Walferdange · report
Empty homes in Walferdange
5.4% of the 3,600 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.4%
- Empty homes
- 195
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Walferdange | 5.4% |
| Luxembourg canton | 8.5% |
| Luxembourg canton | 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 Walferdange
Figures for Luxembourg canton: Walferdange has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €769,534. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €3,145 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
- 24%
- Payment, one income
- 48%
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
- €3,148
- Owning per month
- €3,040
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 12.1% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +11.0%.
- Gap today
- +12.1%
- Change in a year
- +1.1 pp
Figures for Luxembourg canton: Walferdange 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 2 times since 2007. The deepest began in 2022.
- Deepest fall
- −15.8%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet