In August, the Tri-City was the only Polish metropolitan area where the average price per square meter of developer-offered apartments increased. In other major cities, prices remained stable for another month, according to preliminary data from BIG DATA RynekPierwotny.pl.
“The Tri-City, and specifically Gdańsk, once again diverged from the trend observed in other major metropolitan areas. In those cities, developers are introducing mainly mass-market apartments, which stabilizes the average price per square meter of all properties on offer. In Gdańsk, however, very expensive units are being listed, which push the average up,” explained Marek Wielgo, an analyst at RynekPierwotny.pl.
According to preliminary data, the average price per square meter of new apartments in the Tri-City rose by 1% in August, reaching nearly PLN 16,900. This pushed Kraków—where prices have remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive month at about PLN 16,700—into third place in the ranking of the most expensive cities. Wrocław remains fourth (around PLN 14,700), followed by Poznań (PLN 13,600), Łódź (PLN 11,500), and the Upper Silesia-Zagłębie Metropolis (about PLN 11,400).
When comparing August 2025 with the same month last year, year-on-year price differences persist in most cities. Warsaw is the exception, with average prices remaining virtually unchanged. Elsewhere, however, the gap is narrowing. In Wrocław, for example, the difference was 12% in January, 5% in June, 3% in July, and only 2% in August. In the Tri-City, year-on-year growth slowed from 10% in June to 8% in August.
After eight months of 2025, Warsaw and Łódź are competing for the title of the most price-stable metropolis. In Łódź, the 12-month price change in August was just 1%. In Kraków, Wrocław, and Poznań it was 2%, while in Upper Silesia-Zagłębie it reached 5%.
“August likely saw a decline in new apartment sales. This should not come as a surprise for at least two reasons: first, it is the holiday season, and second, some potential buyers are postponing transactions in anticipation of an expected interest rate cut in September,” noted Wielgo.
“It should also be noted that, according to preliminary data, the supply of new apartments shrank in most metropolitan areas in August. Developers introduced fewer units to the market than they sold,” he added.
Author: Marek Wielgo, analyst at RynekPierwotny.pl
Source: CEO.com.pl
