The Szczecin real estate market enters 2026 with a clear signal of recovery, which is not only based on improved availability of financing, but also on a change in developers' strategies. BIG DATA RynekPierwotny.pl data show that companies building apartments are increasingly responding to the real possibilities of buyers, which translates into an increase in sales while stabilizing prices. This phenomenon is important not only for the local market, but also for a broader assessment of the condition of the housing sector in Poland.
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Apartments for sale in Szczecin 2026 – demand is coming back despite cautious buyers
The beginning of 2026 brought in Szczecin a clear rebound in demand. In the first quarter of 2026, developers sold 343 apartments, which means an increase of 29%. year on year and a clear improvement compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.which was the weakest period of last year.
This result cannot be considered accidental. It is true that the revival coincided with improving the availability of mortgage loans, but changing the structure of the offer was of key importance. Developers began to focus on apartments that better fit the creditworthiness of the average buyer.
In practice this means this a greater share of premises with a smaller area and a more affordable overall price. Buyers who recently were pushed out of the market by rising prices and high financing costs are now more likely to find offers that meet their needs.
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Housing supply Szczecin – developers are increasing their activity
Better sales quickly translated into supply-side decisions. In the first quarter of 2026, developers introduced 471 new apartments for sale – more than three times more than the quarter before and almost the same number as in the record-breaking third quarter of 2025.
Effect? In April the total offer reached a historic level of approx. 3.5 thousand. premises. This means that buyers today have much more choice than they did just a few months ago.
However, the increase in supply is neither random nor excessively risky. Developers do not increase the scale of investments in a chaotic manner – rather they respond precisely to the structure of demand. The new designs are clearly better price-matched, eh limits the risk of oversupply in the segment of more expensive apartments.
Apartment prices in Szczecin – stabilization instead of increases
One of the most interesting phenomena on the Szczecin market is price stability. From mid-2024, the average price of apartments per square meter remains in a very narrow range of PLN 13.1-13.3 thousand. PLN per square meter
Moreover, in April 2026 it was recorded decrease in average price from PLN 13.3 thousand up to 13.1 thousand PLN per square meter This is a clear signal that the recovery in demand does not automatically lead to upward pressure.
This does not mean, however, that the market has “cooled down”. Its structure has changed. In the last 12 months the offer of the cheapest apartments has shrunk significantly (below PLN 9,000 per square meter), while the share of the popular segment – premises valued at PLN 9,000-12,000 – has increased significantly. PLN per square meter
It is this segment that has become the foundation of the market today. Premises in this category best meet the creditworthiness of buyers and generate the largest sales volume.
More expensive segment – over PLN 12,000. PLN per square meter – is also developing, but is not the main driver of growth.
Districts of Szczecin – diversity stabilizes the market
The stability of the average price is largely influenced differences in the situation in individual parts of the city.
Śródmieście remains the most expensive, where the average price oscillates around PLN 14,000. PLN per square meter and increased slightly on an annual basis. This is the result of the specificity of the investments carried out there – often of a higher standard and in attractive locations.
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The Zachód district remains price stablewhich suggests a balance between demand and supply. On the other hand North, the cheapest part of the city, saw an increase in the average price to approximately PLN 10,700. PLN per square meterwhile remaining the main area of concentration of apartments from the popular segment.
The situation on the Right Bank looks interesting. Although the scale of investments there is still relatively small, in 2026 the number of new apartments has almost doubled. As a result, the average price per square meter decreased year on year – not because of discounts, but as a result of the appearance of a larger number of cheaper premises.
This is further proof that developers actively adapt the offer to real demand — even in locations of lower investment importance.
Real estate market in Szczecin – the end of a cheap city?
Compared to other provincial cities Szczecin is increasingly no longer perceived as a cheap market. The average price per square meter places it among the top in the country today.
At the same time, it remains one of the few large markets where sales growth does not translate into dynamic price increases. This is the result of a conscious strategy of developers who, instead of increasing price lists, focus on optimizing the offer.
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The market in Szczecin is therefore entering a new phase – not as a space of cheap apartments, but as an example a well-balanced relationship between demand and supply. The revival of sales at stable prices shows that the key success factor today is not only the availability of financing, but above all precise matching of the product to the buyer's capabilities.
This may be a direction that we will also see in other Polish cities in the coming quarters.
