Essen (city) property prices and rental yields
Area of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Home prices in Essen (city) rose 6.4% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 15th fastest of 53 areas in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Local rents are not published, so Nordrhein-Westfalen's rental yield of 3.2% is shown. A square metre cost €2,628 in 2025.
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Price growth
+6.4%
a year, 2016–2025
Rental yield
3.2%
12-month lets, gross, 2016–2025 average, Nordrhein-Westfalen figure
Price per m²
€2,628
2025
Price growth in 2026 so far
+6.5%
on the same months of 2025
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Essen (city) compares
Essen (city)
Nordrhein-WestfalenPrice growth+6.4%
Rental yield3.2%
Price per m²€2,628
Price growth+6.3%
Rental yield3.2%
Price per m²€2,693
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Essen (city)?
€2,628 per m² in 2025, from immowelt (AVIV Group).
How much have property prices risen in Essen (city)?
+6.4% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +6.5% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Essen (city)?
No local rent figures are published for Essen (city); Nordrhein-Westfalen's average gross yield was 3.2% in 2016–2025.
Sources
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), ECONtribute and local valuation committees (Gutachterausschüsse): GREIX German Real Estate Index
- immowelt press releases 2020-2025 and Destatis: District price index 2015-2025 (Germany)
- Deloitte: Property Index 15th edition (data for 2025)
- immowelt (AVIV Group): Regional asking-price analyses 2025 (Germany)
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