Lódź

In Łódź, Poland, the housing market is characterized by a significant shortage of affordable housing and a high rate of overcrowding. Approximately 69% of the EU population owns their homes, but in Poland, this rate is even higher, with 95% of the population living in households owning their homes. Despite this, the city faces a housing crisis marked by a lack of available housing units and rising costs.

Łódź is one of the cities in Poland with the fewest rooms per person, averaging only 1.1 rooms per person, which contributes to the high overcrowding rate. The city's housing scarcity is exacerbated by the low rate of new housing completions, which is below 0.3% yearly, compared to other European countries like Poland and Austria, which have higher rates of new housing stock additions.

To address these issues, Łódź and other Polish cities are focusing on increasing the supply of affordable housing. This includes initiatives to build more social housing and implement rent regulations to make housing more accessible to the population. Additionally, there are efforts to support fair energy transitions and address the root causes of housing exclusion, as advocated by the Housing Europe manifesto.