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Location profile: seven locations on the railway
The main village of Niederau counts 1,765 of the 4,048 residents and 508 of the 1,228 residential buildings. Its owner-occupancy stands at 75.2 percent and vacancy at 1.1 percent. For the main village 91 percent of the census grid cells carry a building value, one of the best data situations anywhere in the ring.
Ockrilla follows with 655 residents and 158 residential buildings and is the municipality's exception: 62.5 percent owner-occupancy, 3.6 percent vacancy and, at 36.4 percent, the youngest pre-war share. That is where the only meaningful multi-storey housing stands.
Then come Oberau with 469 residents and 147 residential buildings, Gröbern with 427 and 155, Großdobritz with 360 and 125, Jessen with 262 and 100, and Gohlis with 110 and 35. Jessen reaches 90.2 percent owner-occupancy, and for both Jessen and Gohlis the 2022 census records no vacancy.
What I observe here: Niederau frequently gets treated as a Meißen suburb and compared with prices there. Meißen sits in its own zone at €1,600 to €2,400 per square metre for houses, Niederau at €1,700 to €2,300. The ranges overlap; the market situations do not. Meißen records 6.5 percent vacancy, Niederau 1.6.
Market data: price ranges in the Niederau area
- Apartments: €1,400–2,000/sqm
- Houses: €1,700–2,300/sqm
- Building plots: €80–160/sqm
- Apartment buildings: purchase factor 10–13
These are the ranges for the Saxon countryside price zone as of 2026. Niederau shares them with Stolpen, Großröhrsdorf and Pulsnitz.
Across the municipality, owner-occupancy stands at 78.1 percent and the pre-war share at 54.1 percent. Of the 1,918 private households only a good fifth rent, and that stock concentrates in Ockrilla. For apartments there is therefore effectively no market outside Ockrilla.
Typical properties in Niederau
Detached houses in the main village. With 508 residential buildings, the largest single stock. At 1.1 percent vacancy and 75.2 percent owner-occupancy, every offer there is an exception.
Village houses and farmsteads in Gröbern, Großdobritz and Gohlis. With pre-war shares between 55.2 and 69.2 percent, predominantly older stock, but with ownership between 79.6 and 86.7 percent.
Multi-storey housing in Ockrilla. The only area with a meaningful rental market and the youngest stock in the municipality. For apartments, the only address.
Building plots. At €80 to €160 per square metre and with this supply situation, scarce. With large parcels it pays to establish divisibility before marketing begins.
Who buys in Niederau?
Buyers from Meißen. The strongest group. People living there in a flat and looking for a house find short journeys in Niederau and a far tighter market.
Rail commuters to Dresden. A group that uses the halt. At 20.3 kilometres as the crow flies, the rail route is a real advantage over neighbouring villages without one.
Regional families. Buyers from Niederau itself, from Weinböhla, Coswig and the Meißen area. They know the seven locations and usually search in one specifically.
Buyers for Ockrilla. A distinct demand seeking the newer stock, which at 36.4 percent pre-war share requires less renovation reserve.
Niederau in comparison
Against Meißen, a few kilometres to the north-west, Niederau is the far tighter market: 1.6 against 6.5 percent vacancy and 78.1 against 45.7 percent owner-occupancy. Meißen has the apartment market, the infrastructure and the tourist profile; Niederau has the scarcity.
Against Weinböhla and Coswig to the east, Niederau sits lower in price because the distance to Dresden is greater. An overview of all municipalities around Dresden is on the region page.
If you are planning to sell a house in Niederau, value drivers, buyer groups and the process are set out under selling a house in Niederau. For a first indication, use the property value calculator.
What does a property in Niederau cost?
As a rough guide — the concrete value always depends on the individual property. Current market ranges:
- Condominiums (existing stock)
- 1,400–2,000 €/m²depending on location & condition
- Single-family houses
- 1,700–2,300 €/m²depending on location & condition
- Building plots
- 80–160 €/m²depending on location & condition
- Apartment buildings (price-to-rent factor)
- 10–13
- Agent commission
- 3.57% eachbuyer & seller, incl. VAT
As of: 2026 · Source: Owner-calibrated market data based on current PDF market reports · price zone Sächsisches Umland
How is the housing stock in Niederau structured?
Selling in a municipality always means selling into a specific stock. These figures describe it — officially surveyed, not estimated:
- Inhabitants
- 4,048
- Private households
- 1,918
- Residential buildings
- 1,228
- Owner-occupied housing
- 78.1 %share of all dwellings
- Vacancy rate
- 1.6 %
- Built before 1949
- 54.1 %renovation backlog and heritage issues
- Distance to Dresden
- 20.3 kmstraight line from the city centre
- District
- Meißen
As of: Census 2022 · Source: 2022 German Census, building and housing survey (Federal Statistical Office)
Estate agent in Niederau
Who sells here, what prices are achieved and how the process works.
Municipalities neighbouring Niederau
Buyer interest does not stop at the municipal boundary. Anyone searching here usually also looks at these places:
Weinböhla
16.6 km straight line to Dresden
3,111 residential buildings
Meißen
21.8 km straight line to Dresden
4,639 residential buildings
Coswig
14.8 km straight line to Dresden
3,702 residential buildings
How does Niederau compare?
Price levels, owner-occupancy rates, distance and building stock of every municipality within 40 kilometres of Dresden — compared side by side.
