Housing satisfaction; household and dwelling characteristics

Housing satisfaction; household and dwelling characteristics

Owner-tenant Household characteristics Dwelling characteristics Margins Periods Satisfaction with current dwelling (%) Satisfaction with living environment (%)
Total Private households Total dwellings Value 2021 85.6 83.8
Total Private households Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 90.3 87.2
Total Private households Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 96.1 92.9
Total Private households Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 95.3 91.6
Total Private households Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 87.7 83.7
Total Private households Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 86.2 83.7
Total Private households Type of dwelling: multi-family Value 2021 75.9 76.9
Total Private households Living surface: less than 75 m² Value 2021 71.4 75.5
Total Private households Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Value 2021 80.6 79.6
Total Private households Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Value 2021 90.2 85.8
Total Private households Living surface: 150 m² or more Value 2021 96.1 92.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 2 or less Value 2021 71.0 77.2
Total Private households Number of rooms: 3 Value 2021 80.6 80.1
Total Private households Number of rooms: 4 Value 2021 83.7 81.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 5 Value 2021 91.0 86.8
Total Private households Number of rooms: 6 Value 2021 95.1 89.6
Total Private households Number of rooms: 7 or more Value 2021 95.6 92.6
Total Private households Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Value 2021 83.3 85.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Value 2021 79.5 79.4
Total Private households Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Value 2021 84.4 82.2
Total Private households Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Value 2021 90.3 87.0
Total Private households Year of construction: from 2001 Value 2021 92.4 86.6
Total Private households Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 72.9 73.7
Total Private households Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 84.2 82.4
Total Private households Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 90.9 87.6
Total Private households Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 94.1 91.3
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : included Value 2021 89.3 86.6
Total Private households Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Value 2021 75.8 76.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Total dwellings Value 2021 78.6 79.3
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 87.6 86.7
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 89.9 93.4
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 91.2 91.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 88.8 85.6
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 85.6 84.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Type of dwelling: multi-family Value 2021 72.2 73.9
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Living surface: less than 75 m² Value 2021 70.8 74.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Value 2021 77.0 77.2
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Value 2021 89.9 86.0
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Living surface: 150 m² or more Value 2021 88.6 91.2
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 2 or less Value 2021 68.6 75.4
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 3 Value 2021 78.5 76.6
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 4 Value 2021 79.2 77.9
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 5 Value 2021 88.1 86.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 6 Value 2021 93.6 90.4
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Number of rooms: 7 or more Value 2021 90.6 90.2
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Value 2021 75.3 82.2
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Value 2021 71.9 76.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Value 2021 75.8 74.7
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Value 2021 84.8 84.5
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Year of construction: from 2001 Value 2021 87.8 80.8
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 68.5 71.1
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 80.8 81.9
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 89.2 86.7
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 89.1 87.6
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Own garden, grounds etc. : included Value 2021 85.1 85.3
Total Age head of household: younger than 35 Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Value 2021 72.2 73.3
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Total dwellings Value 2021 83.2 83.4
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 89.8 88.1
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 96.6 94.2
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 95.2 91.7
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 85.0 86.0
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 87.3 85.3
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Type of dwelling: multi-family Value 2021 66.5 71.9
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Living surface: less than 75 m² Value 2021 63.4 71.5
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Value 2021 76.3 76.5
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Value 2021 88.9 87.4
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Living surface: 150 m² or more Value 2021 95.6 93.0
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 2 or less Value 2021 65.5 74.4
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 3 Value 2021 68.7 74.6
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 4 Value 2021 79.1 80.1
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 5 Value 2021 92.1 88.1
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 6 Value 2021 94.1 90.7
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Number of rooms: 7 or more Value 2021 96.3 94.2
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Year of construction: 1000 to 1945 Value 2021 80.9 84.2
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Year of construction: 1946 to 1970 Value 2021 72.7 75.9
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Year of construction: 1971 to 1985 Value 2021 84.2 84.0
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Year of construction: 1986 to 2000 Value 2021 86.9 86.1
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Year of construction: from 2001 Value 2021 91.7 87.9
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Dwelling: 1st 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 65.9 68.9
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Dwelling: 2nd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 78.4 82.4
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Dwellings: 3rd 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 90.9 88.1
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Dwellings: 4th 25%-group WOZ Value 2021 93.4 91.3
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Own garden, grounds etc. : included Value 2021 88.6 87.3
Total Age head of household: 35 to 44 Own garden, grounds etc. : not included Value 2021 65.9 71.1
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Total dwellings Value 2021 84.4 83.2
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: single-family; total Value 2021 89.1 86.2
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: detached house Value 2021 96.4 92.8
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: semi-detached house Value 2021 95.3 92.5
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: corner house Value 2021 86.9 82.1
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: terraced house Value 2021 83.4 81.7
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Type of dwelling: multi-family Value 2021 68.3 72.6
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Living surface: less than 75 m² Value 2021 63.7 73.0
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Living surface: 75 to 99 m² Value 2021 74.1 77.6
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Living surface: 100 to 149 m² Value 2021 88.4 83.4
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Living surface: 150 m² or more Value 2021 96.6 92.3
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Number of rooms: 2 or less Value 2021 62.2 75.1
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Number of rooms: 3 Value 2021 73.0 76.5
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Number of rooms: 4 Value 2021 80.1 79.6
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Number of rooms: 5 Value 2021 89.1 85.0
Total Age head of household: 45 to 54 Number of rooms: 6 Value 2021 95.9 89.4
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains figures on the satisfaction with the current dwelling and the living environment of private households in independent homes. The figures are presented for both owners and tenants and can be further divided into various characteristics of the household and the dwelling.

Data available from: 2002

Status of the figures: final

Changes as of June 9, 2022:
Final figures 2021 included.

When will new figures be published?
Figures over reporting year 2024 will be published in 2025.

Description topics

Satisfaction with current dwelling
The percentage of households that are very satisfied or satisfied with their current dwelling.
Satisfaction with living environment
The percentage of households that are very satisfied or satisfied with their living environment. The living environment is the area and neighborhood in which a household is living.