Where to buy in Berlin? Which district suits me?

What 70 square metres cost by district

The prices are the mean asking prices for owner-occupied flats, that is, what sellers ask for in listings. Times 70 gives the price of a medium-sized flat, excluding additional purchase costs.

Source: IBB housing market report 2025, table volume, table 27, 2025 edition. Price for 70 m²: asking price times 70, rounded to the nearest €1,000. * The Spandau figure comes from a price band that is open at the bottom and is less certain.

Between Spandau and Mitte there are around €203,000 for the same floor space. The four districts around the inner city are close together, between €442,000 and €465,000. Below them comes a broad middle field from Lichtenberg to Neukölln with €375,000 to €389,000.

The twelve districts in short profiles

Sorted by mean asking price, from most to least expensive. The detailed market data with sources are on the district pages.

Mitte €6,643/m²

The government quarter, Museum Island and the main railway station are here, plus Moabit, Wedding and Gesundbrunnen, which feel quite different from the area around the Hackescher Markt. Greenery comes mainly from the Großer Tiergarten. Long-distance trains stop at the Hauptbahnhof, and many U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines cross in Mitte. If you want a lot of floor space, you pay the most per square metre in Mitte.

70 m² at the asking price around €465,000 · District page Mitte · Listings in Mitte

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg €6,500/m²

The smallest and most densely built-up district in Berlin. Lots of period buildings, lots of restaurants, plus water on the Spree and Landwehrkanal and parks such as the Volkspark Friedrichshain and the Viktoriapark. Ostkreuz and Warschauer Straße connect in all directions. There is hardly any free land for new builds, so supply is correspondingly tight.

70 m² at the asking price around €455,000 · District page Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Listings in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf €6,391/m²

The City West with Kurfürstendamm, Savignyplatz and grand period buildings, in the west the Grunewald with lakes and villa areas. Our office is also here, at Kurfürstendamm 178-179. The S-Bahn ring, the Stadtbahn and several U-Bahn lines provide dense connections. Within the district the range is wide, from a flat in Halensee to a villa in the Grunewald.

70 m² at the asking price around €447,000 · District page Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · Listings in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Pankow €6,318/m²

In the south Prenzlauer Berg with renovated Gründerzeit buildings, to the north Weißensee, Pankow and Niederschönhausen, right at the top Buch and Karow with detached houses to the city limits. No district has seen rents rise as strongly in five years. The U2 and several S-Bahn lines lead into the inner city.

70 m² at the asking price around €442,000 · District page Pankow · Listings in Pankow

Lichtenberg €5,550/m²

A district of contrasts: villas and period buildings in Karlshorst, new builds at the Rummelsburger Bucht, large estates in Hohenschönhausen. The largest green space is the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde. Measured against rent, the asking purchase prices are high; the multiplier from asking prices is 34.7, the highest of the twelve districts.

70 m² at the asking price around €389,000 · District page Lichtenberg · Listings in Lichtenberg

Tempelhof-Schöneberg €5,524/m²

Period buildings and short distances in Schöneberg and Friedenau, the Tempelhofer Feld as an open space, to the south Mariendorf, Marienfelde and Lichtenrade with more terraced and detached houses. Rents have risen sharply in five years; the asking purchase prices are still below the Berlin mean of €5,789.

70 m² at the asking price around €387,000 · District page Tempelhof-Schöneberg · Listings in Tempelhof-Schöneberg

Steglitz-Zehlendorf €5,420/m²

Grunewald, Wannsee, Schlachtensee and Krumme Lanke shape the south-west. Dahlem, Zehlendorf and Lichterfelde have many villas and detached houses, Steglitz becomes denser around the Schloßstraße. The district has Berlin's largest flats and the least new building. It takes you longer to reach the inner city than from the inner districts.

70 m² at the asking price around €379,000 · District page Steglitz-Zehlendorf · Listings in Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Neukölln €5,353/m²

North Neukölln is densely built-up and thrives on restaurants and period buildings. To the south Britz, Buckow and Rudow become quieter, with the Britzer Garten and the Hufeisensiedlung; Gropiusstadt lies in between. The U7 and U8 run into the inner city. The purchase price here contains more annual rents than the Berlin average; the multiplier from asking prices is 32.8.

