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Selling property in Wilmsdorf

Wilmsdorf is a district of the municipality of Bannewitz with 935 residents and 266 residential buildings. For owners one figure matters more than any description of the place: 0.7 percent vacancy. In arithmetic terms, two houses in Wilmsdorf stand empty.

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What is special about the property market in Wilmsdorf?

The scarcity. The 2022 census records 0.7 percent vacancy for Wilmsdorf, the lowest figure among the Bannewitz districts. Across 266 residential buildings that comes to two empty houses. Add 80.6 percent owner-occupancy and a pre-war share of 28.9 percent. The price zone for the near countryside around Dresden applies, at €2,200 to €2,900 per square metre.

Location profile: the narrowest sub-market in the municipality

Bannewitz lies 7.7 kilometres south of central Dresden on the Südhöhe plateau. Wilmsdorf is the third largest district and the one with the lowest vacancy.

Owner-occupancy stands at 80.6 percent, above the municipal figure of 75.0 percent. That explains the scarcity: where little is let, little comes free.

On build age Wilmsdorf sits slightly below the municipal figure at 28.9 percent pre-war share against 30.2 percent. The stock therefore went up predominantly after 1949.

What I observe here: in Wilmsdorf it is not the price that decides marketing time but whether anything is offered at all. Buyers who want this place often wait rather than switching to the neighbouring district.

Market data: price ranges and structure

  • Houses: €2,200–2,900/sqm
  • Apartments: €1,800–2,500/sqm
  • Building plots: €130–240/sqm

This is the price zone for the near countryside around Dresden as of 2026. There are no district-level collections of transaction prices for a place with 266 residential buildings.

What carries Wilmsdorf towards the upper end of the range is the supply situation. For 88 percent of the census grid cells there are solid building values here, so the data basis is good.

Typical properties in Wilmsdorf

Post-war and GDR-era detached houses. The core of the stock, mostly with plots between 600 and 1,000 square metres.

New builds of the last three decades. They push the pre-war share down to 28.9 percent and are the most straightforward stock to sell.

Older village houses and farmsteads. Around three in ten properties. Here roof and outbuildings decide the position within the price range.

Building plots. At €130 to €240 per square metre and with vacancy this low, a sale item in their own right as soon as a parcel is divisible.

Who buys in Wilmsdorf?

Dresden families. The group that carries this market. They compare with the southern districts and accept the short drive.

Waiting local buyers. The distinctive feature of this market. At 0.7 percent vacancy many prospective buyers have been registered for years and decide immediately.

Buyers from the neighbouring districts. Those who find nothing in Possendorf or Hänichen look here, and the other way round.

Buyers for plots. Because of the closeness to the city, a group of its own that pays particular attention to layout and services.

Wilmsdorf in context

Wilmsdorf belongs to the municipality of Bannewitz, whose market data and buyer groups are set out there in context. The other districts with a market page of their own are Possendorf, Hänichen, Goppeln and Cunnersdorf.

If you want to sell a house in Wilmsdorf, value drivers, buyer groups and the process are set out under selling a house in Wilmsdorf. For a first order of magnitude, use the property value calculator.

What does a property in Bannewitz cost?

As a rough guide — the concrete value always depends on the individual property. Current market ranges:

Condominiums (existing stock)
1,800–2,500 €/m²depending on location & condition
Single-family houses
2,200–2,900 €/m²depending on location & condition
Building plots
130–240 €/m²depending on location & condition
Apartment buildings (price-to-rent factor)
12–15
Agent commission
3.57% eachbuyer & seller, incl. VAT

As of: 2026 · Source: Owner-calibrated market data based on current PDF market reports · price zone Dresdner Umland (nah)

How is the housing stock in Wilmsdorf structured?

Selling here means selling into a small, clearly defined stock. These figures describe it — officially surveyed, not estimated:

Residents
935
Addresses
290official building coordinates of Saxony
Residential buildings
266
Owner-occupied housing
80.6 %share of all dwellings
Vacancy rate
0.7 %
Built before 1949
28.9 %renovation needs and heritage questions
Municipality
Bannewitz
Distance to Dresden
7.7 kmas the crow flies from the city centre, measured from the municipal centroid

As of: Census 2022 · Source: 2022 German Census, building and housing survey (Federal Statistical Office); district allocation via the official building coordinates of Saxony

Other districts of Bannewitz

Buyers searching here usually look around the neighbourhood too. These places belong to the same municipality:

How does Wilmsdorf compare?

Price levels, owner-occupancy rates, distance and building stock of every municipality within 40 kilometres of Dresden — compared side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

How tight is supply in Wilmsdorf really?
Very tight. With 266 residential buildings and 0.7 percent vacancy practically nothing stands empty, and at 80.6 percent owner-occupancy there is hardly any rented stock from which something might come free. By comparison, vacancy in the municipality of Bannewitz stands at 2.6 percent, in Possendorf at 3.0 and in Hänichen at 3.5 percent. Wilmsdorf is therefore the narrowest sub-market in the municipality.
What is a house in Wilmsdorf worth?
The price zone for the near countryside around Dresden applies: €2,200 to €2,900 per square metre for houses and €130 to €240 for building plots. There is no separate range for the district. Within the range the scarcity of supply supports the upper values, because buyers rarely find an alternative in the same place.
How old is the building stock in Wilmsdorf?
28.9 percent of residential buildings date from before 1949, slightly below the Bannewitz municipal average of 30.2 percent. A good seven in ten properties are therefore post-war or newer. Within the municipality that places Wilmsdorf between Hänichen at 16 percent and Possendorf at 31.1 percent.
How large is Wilmsdorf?
935 residents and 266 residential buildings, making it the third largest of the five Bannewitz districts with a market page of their own. Possendorf counts 1,466 residents, Hänichen 1,175, Goppeln 747 and Cunnersdorf 462. In Wilmsdorf there are 3.5 people per residential building, so these are predominantly one- and two-family houses.
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