# Rent prices in Essen

> Current asking rents in Essen: median cold rent per m², range, breakdown by room count and rent prices for every postal code.

Canonical: https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen
Last updated: 2026-11-04

The median cold rent in Essen is currently €9.54 per square metre; the typical flat costs €603 a month before service charges. The figures are drawn from 1,268 rental flats listed right now across 32 postal codes. These are asking rents from live listings, not an official municipal Mietspiegel.

Calculated from currently listed rental flats. Not an official Mietspiegel.

## Asking rents

- Median cold rent per m²: €9.54 / m²
- €8.40 – €11.52 per m²
- Median cold rent: €603
- Median floor area: 65 m²
- 1,268 active listings

## By room count

| Rooms | Listings | Median cold rent | per m² |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 138 | €445 | €12.04 |
| 2 | 534 | €535 | €9.42 |
| 3 | 484 | €689 | €9.29 |
| 4+ | 112 | €1,148 | €10.20 |

## Market speed

- Median time to let: 14 days
- Last 30 days: 1,166 new · 1,190 let
- Listings with a rent cut: 5%

## Rent prices by postal code in Essen

- [45127](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45127) - 74 active listings
- [45128](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45128) - 73 active listings
- [45130](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45130) - 45 active listings
- [45131](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45131) - 32 active listings
- [45133](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45133) - 30 active listings
- [45134](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45134) - 11 active listings
- [45136](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45136) - 24 active listings
- [45138](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45138) - 46 active listings
- [45139](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45139) - 23 active listings
- [45141](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45141) - 47 active listings
- [45143](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45143) - 65 active listings
- [45144](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45144) - 47 active listings
- [45145](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45145) - 60 active listings
- [45147](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45147) - 66 active listings
- [45149](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45149) - 11 active listings
- [45219](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45219) - 21 active listings
- [45239](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45239) - 14 active listings
- [45257](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45257) - 18 active listings
- [45259](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45259) - 21 active listings
- [45276](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45276) - 28 active listings
- [45277](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45277) - 24 active listings
- [45279](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45279) - 61 active listings
- [45289](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45289) - 12 active listings
- [45307](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45307) - 64 active listings
- [45309](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45309) - 36 active listings
- [45326](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45326) - 43 active listings
- [45327](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45327) - 59 active listings
- [45329](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45329) - 34 active listings
- [45355](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45355) - 61 active listings
- [45356](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45356) - 32 active listings
- [45357](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45357) - 34 active listings
- [45359](https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45359) - 50 active listings

## Related

- [Purchase prices in Essen](https://www.investbud.de/en/property-prices/nordrhein-westfalen/essen)