Prices per m² for houses and owner-occupied flats in Copenhagen in quarter 1 of 2026

Owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune (the City of Copenhagen) cost 73.064 kr. per square metre in the 1st quarter of 2026, while houses sold for 60.035 kr. per square metre. The figures are from Finans Danmark (the Danish finance industry association), table BM010, and they show the actual sale prices for the whole municipality, not asking prices.

In other words, an owner-occupied flat costs around 22% more per square metre than a house in the same municipality. Compared with the rest of the country, the level is markedly higher: the national average for houses was 18.672 kr./m² in the same period, so houses in Copenhagen cost just over three times as much per square metre.

In concrete amounts, an 80 m² owner-occupied flat comes to around 5,8 million kr., while a 140 m² house works out at around 8,4 million kr. at the prices per square metre from the 1st quarter of 2026. Below, you can take a closer look at price trends over the past year, four popular neighbourhoods and what it costs to sell with Brikk.

How much home prices in Copenhagen have risen in a year

Owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune rose 24,9% in price from the 4th quarter of 2024 to the 4th quarter of 2025, according to Finans Danmark. Nationally, owner-occupied flats rose 15,5% in the same period. Copenhagen’s flats therefore rose markedly faster than those in the rest of the country.

The figures up to and including the 1st quarter of 2026 show the same pattern. From the 1st quarter of 2025 to the 1st quarter of 2026, the price per square metre rose 27,4% for owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune and 6,0% for houses (Finans Danmark). Flat prices are therefore rising much faster than house prices.

The latest quarter shows that the rise is continuing. In the 2nd quarter of 2026, owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune sold for 75.120 kr./m², 24,2% more than a year earlier (Finans Danmark, 2nd quarter of 2026).

The rises do, however, have a longer history behind them. After the correction in 2022-2023, when flat prices fell by just under 14% from the peak in the 2nd quarter of 2022 to the 4th quarter of 2022 as interest rates rose, the market has recovered. According to Finans Danmark, the price per square metre for owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune has risen from 5.843 kr. in the 1st quarter of 1992 to 73.064 kr. in the 1st quarter of 2026. That is around 12,5 times as much. The upswing of the past year is therefore part of a long upward trend.

Time on the market and price reductions: how long does a sale take in Copenhagen?

The average selling time for owner-occupied flats in Københavns Kommune was 55 days in the 1st quarter of 2026 and 51 days in the 2nd quarter of 2026 (Finans Danmark). For houses in the Byen Copenhagen region, the selling time was 78 days in July 2026, a fall of 10,3% on the year before (Boligsiden).

Selling time (salgstid) is the historical figure for a completed sale: how long it took from the home being put up for sale until it was sold. Time on the market (liggetid) is the running number of days a home has been listed right now. Boligsiden, the property portal, shows two such figures for homes for sale: current time on the market (aktuel liggetid) counts the days with the current agent, and total time on the market (samlet liggetid) counts the days with all agents within three years.

If you know the time on the market, you can also judge how big a price reduction the buyer expects. According to Boligvurderinger.dk (2025/2026), the reduction from asking price to sale price grows with the time on the market:

• With 0-30 days on the market, the reduction is typically 0-2%.

• At 30-90 days, it rises to 2-4%.

• At 90-180 days, you can expect 4-6%.

• At 180-365 days, the reduction grows to 6-10%.

• After more than a year on the market, the reduction typically ends up at 10-20%.

Four popular neighbourhoods in Copenhagen

Prices and selling times vary a lot between Copenhagen’s neighbourhoods. How quickly a home sells, and what it costs, depends to a large extent on the postcode. Here are four popular neighbourhoods with Finans Danmark’s figures for owner-occupied flats.

• Nordhavn (2150) is one of the most expensive areas in Copenhagen. In the 4th quarter of 2025, the latest quarter with figures for the postcode, owner-occupied flats here sold for 85.038 kr./m², and the selling time was 53 days.

• Indre By and Frederiksstaden (1000-1499 København K) have historic urban settings. Here, owner-occupied flats sold for 83.529 kr./m² in the 1st quarter of 2026, and the selling time was 78 days.

• Østerbro (2100) is a family-friendly neighbourhood, where owner-occupied flats sold for 80.308 kr./m² in the 1st quarter of 2026, with a selling time of 61 days.

• Vesterbro (1500-1799 København V) and Kongens Enghave (2450 København SV) attract buyers with city life, cafés and creative communities. In the 1st quarter of 2026, owner-occupied flats sold for 84.219 kr./m² in Vesterbro and 72.543 kr./m² in København SV, with selling times of 65 and 51 days respectively.

Brikk’s fixed fee

The estate agent’s fee is one of the big items when you work out the costs of selling a home in Copenhagen. At Brikk, the fee is fixed, there is no tie-in, and you get a free, no-obligation valuation.

Brikk’s packages cover a photographer, a floor plan, advertising on the major property portals, a sales brochure and a dedicated agent from valuation to handover of the keys (Brikk.dk). The only difference between the two packages is whether you handle the viewings yourself or leave them to Brikk, and that decides whether you pay 22.500 kr. or 34.500 kr.

How to use the figures when you sell in Copenhagen

You now have the figures in front of you: prices per square metre in the 1st quarter of 2026, price trends over the past year, selling times, price reductions and Brikk’s fee. Use them before you contact an estate agent. When you know what the market has actually paid in your postcode, you are better placed to judge an asking price.

Here are three steps you can take when you get quotes from estate agents:

1. Compare your expected price per square metre with Finans Danmark’s realised prices for your postcode before you get quotes. It shows whether the price you are presented with is realistic.

2. Use the selling time for your postcode as a benchmark. In the 1st quarter of 2026, it took an average of 51 days to sell an owner-occupied flat in 2450 København SV and 78 days in 1000-1499 København K (Finans Danmark).

3. When you get quotes, ask for a written breakdown of fees and costs, and ask directly about the typical price reduction in your area.

You do not need to know the figures by heart. What matters is having a basis for comparison when you sell a home in Copenhagen. Ask the agent to explain why your home should be priced higher or lower than the completed sales in your postcode.

Brikk sells homes in Copenhagen with local estate agents and a fixed fee. You can see Brikk’s current homes for sale and book a free, no-obligation valuation, so you have a concrete figure to compare with the market before you decide.