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Leverkusen: Housing numbers are only increasing slowly despite urgent need!
Leverkusen's number of apartments is slowly growing: Current statistics on buildings, living arrangements and deficiencies in the city in 2025.
Leverkusen: Housing numbers are only increasing slowly despite urgent need!
In Leverkusen there is a serious mismatch between the supply of living space and demand. As of December 31, 2024, there were 85,724 apartments in the city spread across 31,463 buildings. Compared to the end of 2021, the number of apartments has only increased by 1.7 percent, which indicates an increase of 1,439 apartments and 145 residential buildings, as Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reported.
A look at the structure of the residential buildings shows that 58 percent of the residential buildings are single-family homes, while 28.7 percent are multi-family homes. However, the latter accommodate the majority of the apartments: 68.9 percent are in these buildings. What is particularly striking is that Opladen is at the top with 11,019 apartments in multi-family buildings.
Lack of housing in Leverkusen
The Pestel Institute has published alarming figures, according to which there is a shortage of 4,700 apartments in Leverkusen. Only 119 building permits were issued in the first half of 2025, further exacerbating the situation. In addition, 830 residential units have been empty for over a year. This poses major challenges not only for the city, but also for future developments in the housing market.
The distribution of residential buildings is also exciting: in Schlebusch, 75.6 percent of the buildings are single-family homes, and Hitdorf and Steinbüchel are also following this trend. In contrast, there are only 490 apartments in multi-family houses in the forest settlement, which is the lowest number in this category.
There is a need for action
The unequal relationship between the number of private households and available housing is also worrying. At the end of 2024, there were 83,805 private households and therefore 1,919 fewer apartments than households. This underlines the urgent need for action in housing construction in Leverkusen.
The city administration is therefore faced with the challenge of improving the urban infrastructure and at the same time boosting housing construction. Citizens will be curious to see what measures will be taken to counteract this situation.
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Leverkusen has a lot of potential, but the city must take action now to address the housing shortage and increase the quality of life for all citizens.