Esch canton · report
Empty homes in Esch canton
4.8% of the 74,512 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.8%
- Empty homes
- 3,600
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Esch canton | 4.8% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Esch canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 6.9% |
| Kayl | 5.6% |
| Differdange | 5.5% |
| Leudelange | 4.9% |
| Dudelange | 4.4% |
| Frisange | 4.3% |
| Sanem | 4.2% |
| Pétange | 4.2% |
| Bettembourg | 4.0% |
| Schifflange | 3.5% |
| Rumelange | 3.3% |
| Mondercange | 2.4% |
| Roeser | 2.2% |
| Reckange-sur-Mess | 1.6% |
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 Esch canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Esch canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €617,280. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,523 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
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 39%
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 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
- €3,186
- Owning per month
- €2,439
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 7.1% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +7.2%.
- Gap today
- +7.1%
- Change in a year
- −0.1 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Esch 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
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 2007. That fall began in 2022.
- Deepest fall
- −13.7%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2025 the population grew by 2,556 while 877 new homes were granted a permit: 2.9 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.9
- Population change, 2025
- +2,556