According to a recent study by Statec, 233,675 dwellings were counted in Luxembourg in March 2017, divided into 142,820 residential and semi-residential buildings.

50% houses - 50% flats

Half of the dwellings are single-family houses, 35% of the dwellings are in apartment buildings and 15% in semi-detached buildings.

Single-family homes account for the majority of buildings (82.9%), compared to 17.1 % for apartment buildings (residential and semi-residential buildings).

Looking more closely at the distribution of houses by construction type, detached houses are the most common (37.3%), corner houses account for ¼ of the buildings, and row houses for almost 20%.

Uneven surfaces

The average surface area of the dwellings, both flats and houses, is 130 m² in Luxembourg.

There are, however, significant disparities according to the type of housing. The average living area for a house is 166 m², while it is 85 m² for flats and 91 m² for those located in a semi-detached building.

The surface area of housing is also affected by urbanisation. In Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette, the size of dwellings is below the national average: less than 120 m2.
The largest areas of housing are found in the eastern municipalities.

Source: Statec