Houses in Flemish periphery are most expensive in region
Figures from the economy ministry show that a villa in Knokke will set buyers back an average €1.2 million, while a house in Ronse is just €118,000
Housing prices revealed
The most expensive villas, or detached houses, in the region, meanwhile, are found in Knokke-Heist the coast, where the average price is €1,209,700 (pictured). Sint-Martens-Latem in East Flanders is the most expensive place to buy an apartment, with the average price at €930,500. Houses are more affordable in the town just outside of Ghent, at an average cost of €273,750.
Sint-Martens-Latem has very little apartment stock, which consists almost solely of luxury apartments. The nearest competitor for expensive apartments is Knokke-Heist, where the average is only €456,900.
At the other end of the scale, a house in Ronse, East Flanders, costs only €118,100 on average; a villa in Kinrooi, Limburg, averages €191,167; and an apartment in Zwalm in East Flanders can be had for €133,350.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe is the most expensive place to buy an ordinary house, for an average of €481,126, as well as the most expensive apartments at €350,631. Ukkel has the most expensive villas at €1,343,688. Anderlecht is cheapest for houses at €230,464. The cheapest apartments are in Ganshoren, for an average €142,651.
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