Hungary’s cheapest and priciest properties revealed

According to Duna House’s annual transaction data, Hungary’s 2025 property market was transformed by widening gaps between Budapest and the countryside, plus shifting buyer and seller motivations fuelled by the Otthon Start Programme. Nationwide, the average sale price hit 55 million HUF (142 thousand), with an average of 736,000 HUF (EUR 1,900) per square metre. In Budapest, things got seriously pricey: properties averaged 82 million HUF (EUR 211,000), and square-metre prices soared to 1.2 million HUF/m² (EUR 3,100).

County and capital rankings

Budapest topped the charts for average sale prices at around 82 million HUF. Pest County came next at 62 million HUF, followed by Veszprém, Hajdú-Bihar, and Győr-Moson-Sopron counties with figures between 47–59 million HUF. Square-metre prices echoed this: Budapest led with over 1.2 million HUF/m², while Pest, Veszprém, and Hajdú-Bihar hovered at 660,000–840,000 HUF/m². The best bargains? Eastern and south-eastern counties like Békés or Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, where you could snag a property for far less per square metre than in the capital or western industrial hotspots.

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What did different property types fetch?

Panel flats sold nationwide for an average of 43.7 million HUF at 835,000 HUF/m². Brick apartments commanded more—around 61 million HUF at 1 million HUF/m². Family homes changed hands for 53.1 million HUF on average, but proved cheaper per square metre (501,000 HUF/m²) thanks to their larger footprints and less central spots.

The priciest and cheapest properties

The blockbuster sale? A lavish villa on Hűvösvölgyi Road in Budapest’s II District—999 m² of prime real estate with top-tier location. It fetched a jaw-dropping 1.764 billion HUF. Built in 2008 across four levels, it boasted 10 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, an indoor pool, outdoor pools, sports and wellness facilities, a tennis court, and a six-car garage.

At the other extreme, the lowest-value deal was a tiny 25 m² property in Szilvágy, Zala County, snapped up for just 1 million HUF.

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Square-metre price records

The highest per-square-metre price crowned a 43 m² flat on Naphegy Street in Budapest’s I District—built in 2022 and sold for 3.4 million HUF/m², nearly five times the national average. Rock bottom? A rundown 100 m² house in Hercegszántó that went for 1.99 million HUF total— a mere 19,900 HUF/m².

Biggest, smallest, oldest

That II District villa also claimed the largest floor area crown at nearly 1,000 m². The tiniest? A quirky 6 m² fishing cabin in Markaz, Heves County, fashioned from a giant wine barrel—it sold for 4.5 million HUF, proving even micro-homes have fans.

The oldest? A 34 m² flat in Szombathely, in a building from 1799 that once served as a town council hall and then an elementary school. It changed hands for 26.5 million HUF.

Buyer motivations

First-time buyers drove 25.5% of deals, splashing out an average of 48 million HUF at 695,000 HUF/m². Investors made up 22%, averaging 51 million HUF at 866,000 HUF/m². Upsizers accounted for 19% of transactions, downsizers 7%. Smaller but notable shares went to family separations, move-ins, and divorce-related shifts.

Seller motivations

Sellers most often cashed in investments (24%). Inherited properties followed at 19%, with downsizing at 13%. Upsizing, family separations, and divorce sales played smaller but steady roles.

Featured image: illustration. Source: depositphotos.com

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