Charges/rents for newly constructed dwellings 2024
A large increase in rents for newly built rental dwellings in 2024
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-10-03 8.00
Housing and rent data at Statistics Sweden includes two surveys: Rents for dwellings, which concerns statistics on rents in the dwelling stock, and Charges/rents for newly constructed dwellings, which concerns statistics on newly produced dwellings.The current statistical news concerns Charges/rents for newly constructed dwellings 2024.
The annual rent per square meter for newly built rental apartments in 2024 was SEK 2,326 per sqm for the country as a whole. This figure can be compared with 2023, when the corresponding amount was SEK 2,055 per sqm. This means that the rent in newly produced housing was just under 13.2 percent higher compared to 2023 at the national level. The corresponding rent change for the entire housing stock in the country during the period 2023–2024 was 5 percent. The average living area was 53 sqm.
Highest prices in Greater Stockholm
The cost per square metre for newly built tenant-owned dwellings in 2024 were SEK 865. The monthly cost for a newly built tenant-owned dwelling in 2024 with three rooms and kitchen was an average of 5 600 SEK.
The average price for newly built tenant-owned dwelling 2024 was
3 359 000 SEK. The average area for tenant-owned dwelling 71 square metres.
There are large differences on the regional level. The price in 2024 for newly built tenant-owned dwellings was highest in Greater-Stockholm with SEK 4 297 000, second highest in Greater-Göteborg with SEK 4 014 000 and lowest in municipalities with more than 75 000 inhabitants with SEK 2 841 000.
Definitions and explanations
Use caution when making comparisons between 2024 and 2023, as there may be structural differences between new construction projects each year.
These statistics describe the situation of rental dwellings and tenant-owned dwellings in 2024. The survey for 2023 does not include tenant-owned apartments.
As of 2008, these statistics do not include categorical dwellings (housing for students, the elderly and disabled persons).
Rents are stated including costs for water, heating but excluding the cost for household electricity and rent for fee-based parking spaces.
In 2024, a standard surcharge is also made for households that have reported having individual water metering that is not included in the rent. Those who do not pay for hot and cold water in the rent receive a standard surcharge in the statistical reporting. This surcharge corresponding to an average consumption for the dwelling size times the average water price for hot and cold water for the municipality where the dwelling is located. This change means a break in the time series, which hinders comparisons back in time.