Charges/rents for newly constructed dwellings 2020
Rents unchanged in newly constructed rental dwellings in 2020
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-10-01 9.30
Rents per square metre for newly built rental dwellings were SEK 1 868 in 2020, compared with SEK 1 877 in the previous year. This corresponds to a decrease of 0.5 percent in 2020 compared with the previous year.
In 2020, average rent in a newly built rental dwelling with three rooms and kitchen was SEK 10 395 per month.
Prices remain highest in Greater Stockholm
The cost per square metre for newly built tenant-owned dwellings was SEK 657 in 2020. The average monthly cost for newly built tenant-owned dwellings with three rooms and kitchen was SEK 4 317 in 2020.
The average price for newly built tenant-owned dwellings was SEK 3 171 000 in 2020. The average area for tenant-owned dwellings was 73 square metres.
There are large differences at the regional level. In 2020, the price for newly built tenant-owned dwellings was highest in Greater Stockholm, at SEK 4 347 000, followed by Greater Göteborg, at SEK 3 013 000, and the price was lowest in municipalities with fewer than 75 000 inhabitants, at SEK 2 106 000.
Definitions and explanations
Use caution when making comparisons between 2019 and 2018, as there may be structural differences between new production projects each year.
These statistics describe the situation of rental dwellings and tenant-owned dwellings. As of 2008, these statistics do not include categorical dwellings (housing for students, the elderly and disabled persons).
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