In 2023, the average cost of building a new rental house in the Netherlands reached 428 euros per cubic meter. Building owner-occupied property was slightly cheaper to construct. The source mentions that the numbers concern an average on granted building permits for newly to be constructed homes with a total construction cost of more than 50,000 euros (excluding taxes over the last 12 months). Permits which combine living areas with holiday homes and/or offices were not counted. Note that no numbers were provided on renovation.
What is the market size of the construction industry in the Netherlands?
As of 2022, the Netherlands had over 254,417 active construction companies. These companies were either active in the construction of buildings or development of building projects, civil engineering or were involved in specialized construction activities. One of the more internationally well-known Dutch construction firms is BAM, which is also active in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany with project deliveries in Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The revenue of the Royal BAM Group reached a value of 6.3 billion euros in 2023.
How much do you pay for a house in the Netherlands?
The data since 2012 concerns moving annual totals for the year (January-December), as source changed methodology.
Supplementary notes
* Preliminary figures.
The average construction costs per cubic meter is a calculation of the total build costs divided by the total volume for which a build permit was issued. The source assumes that the permits issued are for newly constructed residential property only.
Excluded from these figures are build permits that allow for the construction of certain combinations of residential real estate, namely the construction of both rental and owner-occupied houses, residential real estate with other (commercial) buildings, residential units and recreational real estate.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (May 16, 2024). Average construction costs per cubic meter of houses in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by type of ownership (in euros per cubic meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average construction costs per cubic meter of houses in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by type of ownership (in euros per cubic meter)." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Average construction costs per cubic meter of houses in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by type of ownership (in euros per cubic meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average Construction Costs per Cubic Meter of Houses in The Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by Type of Ownership (in Euros per Cubic Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Average construction costs per cubic meter of houses in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by type of ownership (in euros per cubic meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Average construction costs per cubic meter of houses in the Netherlands from 1990 to 2023, by type of ownership (in euros per cubic meter) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572557/netherlands-average-build-costs-per-cubic-meter-by-type-of-ownership/