70 m² at the asking price around €375,000 · District page Neukölln · Listings in Neukölln

Treptow-Köpenick €4,860/m²

The largest district by area, with the Müggelsee, Dahme, Spree and lots of forest. Adlershof is a science and business location, Köpenick has an old town, Friedrichshagen and Grünau are on the water. In no other district are so many flats completed. If you live by the water and work in the inner city, plan more time for the journey.

70 m² at the asking price around €340,000 · District page Treptow-Köpenick · Listings in Treptow-Köpenick

Reinickendorf €4,382/m²

Tegeler See and Tegeler Forst, plus Frohnau and Hermsdorf with detached houses in the green and, in the east, the Märkisches Viertel. S1, S25, U6 and U8 provide connections. In 2025, fewer flats were completed here than in any other district, so the supply of new builds is correspondingly small.

70 m² at the asking price around €307,000 · District page Reinickendorf · Listings in Reinickendorf

Marzahn-Hellersdorf €4,222/m²

Large estates in Marzahn and Hellersdorf, alongside extensive areas of detached houses in Biesdorf, Kaulsdorf and Mahlsdorf. The Gärten der Welt and the Wuhletal are the best-known green spaces. Nowhere in Berlin are rents asked as low, on average €11.56 per square metre. The S5 and U5 run into the inner city.

70 m² at the asking price around €296,000 · District page Marzahn-Hellersdorf · Listings in Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Spandau €3,737/m²

A town in its own right, where the Spree flows into the Havel, with its citadel and old town. Kladow and Gatow lie almost rurally on the Havel, in the north the Spandauer Forst. Long-distance trains stop at Spandau station. In no other district do so few annual rents make up the purchase price; the multiplier from asking prices is 24.9. The City West is close, the east of the city far.

70 m² at the asking price around €262,000 · District page Spandau · Listings in Spandau

How the district check weights things

The check gives each district points for what you choose. Depending on your answer, it counts how urban, how green or how close to the water a district is. If children are moving in, a family rating is added; for an investment property, the gross rental yield from asking rent and asking price counts instead. If you mostly work in Mitte, the west or the east, districts in that direction get a bonus. If you drive, you are more likely to end up on the edge of the city; if you use trains and bicycles, more likely inside. If the price for 70 square metres is above your budget, the district drops down the ranking.

The ratings for greenery, water and families are our assessment, not official statistics. Take the three suggestions as a starting point and look at the streets on site.

Checking a district on site

A short profile is no substitute for a walk. Make the journey to work once at rush hour, with the means of transport you will use later. Walk down the street in the evening and at the weekend; it sounds different from a Tuesday morning at the viewing.

Public maps exist for the location of an address. Our residential location map of Berlin shows the residential location rating (Wohnlage) under the Berlin rent index (Mietspiegel), and the page Standard land value in Berlin the land value. Whether a building lies in a social preservation area (Milieuschutz) is shown by the Milieuschutz map. There, structural changes need district approval, which also affects buyers who want to modernise later.

Also ask about building projects in the neighbourhood. The vacant plot opposite can be a building site in two years.

Within the districts the differences lie

Each Berlin district has as many inhabitants as a large city, and the mean hides a lot. In Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, flats on the Kurfürstendamm and villas in the Grunewald are in the same district, in Treptow-Köpenick the new build in Adlershof and the house on the Müggelsee. Settle on two or three districts for your search and keep the search profile broad enough that listings on the edges do not escape you.

How much floor space your budget gives by district is calculated by the buying power check. Whether to buy at all or rather rent is compared by Rent or buy in Berlin. If you are looking for a house, you will find pointers under Buy a house in Berlin; beyond the city limits the pages on Potsdam, Oranienburg and buying a house in the Berlin surrounding area help.

Sources

• Investitionsbank Berlin, IBB Housing Market Report 2025, asking prices and asking rents by district
• IBB housing market report 2025, table volume (PDF), tables 25 and 27; prices for 70 m² and multipliers are BBI's own calculation
• BBI district pages with sources on rent trends, completions and flat sizes: overview of the districts
• All sources accessed on 28 October 2026.