# Property Prices Altstadt/Süd 2026

> Apartments in Altstadt/Süd cost a median €6,213 per m². Range, cold rent, gross rental yield and market activity, updated daily.

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Last updated: 2026-11-05

In Altstadt/Süd, apartments are currently offered at a median €6,213 per m²; the middle half of listings lies between €5,334 and €6,852. A typical flat of 70 m² costs €422,000. Newly let flats ask €22.01 per m² in cold rent, for a gross rental yield of 4.3% or a price-to-rent multiple of 23.5.

As of November 5, 2026

- Price per m² (median): €6,213 (Range €5,334 – €6,852)
- Typical price: €422,000 (for 70 m²)
- Cold rent per m²: €22.01
- Gross rental yield: 4.3%
- Price-to-rent multiple: 23.5
- Listings: 77
- Days on market (median): 14
- Listings with a price cut: 5%

## How Altstadt/Süd compares

At €6,213 per m², Altstadt/Süd ranks 16 of 21 districts in Köln, counted from the cheapest. That is 18% more than the Köln median (€5,284). Flats are off the market after a median 14 days; supply is tight.

## Similarly priced places

- [Nippes](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/nippes): €5,547 / m²
- [Niehl](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/niehl): €5,874 / m²
- Höhenberg: €6,082 / m²
- [Neustadt/Süd](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/neustadt-sued): €6,186 / m²
- [Neustadt/Nord](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln/neustadt-nord): €6,445 / m²
- Marienburg: €6,832 / 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 Altstadt/Süd cost?

A median €6,213 per m²; a typical flat of 70 m² is offered for €422,000. The middle half of listings lies between €5,334 and €6,852 per m².

### What is the rental yield in Altstadt/Süd?

The gross rental yield is 4.3% and the price-to-rent multiple 23.5: a flat costs as much as 23.5 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 Altstadt/Süd, recomputed daily. No individual listing is shown.

### How high are the closing costs in Altstadt/Süd?

A typical flat at the median price of €422,000 comes with about €48,825 in closing costs: €27,430 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 €133,225 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)
- [Investing in Köln](https://www.investbud.de/en/cities/koeln)
- [Rent prices in Köln](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/koeln)
- [Estimate a flat's value](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-value-estimator)
- [Estimate the rent](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-estimator)