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Region Hovedstaden · report

Past price cycles in Region Hovedstaden

Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q3 2006.

Deepest fall
−29.9%
Recovery from the low
108 months

Prices in Region Hovedstaden and in Denmark, indexed

Statistics Denmark's price index of one-family houses, both set to 100 in Q1 1992.

  • Region Hovedstaden
  • Denmark
  • 100 = Q1 1992
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PeriodRegion HovedstadenDenmark
Q2 2026745.4469.8
Q1 2026720.9456.7
Q4 2025708.6449.8
Q3 2025684.7440.0
Q2 2025668.1433.5
Q1 2025647.9424.5
Q4 2024635.0418.8
Q3 2024622.7412.2
Q2 2024618.4413.5
Q1 2024593.3402.4
Q4 2023600.6402.0
Q3 2023598.8402.9
Q2 2023582.8396.3
Q1 2023571.8388.6
Q4 2022578.5389.8
Q3 2022617.2409.0
Q2 2022631.9418.4
Q1 2022626.4415.9
Q4 2021609.8407.3
Q3 2021617.2407.8
Q2 2021593.3400.4
Q1 2021570.6386.5
Q4 2020540.5371.4
Q3 2020521.5362.0
Q2 2020495.7351.0
Q1 2020489.6345.7
Q4 2019487.7344.9
Q3 2019487.1346.1
Q2 2019484.7344.1
Q1 2019475.5337.6
Q4 2018471.2333.9
Q3 2018470.6335.1
Q2 2018471.8335.1
Q1 2018460.1329.0
Q4 2017451.5322.0
Q3 2017450.9322.9
Q2 2017445.4321.2
Q1 2017434.4312.2
Q4 2016425.2308.6
Q3 2016426.4310.6
Q2 2016422.1306.9
Q1 2016417.8302.4
Q4 2015408.6298.0
Q3 2015405.5298.0
Q2 2015402.5298.0
Q1 2015382.8288.6
Q4 2014373.0280.4
Q3 2014374.2280.0
Q2 2014369.3281.2
Q1 2014358.3273.9
Q4 2013357.1271.8
Q3 2013353.4271.8
Q2 2013350.9272.7
Q1 2013342.9268.2
Q4 2012339.3265.3
Q3 2012333.7266.1
Q2 2012332.5265.7
Q1 2012329.4263.7
Q4 2011329.4265.3
Q3 2011344.2275.1
Q2 2011355.8282.4
Q1 2011350.9280.0
Q4 2010360.1284.9
Q3 2010354.6286.5
Q2 2010354.6285.3
Q1 2010339.9278.8
Q4 2009335.6277.6
Q3 2009330.1278.8
Q2 2009323.9276.7
Q1 2009321.5275.9
Q4 2008346.6292.7
Q3 2008387.1317.1
Q2 2008408.6327.3
Q1 2008408.0324.1
Q4 2007419.0327.8
Q3 2007436.2334.7
Q2 2007438.0333.9
Q1 2007442.9330.6
Q4 2006452.8326.9
Q3 2006458.3328.2
Q2 2006450.3320.0
Q1 2006414.7300.4
Q4 2005385.9281.2
Q3 2005355.8266.5
Q2 2005327.6251.4
Q1 2005303.1237.6
Q4 2004286.5228.2
Q3 2004279.1223.7
Q2 2004269.3217.6
Q1 2004257.1209.4
Q4 2003248.5204.1
Q3 2003247.9203.7
Q2 2003246.0201.6
Q1 2003240.5198.0
Q4 2002241.7197.6
Q3 2002239.3197.1
Q2 2002238.0196.3
Q1 2002231.9192.7
Q4 2001227.6191.0
Q3 2001228.2192.2
Q2 2001222.7190.2
Q1 2001220.2188.2
Q4 2000214.1184.5
Q3 2000208.0182.4
Q2 2000203.7178.8
Q1 2000195.1174.3
Q4 1999189.6171.4
Q3 1999190.2171.0
Q2 1999185.3167.8
Q1 1999181.6165.3
Q4 1998178.5162.9
Q3 1998173.0160.4
Q2 1998170.6158.0
Q1 1998162.6152.2
Q4 1997160.1149.4
Q3 1997158.3148.2
Q2 1997152.1144.5
Q1 1997147.2140.8
Q4 1996143.6137.1
Q3 1996137.4131.4
Q2 1996133.7127.8
Q1 1996129.4124.9
Q4 1995127.0122.9
Q3 1995123.3119.6
Q2 1995119.6116.7
Q1 1995114.7112.2
Q4 1994111.7109.8
Q3 1994109.8108.6
Q2 1994109.8109.8
Q1 1994109.8109.8
Q4 1993103.7104.1
Q3 199397.598.4
Q2 199393.393.9
Q1 199393.394.3
Q4 199294.595.5
Q3 199297.598.0
Q2 1992100.0100.0
Q1 1992100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
Q2 1992Q1 1993−6.7%99
Q3 2006Q1 2009−29.9%30108
Q2 2022Q1 2023−9.5%921

Denmark against the EU since 2015

Eurostat's house price index for all dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, comparable across member states.

  • Denmark
  • EU
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodDenmarkEU
Q2 2026165.6168.6
Q1 2026161.1166.5
Q4 2025156.7164.6
Q3 2025154.6163.5
Q2 2025151.3161.0
Q1 2025148.8158.5
Q4 2024145.6156.2
Q3 2024145.3155.1
Q2 2024141.0152.7
Q1 2024136.7149.8
Q4 2023140.3148.9
Q3 2023138.1149.1
Q2 2023135.7148.2
Q1 2023135.2147.6
Q4 2022141.1148.7
Q3 2022144.4150.9
Q2 2022144.0149.6
Q1 2022141.5146.2
Q4 2021140.1143.2
Q3 2021139.8140.2
Q2 2021136.2136.0
Q1 2021129.0132.1
Q4 2020126.0129.8
Q3 2020123.7128.1
Q2 2020120.8126.3
Q1 2020118.3124.4
Q4 2019117.5122.7
Q3 2019118.7121.5
Q2 2019117.4119.8
Q1 2019114.9117.6
Q4 2018114.7116.8
Q3 2018116.1115.9
Q2 2018115.9114.2
Q1 2018111.6112.3
Q4 2017111.6111.2
Q3 2017112.3110.4
Q2 2017109.8108.8
Q1 2017105.3106.9
Q4 2016107.1106.1
Q3 2016107.7105.4
Q2 2016104.2103.8
Q1 201699.3102.0
Q4 2015102.8101.1
Q3 2015102.6100.8
Q2 2015100.299.8
Q1 201594.598.3

Statistics Denmark's price index of one-family houses goes back to 1992 for Denmark and its regions; municipalities use Finans Danmark's asking prices for houses, monthly since 2004. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Region Hovedstaden

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 52,176/m² and DKK 56,952/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
DKK 54,564/m²
Chance of a rise
93%

Figures for Denmark: Region Hovedstaden has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 3,747,600. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 16,066 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.

Payment, two incomes
33%
Payment, one income
66%

Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.0% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +4.9%.

Gap today
+4.0%
Change in a year
−0.9 pp

42.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
6,140
Per 1,000 residents
3.2

In 2025 the population grew by 16,332 while 8,012 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.0
Population change, 2025
+16,332

4.4% of the 957,541 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.

Empty, 2026
4.4%
Empty homes
42,606

In 2025, 4% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
4%

Public bodies signed DKK 1.5B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 6.7B since 2017.

Signed in 2025
DKK 1.5B
Per resident, 2025
DKK 775