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Affordability in Lejre
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,938,330. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 8,309 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 15%
- Payment, one income
- 30%
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Starting from the average sale price of houses, DKK 21,537/m², in Lejre, a median disposable income of DKK 328,095 a year per person, equivalised (2024, Lejre), and a mortgage rate of 4.0% (September 2026).
The payment takes 15% of disposable income. Denmark sets no limit on it.
- Home price
- DKK 1,938,330
- Monthly payment
- DKK 8,328
- Share of net income
- 15%
The mortgage payment as a share of income, year by year
A 90 m² home with 10% down over 30 years, at each year's average price and rate, against one and against two of that year's median incomes.
- Two median incomes
- One median income
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| Period | Two median incomes | One median income |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.7% | 29.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 29.1% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | 21.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | 17.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 19.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 18.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | 18.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | 18.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 18.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | 19.7% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | 16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | 17.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | 21.4% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | 22.6% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | 40.5% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | 46.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | 40.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | 29.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | 26.8% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | 29.7% |
Denmark against the EU
Share of people spending over 40% of their disposable income on housing, then the rest of Eurostat's survey of living conditions. These are national figures, shown here as context.
- Denmark
- EU
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| Year | Denmark | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.7% | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | 10.9% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | 11.5% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | 10.0% |
| Share of people who | Denmark | EU |
|---|---|---|
| Spend over 40% of income on housing | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| … nationals (adults) | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| … citizens of another EU country (adults) | 17.1% | 15.2% |
| … non-EU citizens (adults) | 38.0% | 18.1% |
| Live in an overcrowded home | 12.7% | 16.8% |
| Own their home outright | 39.7% | 43.7% |
| Own with a mortgage | 31.5% | 24.8% |
| Rent at market price | 16.3% | 20.8% |
| Rent at a reduced price or free | 12.5% | 10.7% |
Income is Statistics Denmark's median equivalised disposable income: a family's income after tax, divided by its equivalence scale, so one income is a single adult's. Denmark sets no limit on the payment as a share of income. Lenders need a 5% deposit, and debt above four times gross income counts as high, which rules out some variable-rate and interest-only loans when the loan is also above 60% of the home's value.
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Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 26,956/m² and DKK 33,767/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 30,361/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 96%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 2.7% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +3.8%.
- Gap today
- +2.7%
- Change in a year
- −1.1 pp
22.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 99
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.3
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2004. The deepest began in October 2006.
- Deepest fall
- −37.8%
- Recovery from the low
- 108 months
In 2025 the population grew by 285 while 156 homes were finished: 1.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.8
- Population change, 2025
- +285
3.7% of the 12,887 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.7%
- Empty homes
- 478
In 2025, 10% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 10%