Statistics Poland counted 386,614 dwellings in Łódź. the 5th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 598.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 23% above the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 38.1% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

386,614

#5 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

598.0

+23% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

55.7

-19% vs BaRN cities avg

Compared to BaRN cities

Average across published BaRN cities with GUS stock data — same scale for both bars.

Dwellings per 1,000
+23% vs BaRN cities avg
Łódź 598.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
-19% vs BaRN cities avg
Łódź 55.7 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
+8% vs BaRN cities avg
Łódź 38.1%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

386,614

Dwellings per 1,000

598.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.08

Avg floor area

55.7 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

97.7%

Bathroom in dwelling

92.8%

Sewage system

88.0%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

11,345

Population with water supply

95.0%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

263,133

Condominiums

147,264

Housing co-ops

84,207

Municipal stock

37,251

Social housing waitlist

4,626

GUS stock census counts legal dwellings with a registered address — not vacant units on listing sites. Municipal waitlists measure queue pressure for social housing, not private rental vacancy.