In the metropolises, most flats are too small to raise children in. One- to two-bedroom flats cost up to 500,000 euros in the big cities. For the same price, there is often already an additional children's room in the surrounding areas. But even then, the flats are hardly big enough for families with children to live well in.
"Although the asking prices for properties for sale are falling for the first time in a large number of cities, they are still at a high price level, especially in the metropolises. It is therefore worthwhile, especially for families, to take a look at the surrounding cities and districts," explains Thomas Schroeter, Managing Director of ImmoScout24.
An evaluation of offers for flats for sale in the seven largest cities in Germany shows that condominiums for up to 500,000 euros are on average 44 to 70 square metres in size. This corresponds roughly to the size of one- to two-room flats. In Munich, there is an average of 44.0 square metres for this asking price. In Cologne and Düsseldorf things look a little better with 70.7 and 69.6 square metres respectively. In Stuttgart, 69.1 square metres of living space is offered in this price range and in Berlin, 66.8 square metres.
Parents are more likely to find what they are looking for in the outskirts of metropolitan areas.
In Augsburg, those looking for accommodation can expect an average of around 23 square metres more living space than in Munich. This corresponds to one to two rooms more. Ingolstadt, after all the second largest city in Upper Bavaria, offers even more space than Augsburg for up to 500,000 euros with around 70 square metres. In Regensburg, too, a family with one child could find enough space. For the optimal development of children, children's rooms should be about 14 square metres.
The situation around the Frankfurt metropolis is similar to that in Bavaria. The surrounding cities of Offenbach, Wiesbaden and Darmstadt offer up to a quarter more living space than Frankfurt am Main. The picture is comparable in the other metropolitan regions. Cities in the surrounding areas offer more attractive flats for families to buy than the core city. In Lüneburg, for example, you can get 20 square metres more than in Hamburg. Potsdam is an exception. There, flats for up to 500,000 euros are even two square metres smaller on average than in Berlin.
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