The housing market in Køge 2026: the key figures you need to know

Finans Danmark's quarterly housing market statistics (BM011) for the 1st quarter of 2026 show what homes in Køge have actually sold for. In postcode 4600 Køge, houses sold for 27.759 kr. per square metre and owner-occupied flats for 32.204 kr. per square metre. The figures reflect the prices buyers paid in signed sales, and so differ from asking prices and agents' valuations.

Prices have risen for both types of home. From the 1st quarter of 2025 to the 1st quarter of 2026, the price per square metre for houses in Køge rose 8,7 %, and for owner-occupied flats it rose 8,6 % (Finans Danmark, BM011). So both types of home have become more expensive at the same pace.

The market is also clearly active. In the 1st quarter of 2026, 106 houses and 43 owner-occupied flats were sold in 4600 Køge, according to Finans Danmark.

Before you read the figures as a definitive answer, there are a few caveats. The statistics are based solely on sales through an agent, so family sales and sales without an agent are not included. They are compiled quarterly and published with a delay, so the figures describe the housing market in Køge in the 1st quarter of 2026, not how it looks today.

The figures are relevant whether you are selling or buying. If you are selling within the next year, you get a realistic starting point for what your home can fetch and how quickly the market is moving. If you are moving to Køge, home prices in Køge in 2026 show what you get for your money. Setting the two figures for houses and flats side by side also gives you an idea of which type of home currently offers the most for your money in Køge.

Price per square metre in Køge for houses and owner-occupied flats

Averages hide large differences when you look at home prices in Køge. Within Køge Kommune the difference between postcodes is large: in the 1st quarter of 2026, houses in 4600 Køge sold for 27.759 kr. per square metre, while houses in 4140 Borup sold for 18.325 kr. per square metre, about a third lower (Finans Danmark, BM011).

Houses for sale in Køge are listed at an average of 5.781.559 kr., with an average price per square metre of 34.674 kr./m². That is what Boligdeal.dk’s current market data from 16.9.2026 shows. The spread behind the figure is large. Asking prices for houses in 4600 Køge range from 2.800.000 kr. for 138 m² to 14.000.000 kr. for 220 m², according to Boligdeal.dk on 16.9.2026.

If you look at actual sales of owner-occupied flats, the spread is also large. Here are two sales from the Køge area with handover in early 2026:

The two sales show how markedly sale prices for owner-occupied flats in the Køge area can vary. Nørre Boulevard 122 went for 17.592 kr./m², while Torvebyen 31 achieved 43.981 kr./m². That is more than double per square metre, and both figures come from Boligdeal.dk.

Bear this in mind when you assess prices for owner-occupied flats in Køge. A single price per square metre for the whole municipality says little about what the particular flat you are looking at is worth. Location, condition and size each pull in a different direction, so you need to get down to neighbourhood level before the figures become useful.

Time on the market for homes in Køge and how to sell faster

Time on the market in Køge tells you how long you should expect to have your home for sale. The average time to sale in 4600 Køge was 119 days for houses and 136 days for owner-occupied flats (Finans Danmark, 1st quarter 2026). That is the time you should budget for if you are planning to sell a home in Køge.

A few years ago it took 140 days to sell a home in Køge, while at the peak of demand it was down to 100 days, Mette Kjær, market director at Jyske Bank, told sn.dk in December 2025. The time to sale for houses in 4600 Køge has fallen from 143 days in the 1st quarter of 2025 to 119 days in the 1st quarter of 2026 (Finans Danmark).

Supply is an important part of the explanation. In December 2025 there were 364 homes for sale in Køge, and according to Mette Kjær you would have to go back to the Covid period to find a similarly low level. Few homes to choose from means more enquiries per home, which helps push time on the market down.

There is a lot you can do yourself to keep time on the market down. Homes typically sell faster in spring than in winter: nationally, the time to sale for houses was 133 days in the 2nd quarter of 2026 against 153 days in the 1st quarter of 2026 (Finans Danmark). If you put your home up for sale between March and June, you hit the time of year when buyers are typically most active.

Price reductions in Køge from asking price to sale price

For each postcode, Finans Danmark records both the first asking price and the price homes actually sold for. The difference between the two shows how much is knocked off the price on average in Køge.

In the 1st quarter of 2026, houses in 4600 Køge sold at a price per square metre that on average was approx. 4,2 % below the first asking price. Nationally, the reduction for detached and terraced houses was approx. 5,6 % (Finans Danmark, 1st quarter 2026). For a house with an asking price of 5 million kr., 4,2 % equals approx. 210.000 kr. That is the order of magnitude you should keep in mind when setting your price.

For owner-occupied flats in 4600 Køge the reduction was approx. 4,5 % in the same quarter, while the national average for owner-occupied flats was only approx. 2,5 % (Finans Danmark, 1st quarter 2026). Nationally, then, there is less to negotiate on flats than on houses, but in Køge the difference was small.

Time on the market is linked to the reduction. The time to sale for houses in 4600 Køge was 119 days in the 1st quarter of 2026 against 153 days nationally (Finans Danmark). According to Boligvurderinger.dk, the reduction is typically 4 to 6 % of the asking price when a home has been for sale for 90 to 180 days, and that fits with the approx. 4,2 % by which houses in Køge sold below the first asking price.

There is, however, one important exception. In popular neighbourhoods, of which Køge has several, homes can sell at or even above the asking price. If your house or flat is in a place where demand is high, you may avoid the reduction altogether.

The opposite situation is just as important to understand. A home priced above its market value typically stays on the market longer than a correctly priced one. If you set the asking price too high, you risk a longer time on the market, and you often end up accepting a larger reduction than if the price had been realistic.

If you are selling, this means that the asking price is a strategic choice and not just a figure you put in the sales brochure. If you price close to the real market value, you keep time on the market down and the reduction limited. If you price too high, you pay for it in time on the market and a larger reduction once the buyer starts to negotiate.

Neighbourhoods and price levels in Køge

Commuters and families with children often head for Køge because they want more space than in Copenhagen but still want to be close to the capital. The train from Køge Nord to Copenhagen takes about 20 minutes, so you can live in a house with a garden and still reach the city in under half an hour. That combination makes the neighbourhoods of Køge attractive to buyers from Copenhagen and the surrounding area.

The municipality includes both a historic town centre and newer urban areas, so prices differ widely depending on where you look. Here are examples of sales from two different parts of the municipality.

• The town centre is one of the more expensive areas. Here an owner-occupied flat at Torvebyen 31 sold for 43.981 kr./m², with a handover date of 20.1.2026 (Boligdeal.dk).

• Lille Skensved is a family-friendly area in Køge Municipality, where a flat at Hovedgaden 1A sold for 23.484 kr./m², with a handover date of 15.2.2026 (Boligdeal.dk). The price level is more moderate than in the centre, so you get more home for your money here.

What it costs to sell with Brikk in Køge

Brikk's fixed fee in Køge is 22.500 kr. if you show the home yourself, or 34.500 kr. if a local Brikk agent handles the viewings. The only difference between the two packages is whether you do the viewings yourself or leave them to the agent. Both packages cover the rest of the sales process, from advertising on Boligsiden and Boliga to photos, text, floor plan, negotiation with buyers and the purchase agreement, and the legal responsibility rests with Brikk (Brikk.dk, 2026).

You now know that it takes an average of 119 days to sell a house and 136 days to sell an owner-occupied flat in Køge (Finans Danmark, 1st quarter 2026), that the reduction for houses is below the national average, and that the neighbourhoods pull prices in widely different directions. Add the fee and the other selling costs, and you have a good basis for working out what is left once the home is sold.

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