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Real estate prices up to and including January 2018:

House prices continue to rise in most counties

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-02-08 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by nearly 1 percent in the last three-month period, from November 2017 to January 2018, compared with the previous period, from August to October 2017. In the last three-month period, from November 2017 to January 2018, prices rose by almost 9 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, prices rose in 14 out of 21 counties. The largest increase, 7 percent, was reported in Västerbotten County, followed by Blekinge County at 3 percent. Declining prices were reported in four counties. The largest decrease, 2 percent, was reported in Gotland County and Jönköping County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Malmö and Greater Gothenburg price changes varied between minus 1 percent and plus 1 percent.

Prices rose in all 21 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was reported in Västerbotten County at 16 percent, followed by Västmanland County at 15 percent. The smallest increase, 4 percent, was reported in Stockholm County and Västernorrland County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö prices rose between 4 and 9 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from November 2017 to January 2018 was just over SEK 3 million.

Real estate price statistics for one- or two-dwelling buildings by month, whole country
MonthNumber of purchasesAverage price in SEK 1000Average assessed value in SEK 1000Purchase price coefficient (K/T)Change in percent since previous month
1701
3 515 2 965 1 563 1.92  
1702
3 425 2 969 1 561 1.93 0
1703
4 197 2 921 1 531 1.94 0
1704
3 318 2 922 1 506 1.98 +2
1705
4 295 2 876 1 463 2.00 +1
1706
6 801 3 081 1 556 2.03 +2
1707
4 800 2 843 1 434 2.04 0
1708
5 621 3 042 1 514 2.07 +1
1709
5 540 2 994 1 486 2.06 0
1710
4 647 2 937 1 480 2.05 0
1711
5 012 2 986 1 474 2.09 +2
1712
4 723 3 074 1 540 2.07 ‑1
1801[1]
1 890 3 195 1 594 2.07 0

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in the last year, based on the purchase price coefficient, in the whole country
Real estate prices up to and including January 2018

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
1 831 5 838 2.07 2.09 1.99 -1 +4
Uppsala
420 3 318 2.09 2.06 1.98 +1 +5
Södermanland
377 2 650 2.15 2.11 2.01 +2 +7
Östergötland
515 2 745 2.20 2.21 2.00 0 +10
Jönköping
448 2 219 2.09 2.14 1.86 -2 +13
Kronoberg
212 1 980 2.00 1.97 1.90 +1 +5
Kalmar
380 1 781 1.99 1.95 1.86 +2 +7
Gotland
57 2 742 1.96 2.01 1.87 -2 +5
Blekinge
224 1 896 1.93 1.87 1.75 +3 +11
Skåne
1 715 2 923 1.94 1.93 1.76 0 +11
Halland
420 3 355 2.01 1.98 1.85 +2 +9
Västra Götaland
1 881 3 241 2.10 2.09 1.92 +1 +10
Värmland
397 1 634 2.02 2.04 1.87 -1 +8
Örebro
402 1 875 2.06 2.06 1.95 0 +6
Västmanland
374 2 548 2.28 2.25 1.99 +2 +15
Dalarna
389 1 764 2.24 2.19 2.00 +2 +12
Gävleborg
362 1 672 2.13 2.09 1.92 +2 +11
Västernorrland
369 1 516 2.13 2.09 2.04 +2 +4
Jämtland
178 1 929 2.03 1.97 1.78 +3 +14
Västerbotten
289 2 238 2.30 2.14 1.98 +7 +16
Norrbotten
385 1 656 2.13 2.11 2.04 +1 +5
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 831 5 838 2.07 2.09 1.99 -1 +4
Greater Gothenburg
1 008 4 602 2.09 2.08 1.93 +1 +8
Greater Malmö
725 3 713 1.94 1.95 1.78 0 +9
The whole country
11 625 3 056 2.08 2.06 1.91 +1 +9

