +2 +11
1481
Mölndal
37 4 730 1.93 1.90 1.75 +1 +10
1485
Uddevalla
42 2 470 1.88 1.81 1.68 +4 +12
1488
Trollhättan
33 2 508 1.94 1.85 1.82 +5 +6
1490
Borås
83 2 760 2.05 1.84 1.77 +12 +16
1496
Skövde
59 2 309 1.96 2.06 1.84 -5 +6
1780
Karlstad
74 3 025 2.05 1.92 1.84 +7 +11
1880
Örebro
92 3 045 1.90 1.89 1.78 +1 +7
1980
Västerås
93 3 224 1.91 1.89 1.80 +1 +6
2080
Falun
32 2 386 1.98 1.98 1.84 0 +8
2081
Borlänge
42 2 331 1.97 1.87 1.78 +5 +11
2180
Gävle
47 2 616 2.02 2.02 1.90 0 +7
2281
Sundsvall
62 2 064 2.01 2.06 1.94 -3 +4
2284
Örnsköldsvik
41 1 312 1.97 2.05 1.73 -4 +14
2380
Östersund
36 2 718 1.79 1.65 1.70 +9 +5
2480
Umeå
72 3 170 1.95 1.93 1.81 +1 +8
2482
Skellefteå
69 1 377 2.36 2.19 2.09 +8 +13
2580
Luleå
46 2 696 1.90 1.96 1.95 -3 -3

Definitions and explanations

Price changes are estimated using the purchase price coefficient (K/T). K/T is the ratio between the purchase price and the assessed value at a certain time and is reported as an unweighted mean value.

One- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent dwelling include detached one- or two-dwelling buildings, terraced houses and link-attached buildings. Real estate with site leasehold rights is included.

Source

The data comes from Lantmäteriet (the land registration authority).

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