Helperknapp · report
Empty homes in Helperknapp
2.4% of the 1,732 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 2.4%
- Empty homes
- 42
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Helperknapp | 2.4% |
| Mersch canton | 3.7% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
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 Helperknapp
Figures for Luxembourg: Helperknapp has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €648,363. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,650 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
- 20%
- Payment, one income
- 41%
Renting a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than owning 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
- €1,515
- Owning per month
- €2,562
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 2.2% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +0.4%.
- Gap today
- +2.2%
- Change in a year
- +1.8 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Helperknapp 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