Discover how the real estate market is changing in Brussels;
✔ Woluwe-Saint-Pierre is the priciest commune in Brussels, with houses costing €700,000
✔ Ixelles holds the highest median flat price in Brussels at €350,000
✔ 70% of Brussels property sales involve flats, contrasting with trends in Flanders and Wallonia
Property prices: Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and Ixelles are Brussels' costliest communes
An apartment building. Credit: Belga
Property prices in Brussels have been increasing steadily since 2020. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre continues to be the most expensive commune for houses, while Ixelles has recorded the highest median flat price.
The number of properties sold in Belgium (based on sales deeds) has dropped by 3% since 2020 and by 1% between 2023 and 2024. High interest drove the drop in sales last year. However, there are regional differences: while fewer properties were sold in Flanders and Wallonia, this figure rose in Brussels (from 17,000 sales deeds in 2023 to 18,000 last year), the Federation of Notaries' (Fednot) annual report showed.
The Brussels property market accounts for 9% of purchase transactions in the whole country.
In the capital region, 70% of the properties that were sold were flats, while just 30% were houses. This is down to houses making up just 35% of the total housing stock here. The opposite is true in Flanders (31% flats and 69% houses) and Wallonia (20% and 80%, respectively).
This lack of supply has resulted in Brussels being the most expensive place to buy a house in Belgium. The median cost of a house in Brussels rose from €425,000 in 2020 to €500,000 in 2024 (+17%). Between 2023 and 2024, the price rose by €10,000.
The price increase was more significant in Flanders, where the cost rose from €275,000 to €335,000 between 2020 and 2024 (+21%). In Wallonia, the median cost rose from €180,000 to €208,000 in the same period. However, it decreased by €2,000 between 2023 and 2024.
When it comes to flat prices, Brussels is much less of an outlier but remains the most expensive region. The median price for such a property was €257,000 in 2025 (+€32,000 since 2020), followed by Flanders (€254,000). Wallonia is significantly cheaper with a median price of €180,000, down €4,000 from 2023.
Cheapest and costliest communes
Prices vary significantly within Brussels. Largely speaking, the municipalities of the Brussels Region can be divided into zones according to median property prices, with the cheapest houses and flats located to the west/northwest of the canal and the most expensive in the east and southeast.
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, located in the east, remains the most expensive commune in Brussels for houses (€700,000). It is followed by Ixelles (€669,250). Both municipalities are also among the most expensive municipalities to buy a house in Belgium. In third place is Etterbeek (€649,000).
Median house prices. Credit: Fednot
House prices in the Brussels municipalities of Anderlecht and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean remain well below the median price, at €350,000 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and €360,000 in Anderlecht. Evere is in third place with a median price of €382,000.
The same trends can be seen when it comes to median flat prices. The most expensive flats are found in Ixelles (a median price of €350,000), followed by Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (€345,000) and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (€331,000).
Median flat prices. Credit: Fednot
With a median apartment price of €198,000, Anderlecht is the cheapest commune for this property type, followed by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Koekelberg (both €200,000). In third place is Ganshoren (€205,000).
