Commune · data to June 2026
House prices in Bourges
Homes in Bourges sold for a median €1,635 per m² in the 12 months to June 2026, down 0.7% on the year before. That is the median of 982 sales recorded in property deeds. That is higher than in 19% of communes.
- Median sale price per m²
- €1,635/m²
- Change in a year
- −0.7%
- Apartments
- €1,553/m²
- Houses
- €1,719/m²
- land included
- Sales in 12 months
- 982
Bourges: +3.2% in 4 years
Median sale price per m², over the 12 months to each quarter
- Bourges
- Cher
- France
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| Quarter | Bourges | Cher | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €1,635/m² | €1,233/m² | €2,605/m² |
| Q1 2026 | €1,649/m² | €1,245/m² | €2,588/m² |
| Q4 2025 | €1,666/m² | €1,250/m² | €2,589/m² |
| Q3 2025 | €1,648/m² | €1,221/m² | €2,581/m² |
| Q2 2025 | €1,647/m² | €1,216/m² | €2,564/m² |
| Q1 2025 | €1,599/m² | €1,200/m² | €2,559/m² |
| Q4 2024 | €1,600/m² | €1,190/m² | €2,542/m² |
| Q3 2024 | €1,630/m² | €1,199/m² | €2,551/m² |
| Q2 2024 | €1,654/m² | €1,186/m² | €2,577/m² |
| Q1 2024 | €1,689/m² | €1,196/m² | €2,610/m² |
| Q4 2023 | €1,689/m² | €1,199/m² | €2,644/m² |
| Q3 2023 | €1,688/m² | €1,220/m² | €2,685/m² |
| Q2 2023 | €1,706/m² | €1,233/m² | €2,704/m² |
| Q1 2023 | €1,680/m² | €1,237/m² | €2,696/m² |
| Q4 2022 | €1,671/m² | €1,234/m² | €2,675/m² |
| Q3 2022 | €1,615/m² | €1,210/m² | €2,627/m² |
| Q2 2022 | €1,585/m² | €1,189/m² | €2,566/m² |
Reports for Bourges
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €147,150. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €573 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 14%
- Payment, one income
- 28%
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at apartments' median sale price; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,026
- Owning per month
- €511
Figures for Cher: Bourges has no reliable figures of its own.
4.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 897
In 2022 the population fell by 52 while 558 homes were started.
- Homes started, 2022
- 558
- Population change, 2022
- −52
11.6% of the 38,401 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 11.6%
- Empty homes
- 4,463
In 2025, 13% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 13%
Public bodies signed €1.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €1.2M since 2024.
- Signed in 2025
- €1.2M
- Per resident, 2025
- €19
Other communes in Cher
| Commune | Median sale price per m² | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Doulchard | €1,899 | +1.3% |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | €1,878 | +2.2% |
| Trouy | €1,706 | +3.7% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | €1,667 | +14.8% |
| Bourges | €1,635 | −0.7% |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | €1,425 | −0.6% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | €1,327 | +10.6% |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | €1,159 | −7.3% |
| Dun-sur-Auron | €1,067 | +17.5% |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | €1,051 | +2.9% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | €1,033 | +1.1% |
| Vierzon | €1,000 | +3.3% |
| Sancoins | €784 | −13.0% |
| Châteaumeillant | €769 | +16.7% |