# Property Prices Gelsenkirchen 2026

> Apartments in Gelsenkirchen cost a median €1,923 per m². Range, cold rent, gross rental yield and market activity, updated daily.

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

In Gelsenkirchen, apartments are currently offered at a median €1,923 per m²; the middle half of listings lies between €1,375 and €3,080. A typical flat of 76 m² costs €147,000. Newly let flats ask €7.13 per m² in cold rent, for a gross rental yield of 4.4% or a price-to-rent multiple of 22.5.

As of November 4, 2026

- Price per m² (median): €1,923 (Range €1,375 – €3,080)
- Typical price: €147,000 (for 76 m²)
- Cold rent per m²: €7.13
- Gross rental yield: 4.4%
- Price-to-rent multiple: 22.5
- Listings: 243
- Days on market (median): 10
- Listings with a price cut: 4%

## How Gelsenkirchen compares

At €1,923 per m², Gelsenkirchen ranks 13 among the 200 cities with the most listings in North Rhine-Westphalia, counted from the cheapest. That is 42% less than the North Rhine-Westphalia median (€3,329). Flats are off the market after a median 10 days; supply is tight.

## Prices by number of rooms

| Name | Price per m² | Typical price | Listings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 room | €4,202 | €143,000 | 19 |
| 2 rooms | €1,993 | €116,950 | 67 |
| 3 rooms | €1,908 | €148,000 | 102 |
| 4 rooms or more | €1,679 | €179,500 | 55 |

## Similarly priced places

- Herne: €1,858 / m²
- Lage: €1,867 / m²
- [Hagen](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/hagen): €1,911 / m²
- Meinerzhagen: €1,930 / m²
- Detmold: €1,937 / m²
- Gevelsberg: €1,975 / m²

Medians of asking prices and asking rents of publicly listed apartments, recomputed daily. Asking prices are not sale prices and not a valuation under § 194 BauGB; actual sale prices can differ.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does an apartment in Gelsenkirchen cost?

A median €1,923 per m²; a typical flat of 76 m² is offered for €147,000. The middle half of listings lies between €1,375 and €3,080 per m².

### What is the rental yield in Gelsenkirchen?

The gross rental yield is 4.4% and the price-to-rent multiple 22.5: a flat costs as much as 22.5 years of cold rent. After costs and financing less remains; an analysis works that out for a specific flat.

### Where do the figures come from?

From aggregated asking prices and rents of publicly listed apartments in Gelsenkirchen, recomputed daily. No individual listing is shown.

### How high are the closing costs in Gelsenkirchen?

A typical flat at the median price of €147,000 comes with about €17,008 in closing costs: €9,555 property transfer tax (6.5% in North Rhine-Westphalia), plus notary, land registry and possibly a broker. With a 20 % down payment, a buyer needs about €46,408 of equity.

## Related

- [Rental yield ranking North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.investbud.de/en/rental-yield-ranking/nordrhein-westfalen)
- [Property market North Rhine-Westphalia](https://www.investbud.de/en/states/nordrhein-westfalen)
- [Rent prices in Gelsenkirchen](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/gelsenkirchen)
- [Estimate a flat's value](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-value-estimator)
- [Estimate the rent](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-estimator)