Flat prices in Brynów in 2019. What should you pay attention to?

Brynów is a south-western district of Katowice and is divided into two parts: the eastern one, comprising the Zgrzebnioka Estate, and the western one – Załęska Hałda. The most picturesque place in the district is Tadeusz Kościuszko Park. This is where the charming 16th-century Church of St Michael the Archangel and the famous parachute tower are located. Brynów is also a good example of modernist architecture, as there is no shortage of atmospheric villas built in the 1920s and 1930s. The district lies in the immediate vicinity of the heart of Katowice, and for this reason it is excellently connected with the city's key locations. Residents can use trains as well as trams (lines 6, 16) and ZTM buses.

• Flats on the primary market
• Flats on the secondary market in Brynów
• Your own corner, but rented
• Check the seller thoroughly before you buy!

Flats on the primary market

Brynów is a fashionable district. Owing to the proximity of the city centre (Śródmieście), flat prices here are high, but not as high as in the centre. The place attracts new residents like a magnet, because it has something the vibrant heart of the city lacks, namely peace and closeness to nature. One could also say, tongue in cheek, that the whole district is a building site, since its enormous popularity translates into numerous development projects.

The Nowy Brynów estate is being built here, near the Katowice Forest Park (Katowicki Park Leśny), at ul. Rzepakowa 4. It is characterised by minimalism and self-sufficiency, because besides flats the developer has also provided commercial units. It consists of 2 buildings. In the first stage a 7-storey building with 350 flats of between 32 and 115 sq m is being built. Prices per sq m range from 5.4 thousand PLN to 6.2 thousand PLN – for the developer's standard (stan deweloperski). A parking space here can cost from 12 to as much as 27 thousand PLN.

In December 2020 the estate on ul. Ceglana – Ceglana Park – will also be completed. It is being built next to Kościuszko Park and the Katowice Forest Park, only 2 km from the centre. Walking enthusiasts can go on hikes to Muchowiec or to the Valley of the Three Ponds (Dolina Trzech Stawów). The flats here will have areas from 34 to 67 sq m, and the price per sq m will be at most 7,699 PLN. The estate's big draw is its convenient access, as there are public transport stops in the area, as well as the A4 motorway, the S86 route and the Wiślanka road.

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Meanwhile, on ul. Nasypowa the Murapol Śląskie Tarasy development has been completed. These are two four-storey buildings with 185 flats: studio flats, and two-, three- and four-room flats with areas from 25 to 56 sq m. The price per sq m here is over 5 thousand PLN.

The Nowe Ptasie estate is also under construction. It is located on ul. Meteorologów on the edge of the Osiedle Ptasie estate, which is considered the most luxurious in Katowice. There will be apartments with areas from 30 to 140 sq m. Prices will start at 6,400 PLN per sq m.

Flats on the secondary market

For a 117 sq m flat on the Osiedle Ptasie estate we will pay 750 thousand PLN. For the same floor area, but in Załęska Hałda, we will spend as much as 850 thousand PLN. A 52 sq m flat on Ptasie costs about 440 thousand PLN, and on ul. Ligocka we will pay 178 thousand PLN for a 30 sq m flat. Interestingly, for a similar one in Bytom we will spend only about 50 thousand PLN. For a 57 sq m apartment in a 2-storey apartment building from 2008 we have to pay 420 thousand PLN, while for a 63 sq m flat on the 9th floor of a high-rise – 283 thousand PLN, and for a 73 sq m flat in a high-rise right next to the AWF (Academy of Physical Education) we will pay 339 thousand PLN.

Your own corner, but rented

The properties located on the Osiedle Ptasie estate arouse the most interest among future buyers. Not everyone, however, immediately decides to invest in their own “home”, because it can also be rented. For renting an 80 sq m flat on this estate we will pay about 3 thousand PLN per month. For a 90 sq m one – 3.5 thousand PLN, and for a smaller, 50 sq m one – 2.3 thousand PLN.

Check the seller thoroughly before you buy!

Flat prices vary widely and depend on many factors. What should we pay attention to when deciding to buy a flat? When choosing a unit, whether from a developer or from a private individual, we may be taking a big risk.

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When choosing a unit on the secondary market, it is worth checking the land and mortgage register (księga wieczysta) and whether anyone is registered as resident there. You must also check the seller thoroughly. The renovation that the flat must undergo before we can move in is a separate matter. When viewing your dream “home”, it is worth having a trusted specialist with you who will objectively assess the condition of the unit and check whether it has any hidden defects, signs of past water leaks and so on. These flats are of course cheaper, and sometimes they can be bought at a bargain price, but if the advertisement for their sale has been online for a very long time, it should make us suspicious. It may mean that the flat has a serious defect.

In the case of primary-market flats, the developer most often offers us only a look at the design. The final result may, however, differ somewhat from what was planned. Worse still, the developer may go bust before the apartment building is erected. That is why it is safer to buy flats in buildings that already exist.