Freiberg as an investment location for real estate
41,519 inhabitants (31.12.2024) and university profile as a stable demand base
Freiberg has an official population of 41,519 inhabitants on 48.32 km² (859 inhabitants/km²) as at 31.12.2024 and, as a university town, offers a resilient 40k tenant base with diversified target groups ranging from students and researchers to professionals and families. In the Saxon context, Freiberg is embedded in the district of Mittelsachsen (296,431 inhabitants as at 31.12.2024), which creates commuter links and regional demand buffers. The municipal statistics office provides continuously updated population figures and structural indicators - a sound basis for micro-location-sensitive product and portfolio decisions.
Accessibility and public transport: VMS tariff zone 10, city bus network and regional hubs
Freiberg is located in tariff zone 10 of the Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS); network tickets are valid throughout the network on buses, trains and streetcars with simple zone logic and cell phone ticketing via MOOVME-planbar for micro-locations close to commuters and public transport. City and regional bus services are operated by regiobus Mittelsachsen; the network and operator sites provide route network, timetable and fare information, including ongoing construction measures and changes relevant to tenant comfort and re-rentability along the main axes and at the bus station/hub corridor. The location in the central Freiberg area with designated nodes and connection points of the regional networks sustainably strengthens the visibility and frequency of station and axis-related properties.
Urban development and investment theses: City center/train station upgrades and ESG levers
The city is prioritizing key projects, including the refurbishment and conversion of the station building (2022-2026, approx. €24 million) and packages of measures for 2024/2025 in building, civil engineering and urban development - a clear quality and frequency boost for city center and corridor locations. In German urban development promotion, integrated urban development concepts (ISEK) are regarded as a funding and implementation anchor that bundle cross-sector measures for city centres and districts - a reliable basis for repositioning, first floor activation and energy modernization. Investment model: Core in refurbished, public transport-strong city/railway station peripheries for predictable cash flows and low fluctuation; value-add via insulation, windows, efficient heating/PV and floor plan/EC optimization in holdings from the post-war decades-supported by the 41,519-resident base, the VMS retention (Zone 10) and the ongoing station/downtown upgrading as an exit driver.
Standard land values for Freiberg
The standard land values for Freiberg can be found in the standard land values for Saxony here.