Statistics Poland counted 231,724 dwellings in Opole. the 16th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 397.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 18% below the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 28.8% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

231,724

#16 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

397.0

-18% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

83.8

+22% 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
-18% vs BaRN cities avg
Opole 397.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
+22% vs BaRN cities avg
Opole 83.8 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
-18% vs BaRN cities avg
Opole 28.8%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

231,724

Dwellings per 1,000

397.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

4.27

Avg floor area

83.8 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

98.8%

Bathroom in dwelling

97.0%

Sewage system

77.0%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

2,496

Population with water supply

97.7%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

195,242

Condominiums

66,671

Housing co-ops

23,780

Municipal stock

10,633

Social housing waitlist

1,703

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.