Periods: [1] Latest period 2017-11 – 2018-01 [2] Previous period 2017-08 – 2017-10 [3] Previous year 2016-11 – 2017-01

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
83 5 114 2.06 2.00 2.09 +3 -1
0126
Huddinge
126 5 585 2.09 2.08 2.03 0 +3
0127
Botkyrka
82 4 210 2.02 2.08 2.10 -3 -4
0136
Haninge
83 4 717 2.13 2.11 2.08 +1 +2
0160
Täby
103 7 644 2.12 2.12 1.93 0 +10
0163
Sollentuna
90 7 177 2.06 2.07 2.04 -1 +1
0180
Stockholm
253 6 997 2.04 2.07 1.99 -2 +2
0181
Södertälje
85 3 862 2.13 2.05 1.98 +4 +8
0182
Nacka
101 7 840 1.96 2.09 1.89 -6 +4
0188
Norrtälje
89 2 830 2.13 2.18 2.01 -2 +6
0380
Uppsala
167 4 175 2.00 2.02 1.93 -1 +3
0480
Nyköping
66 2 970 2.14 2.19 2.03 -2 +5
0484
Eskilstuna
105 2 895 2.26 2.12 2.04 +7 +11
0580
Linköping
132 3 774 2.00 2.05 1.86 -2 +8
0581
Norrköping
139 3 004 2.19 2.21 1.99 -1 +10
0680
Jönköping
148 3 534 2.23 2.06 1.98 +8 +13
0780
Växjö
82 3 067 2.08 2.05 1.95 +2 +7
0880
Kalmar
82 2 848 2.13 2.06 2.00 +4 +7
0980
Gotland
57 2 742 1.96 2.01 1.87 -2 +5
1080
Karlskrona
79 2 438 1.85 1.96 1.78 -5 +4
1280
Malmö
192 4 364 1.90 1.91 1.74 -1 +9
1281
Lund
77 3 858 1.90 1.94 1.74 -2 +9
1283
Helsingborg
136 3 759 1.80 1.77 1.63 +2 +11
1290
Kristianstad
106 1 908 1.94 2.01 1.79 -3 +8
1293
Hässleholm
88 1 452 2.03 2.09 1.82 -3 +11
1380
Halmstad
102 3 267 2.01 1.94 1.77 +3 +13
1383
Varberg
76 3 557 2.14 2.12 1.90 +1 +13
1384
Kungsbacka
126 4 618 2.02 1.96 1.90 +3 +6
1480
Göteborg
328 5 569 2.07 2.06 1.95 0 +7
1481
Mölndal
92 4 998 2.07 2.10 1.90 -2 +9
1485
Uddevalla
66 2 661 1.99 1.87 1.81 +6 +10
1488
Trollhättan
84 2 861 2.20 2.19 1.85 +1 +19
1490
Borås
125 2 630 2.07 2.07 1.83 0 +13
1496
Skövde
43 2 417 2.15 2.14 2.06 +1 +4
1780
Karlstad
105 2 756 2.02 2.01 1.91 0 +5
1880
Örebro
132 3 050 1.92 2.00 1.89 -4 +2
1980
Västerås
185 3 374 2.10 2.12 1.89 -1 +11
2080
Falun
62 2 643 2.19 2.13 1.98 +3 +11
2081
Borlänge
52 2 556 2.04 2.04 1.87 0 +9
2180
Gävle
101 2 746 2.21 2.11 2.02 +5 +9
2281
Sundsvall
127 2 363 2.19 2.26 2.06 -3 +6
2284
Örnsköldsvik
95 1 306 2.00 2.01 2.05 0 -2
2380
Östersund
67 2 944 1.90 1.98 1.65 -4 +16
2480
Umeå
112 3 599 2.10 2.10 1.93 0 +9
2482
Skellefteå
96 1 751 2.55 2.29 2.17 +12 +18
2580
Luleå
115 2 568 1.99 1.91 1.96 +5 +2

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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