Capellen canton · report
Empty homes in Capellen canton
3.5% of the 19,564 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.5%
- Empty homes
- 677
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Capellen canton | 3.5% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Capellen canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
The 2021 census counts a conventional dwelling as unoccupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home or a holiday home. It combines the population register with a census survey, every ten years; the next is in 2031.
Other reports for Capellen canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Capellen canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €718,085. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,935 a month. Luxembourg sets no cap on the payment; the CSSF caps the loan at 100% of the home's value for first-time buyers who will live in it, 90% for other owner-occupiers and 80% for other buyers.
- Payment, two incomes
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 45%
Owning and renting a 90 m² apartment cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the mean price existing apartments sold for; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €2,762
- Owning per month
- €2,837
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 9.7% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +25.1%.
- Gap today
- +9.7%
- Change in a year
- −15.4 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Capellen canton has no reliable figures of its own.
18.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,914
In 2025 the population grew by 1,087 while 450 new homes were granted a permit: 2.4 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.4
- Population change, 2025
- +1,087