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New homes in Odense

86.2% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
208
Per 1,000 residents
1.0

Homes licensed for construction in Odense

Dwellings granted a building permit over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • Odense
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodOdense
Jun 2025208
Mar 2025310
Dec 2024392
Sep 2024416
Jun 2024533
Mar 2024653
Dec 2023578
Sep 2023837
Jun 20231,035
Mar 20231,186
Dec 20222,631
Sep 20222,532
Jun 20222,671
Mar 20222,845
Dec 20211,515
Sep 20211,879
Jun 20211,392
Mar 20211,218
Dec 20201,823
Sep 20201,552
Jun 20201,727
Mar 20201,898
Dec 20191,565
Sep 20191,697
Jun 20191,921
Mar 20192,299
Dec 20182,598
Sep 20182,797
Jun 20182,485
Mar 20182,058
Dec 20171,800
Sep 20171,404
Jun 20171,678
Mar 20171,341
Dec 20161,357
Sep 20161,266
Jun 2016906
Mar 20161,225
Dec 2015946
Sep 2015933
Jun 20151,127
Mar 2015826
Dec 2014976
Sep 20141,099
Jun 2014929
Mar 2014789
Dec 2013550
Sep 2013381
Jun 2013384
Mar 2013472
Dec 2012423
Sep 2012369
Jun 2012527
Mar 2012505
Dec 2011554
Sep 2011741
Jun 2011734
Mar 2011641
Dec 2010584
Sep 2010442
Jun 2010230
Mar 2010219
Dec 2009221
Sep 2009393
Jun 2009426
Mar 2009496
Dec 2008637
Sep 2008434
Jun 2008562
Mar 2008674
Dec 2007751
Sep 2007911
Jun 2007870
Mar 2007812
Dec 2006778

Homes finished and licensed each year in Odense

Homes completed (columns) against homes granted a permit (line), each year since 2006. Statistics Denmark.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20251,138—
20241,364392
20231,975578
20221,7702,631
20211,2081,515
20201,6061,823
20192,4931,565
20181,3872,598
20171,0961,800
20161,5301,357
2015553946
2014395976
2013523550
2012744423
2011320554
2010424584
2009502221
2008648637
2007711751
2006642778
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
5.4

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. Statistics Denmark counts permits from the building register by quarter, and permits are registered late: the latest four quarters are left out below the national level, and Denmark's own figures are adjusted for the delay.

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Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 25,148/m² and DKK 28,839/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
DKK 26,993/m²
Chance of a rise
93%

Affordability

At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,892,610. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 8,113 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.

Payment, two incomes
18%
Payment, one income
36%

Asking against sale price

Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.7% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.6%.

Gap today
+4.7%
Change in a year
−2.0 pp

Past cycles

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2004. The deepest began in July 2008.

Deepest fall
−17.5%
Recovery from the low
57 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 2,332 while 1,138 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.0
Population change, 2025
+2,332

Empty homes

5.4% of the 113,094 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.

Empty, 2026
5.4%
Empty homes
6,143

Renovation

In 2025, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
9%