Hesperange or Roeser? Prices and Facts Compared (2026)

Hesperange and Roeser both lie south of Luxembourg City, and neither is a single town: Hesperange is made up of five localities, Roeser of seven villages. Each has a railway station, and on a map they can look like two versions of the same choice. In the official figures, though, they differ in size, in their new-build market and, more modestly, in price.

This guide puts the two communes side by side using only official sources: prices registered in notarial deeds and asking prices published by the Observatoire de l’Habitat, resident numbers from STATEC, and transport and school facts you can check yourself. Whether you are thinking of buying or of selling, the aim is the same: to see clearly what each commune offers and what the numbers really say.

Hesperange and Roeser at a Glance

The table below gathers the key official figures. Sale prices come from notarial deeds registered between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026; asking prices come from listings published over the same twelve months (Observatoire de l’Habitat with IMMOTOP.LU).

Sources: Observatoire de l’Habitat (Ministry of Housing) — prices registered in notarial deeds, and asking prices with IMMOTOP.LU, 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026; calendar-year asking-price series 2022 and 2025. STATEC for residents. The usual range leaves out the lowest and highest 5% of prices. House sale prices are not published per commune, and the Observatoire publishes no average below 10 sales.

Three things stand out. First, existing apartments sold for about 5% more per square metre in Hesperange than in Roeser — €8,577 against €8,207. Second, Hesperange had a real new-build market over the period, with 15 sales at €12,698 per m², while Roeser registered no new-build apartment sales at all, so there is no average to compare. Third, Hesperange is simply the larger market: 88 existing-apartment sales against 48, and more than six times as many apartment listings (828 against 127).

Location and Getting Around

Hesperange is the larger of the two communes, with 17,264 residents at the start of 2026. Its five localities are Howald, Alzingen, Hesperange itself, Fentange and Itzig. Howald, the largest of them, is also its main transport hub: it has a railway station and, since 7 July 2024, the Howald Gare tram stop at the same place, so train and tram connect in one spot.

Roeser has 7,184 residents spread across seven villages: Crauthem, the largest, followed by Berchem, Roeser, Bivange, Peppange, Livange and Kockelscheuer. Berchem has a railway station, and the A3 motorway crosses the commune, with the Aire de Berchem service area on its route.

In both communes, how well connected a property is depends on the locality rather than on the commune as a whole. And like everywhere in the country, buses, trams and trains have been free since 1 March 2020 (first class excepted).

Localities, Villages and Daily Life

Both communes are best understood as a group of places rather than as one town. In Hesperange, the name refers both to the commune and to one of its five localities; when you see a listing “in Hesperange”, it is worth checking whether it means the locality or simply the commune, which also covers Howald, Alzingen, Fentange and Itzig. Itzig, for example, has its own primary school, the École d’Itzig.

In Roeser, the same applies to seven villages. One point is worth knowing: the Kockelscheuer ice rink is not in Roeser. It stands just across the boundary in Luxembourg City, which runs it — even though Kockelscheuer, the village, is one of Roeser’s seven.

For anyone looking at prices, the most important point is this: the Observatoire de l’Habitat publishes its figures per commune, not per village or locality. There is no official average for Howald alone, or for Crauthem alone. The commune average is the right starting point, but it covers several localities at once, and a single property can sit well above or below it.

What the Prices Really Say

Sale prices versus asking prices. In Hesperange, apartments were advertised at a clearly higher price per m² than they actually sold for: €10,039 asked against €8,577 registered for existing apartments. In Roeser, the picture is different: the average asking price for apartments (€8,111) was slightly below the average registered sale price (€8,207). The two figures do not measure exactly the same thing — listings mix new builds and existing properties, and asking-price averages move with the mix of properties on offer — so this does not mean that apartments in Roeser sell above their asking price. What it does show is that, in either commune, an online asking average is not a reliable shortcut to what a property is worth.

New builds. In Hesperange, new-build apartments sold for €12,698 per m² on average (usual range €10,017–€14,170), about 48% more than existing ones. Anyone selling an existing apartment there is compared with that new supply, and condition and energy class weigh heavily in the comparison. In Roeser, with no new-build sales registered in the period, that comparison does not exist in the official figures.

The ranges. The usual ranges for existing apartments start at almost the same level in both communes — about €6,500 per m² — but reach higher in Hesperange (€11,703) than in Roeser (€10,385). In other words, the gap between the two communes is less about entry-level apartments than about the upper end of the market.

Houses. House sale prices are not published per commune, so asking prices are the only official reference: €7,901 per m² in Hesperange and €7,112 in Roeser. In Roeser, houses also made up more of what was on offer than apartments did (153 house listings against 127 apartment listings), while in Hesperange apartment listings were far more numerous (828 against 242).

The trend. Asking prices for apartments fell by about 7% in Hesperange and about 8% in Roeser between the calendar years 2022 and 2025. Because these averages move with the mix of properties on offer, they show a direction, not a precise valuation. Nationally, STATEC reported prices in the second quarter of 2026 2.2% below a year earlier but 1.1% up on the previous quarter.

Against the capital and the country. Existing apartments in both communes sold well below Luxembourg City, where the average was €10,269 per m² over the same period, and above the national average of €7,712.

If You Are Selling in Hesperange or Roeser

With commune-level averages covering several localities at once, pricing a property here takes care:

• Start from what sold, not from what is listed. The registered averages (€8,577 per m² in Hesperange, €8,207 in Roeser) are the reference; the usual ranges (from about €6,500 to about €10,400–€11,700 per m²) show how far an individual property can sit from the average.
• Be clear about what makes your property different. Floor, outdoor space, parking, energy class, condition and distance to the station are what buyers weigh between two otherwise similar properties.
• Prepare the documents early. The energy performance certificate is required to sell; for an apartment, the condominium accounts and the minutes of the last general meetings are also asked for.
• Avoid a high opening price. A price set too high at the start usually makes the sale longer.

For the full official figures of each commune, see the Hesperange and Roeser pages, as well as the Howald and Berchem pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hesperange more expensive than Roeser?

Slightly, for existing apartments: €8,577 per m² in Hesperange against €8,207 in Roeser between July 2025 and June 2026, a gap of about 5%. For houses, asking prices were also higher in Hesperange (€7,901 per m²) than in Roeser (€7,112).

Do Hesperange and Roeser have a train station?

Yes. In Hesperange, Howald has a railway station, with the Howald Gare tram stop at the same hub since 7 July 2024. In Roeser, Berchem has a railway station.

Is the Kockelscheuer ice rink in Roeser?

No. Kockelscheuer is one of Roeser’s seven villages, but the ice rink stands just across the boundary in Luxembourg City, which runs it.

Why is there no new-build price for Roeser?

Because no new-build apartment sales were registered in Roeser between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026. Without sales, there is no average to publish.

Are there separate prices for Howald, Itzig or Crauthem?

No. The Observatoire de l’Habitat publishes its prices per commune. Howald and Itzig are covered by the Hesperange figures, Crauthem by the Roeser figures.

How many people live in Hesperange and Roeser?

Hesperange had 17,264 residents and Roeser 7,184 on 1 January 2026, according to STATEC.