Housing
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the house prices in Belgium for the whole year 2020, down to the municipal level. The main results are the following:
- The Belgian median price for an attached or semi-detached house amounted to 216,500 euros. A buyer had to pay 315,000 euros for a detached house.
- The Brussels-Capital Region was the most expensive region. Attached and semi-detached houses cost there 435,000 euros. The price for a detached house amounted to 960,000 euros.
- The Walloon Region was the cheapest with a median price of 155,000 euros for an attached or semi-detached house, and 254,000 euros for a detached house.
- Prices in the Flemish Region are between these two extremes: attached and semi-detached houses cost there 249,000 euros. The price for a detached house amounted to 349,000 euros.
- The COVID-19 pandemic had a limited impact on the number of property transactions: the lower number of transactions due to the lockdown was offset by a strong fourth quarter.
- Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant are the most expensive provinces, Limburg and Hainaut are the cheapest.
- Knokke-Heist is the most expensive municipality. The cheapest houses can be found in Hastière.
All the results in this press release are based on the deeds of sale registered at the General Administration of the Patrimonial Documentation of the FPS Finances.