Sanem · report
Empty homes in Sanem
4.2% of the 7,027 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.2%
- Empty homes
- 296
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Sanem | 4.2% |
| Esch canton | 4.8% |
| 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 Sanem
Figures for Luxembourg: Sanem has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €678,517. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,773 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
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 43%
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
- €2,485
- Owning per month
- €2,681
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 1.1% less per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +3.0%.
- Gap today
- −1.1%
- Change in a year
- −4.1 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Sanem 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 3 times since 2007. The deepest began in 2022.
- Deepest fall
- −10.7%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet