Flensburg as an investment location for real estate
96,326-99,307 inhabitants: regional center on the fjord with a stable demand base
Flensburg has an official population of 96,326 as at 31.12.2024, making it the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein after Kiel and Lübeck and the northernmost independent city in Germany - a reliable tenant base in the upper 90k segment with strong regional roots on the Danish border. The city's statistics office also communicates 99,307 inhabitants with main residence for the 2024 database, including an increasing proportion of foreigners (19.9%) and a constant age structure-an operationally relevant 96k-99k corridor for conservative business cases. Official regional data puts the official extrapolation at 92,667 inhabitants in 2023, which explains methodological differences and can be used as a lower limit for conservative calculations.
Accessibility and public transport: city bus network (Aktiv Bus), ZOB/Hbf hub and regional connections as a lever for letting
Stadtverkehr Flensburg operates with a clearly structured route network around the central bus station and main railway station; the direct award documents list central route axes (including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14 and night routes) that link city center, campus and shopping locations with residential areas - an advantage for re-letting in micro-locations close to public transport. Digital timetable and network documents 2025 confirm the routing, frequency information and integration into the regional offer-relevant for commuter-oriented corridors into the surrounding area. The regional public transport plan for planning area I documents increases in regional bus services on Flensburg routes up to 2025 (e.g. +4-9% per route), which further strengthens network stability and connection quality in the city-countryside network.
Urban development and ESG framework: ISEK "Perspectives for Flensburg" as a funding and planning anchor
The integrated urban development concept "Perspectives for Flensburg" has been politically adopted since 26.04.2018 and, with its guiding principle "Organize growth - create quality" and key measures (including mobility stations, cycle routes, conversion of the railroad embankment), provides a resilient framework for repositioning, first floor activation and energy modernization in prioritized sub-areas - a direct exit lever for 1A/1B locations. Accompanying documentation and summaries ensure transparency across analysis and dialog phases, while project-related expert contributions confirm the ISEK as an overarching development model for central urban areas - valuable for ESG-driven value-add strategies. All in all, the 96k-99k population base, a demonstrably well-maintained urban/regional transport network and the ISEK anchor combine to create a robust setup for core investments in central/public transport-related stock as well as value-add via insulation, windows, efficient heating/PV and ground floor reactivation along the key axes.
Standard land values for Flensburg
The standard land values for Flensburg can be found in the standard land values for Schleswig-Holstein here.