# Average rent in 45149 Essen

> Current asking rents for 45149 Essen: median cold rent per m², distribution by room count, time to let and how rents have moved in recent months.

Canonical: https://www.investbud.de/en/rent-prices/essen/45149
Last updated: 2026-11-05

The median cold rent in 45149 Essen is currently €10.76 per square metre. The typical flat costs €738 a month before service charges. Both are medians in their own right, drawn from 14 rental flats listed right now in postal code 45149. They 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: €10.76 / m²
- €9.69 – €12.21 per m²
- Median cold rent: €738
- Median floor area: 69 m²
- 14 active listings

## By room count

| Rooms | Listings | Median cold rent | per m² |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 5 | €589 | €9.34 |
| 3 | 8 | €756 | €10.76 |

## Market speed

- Median time to let: 15 days
- Last 30 days: 16 new · 17 let
- Listings with a rent cut: 14%

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a rental flat cost per square metre in 45149?

The median cold rent in 45149 Essen is €10.76 per square metre. Half of the flats currently listed sit below that figure and half above it. It is drawn from 14 live listings and reflects asking rents for new tenancies, not the rents paid under existing contracts.

### How many rental flats are listed in 45149 right now?

There are 14 rental flats listed in 45149 Essen right now. The typical one offers 69 m² of floor space at a median cold rent of €738 a month. The count moves daily as new listings appear and let flats drop out; this page refreshes it once a day.

### What counts as cheap and what counts as expensive rent in 45149?

A quarter of the flats in 45149 Essen are offered below €9.69 per square metre and another quarter above €12.21. The range between the two is what the market treats as normal. Anything under €9.69 counts as cheap here, and anything over €12.21 as expensive for the area.

### How quickly do flats let in 45149?

A rental flat in 45149 Essen stays listed for a median of 15 days before it comes off the market, measured across 10 completed listings. The shorter that period, the tighter the supply and the less room a prospective tenant has to negotiate on the asking rent.

## Related

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