New sales hit. These apartments go down on the trunk
More and more Poles are choosing smaller apartments. In the spring of 2025, premises up to 40 sq m. They gained popularity in 10 large cities.
Spring 2025 brought a clear increase in demand for cheaper and smaller development apartments in the largest Polish cities. Such conclusions were found, among others In the last report, the Barometer Metrohouse and Credipass from the first quarter of 2025. Newer data Big Data Rynekpierwotny.pl allow you to check how the distribution of new “M” sold in terms of size looked like in the last quarters. What turns out? Smaller premises up to 40 sq m. They have gained popularity, which may indicate a change in the preferences of buyers.
More small apartments on sale
Experts RynekPierwotny.pl emphasize that in April and May this year. The share of apartments with an area not exceeding 40 sq m. It amounted to just over a quarter of all premises sold in 10 large cities, such as Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk and Wrocław. This is an increase of about 20 percent. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.
– In April and May, a segment of 50.1 sq m flats slightly shrunk. – 60.0 sq m (decrease to 16.8 percent of the number of premises sold). Instead, the market importance of “M” increased, which are not greater than 40.0 sq m. Such small apartments generated as much as 30.4 percent. April and May sales of developers from 10 large cities. Importantly, it was a sales of about one -fifth (per month) to the results of the fourth quarter of 2024 – comments Andrzej Prajsnar, expert on the RynekPierwotny.pl portal.
Changes on the real estate market
A thorough analysis of data from the 10 largest Polish cities indicates that the structure of the apartments sold has not changed radically, but subtle shifts in buyers’ preferences are noticeable. The importance of smaller apartments is growing, which can translate into further adaptation of the developers’ offer. This situation will be important for both buyers and investors analyzing trends in the sector.
