The new-build flat market in Katowice

Thinking of buying a new flat in the very centre of the Upper Silesian conurbation? Well, there is plenty to choose from. It is worth having an idea of what the current listings look like.

How much does a flat from a developer cost?

The spread of prices is quite large. Although the average price achieved by new flats in Katowice hovers around five thousand PLN per square metre, you can find both cheaper and more expensive listings. The lower price threshold starts at four thousand per m2, but there are also listings in which a square metre costs PLN 5600.

A race for standards

Developers do what they can to convince buyers that it is their building that will provide the greatest comfort. Storage units, underground garages, above-ground car parks, a fenced site – these are only some of the amenities worth asking about when browsing listings.

It is also worth asking about the fittings of the flats themselves. Some developers decide to install underfloor heating or air conditioning. It is worth paying attention to such extras, although you also have to consider whether it would not work out cheaper to buy a flat without this amenity and then invest in raising the standard yourself.

Small and large flats

If you checked the basic parameters of new flats in Katowice, you would find that practically everyone can find something suitable.

Floor areas? The smallest studio flats start at just 23 square metres. But large families, who need more space and many rooms, will have no trouble finding four-room flats with an area of around 90-100 square metres.

Nor is that the end of what the primary market offers people who want to buy property in Katowice. The most demanding will find five- or six-room flats with an area exceeding 120, or even 130 square metres!

Characteristically – most developers try to make the widest possible variety of flats available in their buildings. There are exceptions to this rule, however, and some companies have an offering aimed specifically at young families (two- and three-room flats).

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The centre and the outskirts

As it turns out, new flats in Katowice are being built in practically every part of the city, except perhaps for the districts located east of its centre. As for the city centre itself and the other directions – new developments are certainly on offer there. The largest number of them can, however, be found in districts such as Ligota, Piotrowice or Ochojec – that is, in the southern part.