Erfurt as an investment location for real estate
215,199 inhabitants (31.12.2024) and regional center profile - stable demand base
Erfurt has an official population of 215,199 as at 31.12.2024 and therefore has a reliable 215k tenant base with a balanced age structure and 27,380 foreign residents, which supports diversified demand from students to young professionals and families. The municipal time series have documented a stable sideways movement in the 213k-216k corridor since 2018, which means that conservative business cases can be reliably planned. The economic role is underpinned by a commuter surplus and key location indicators (GDP and gross value added), which increases demand from employees and commuters in locations close to the city center and axes.
Accessibility and public transport: EVAG with return to 10-minute intervals from 11.08.2025 as a leasing lever
Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe (EVAG) will resume unrestricted regular service on the light rail network on 11.08.2025: All light rail lines will run Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 10-minute intervals, flanked by adjustments to the bus network to improve connections and travel times-a clear quality impulse for living close to the rail network and short re-letting times. After pandemic/staff shortage-related reductions in 2024, operations will return to the usual frequency faster than announced thanks to a staffing offensive, which will increase network stability and planning reliability in exposés. The regularly published route/stop timetables and the interactive network map ensure transparency for everyday tenant life and letting along the main axes and junctions.
Urban development and ESG framework: ISEK Erfurt 2030 as a plannable funding and exit anchor
The Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) Erfurt 2030 has been politically approved since 17 October 2018 and bundles guiding principles, fields of action and spatial priorities up to 2030 - a reliable orientation and funding framework for repositioning, redensification and energy modernization in prioritized neighbourhoods. The multi-stage participation process with administrative, political and public involvement anchors key topics such as housing, mobility, climate adaptation and social infrastructure, enabling core investments in city/railway station corridors with strong public transport links and ESG-driven value-add strategies (insulation, windows, efficient heating/PV, first floor activation) to be implemented with confidence. Taken together, the 215,199 inhabitants base, the documented EVAG frequency increase from August 2025 and the ISEK anchor support a robust setup for stable cash flows and predictable exits in central and near-axis micro-locations.
Standard land values for Erfurt
The standard land values for Erfurt can be found in the standard land values for Thuringia here.