Poznań and Poland’s place in Europe’s house price growth, Q1 2026

Poland is still climbing faster than the EU average

Poland’s house price index reached 225.89 in 2026-Q1 on the Eurostat prchpiq series, indexed to 2015=100. That puts the country well above the EU27_2020 benchmark at 166.63 and ahead of Germany at 153.4 and Austria at 172.02.

In this six-country comparison, Poland sits third: behind Czechia at 259.3 and Hungary at 387.14, but clearly above the euro-area-style middle of the pack.

The comparison table: Poland is above the EU average, but not the regional leader

The spread is stark. Poland’s index is 59.26 points above the EU27 average and 72.49 points above Germany’s. But it is still 33.41 points below Czechia and far behind Hungary, which remains the outlier in this group.

What this says about Poznań

Poznań sits inside that national picture rather than outside it. The city’s NBP BaRN transaction price is 10,610 PLN/m² for the featured city, which places it in a market that is clearly higher than the EU average growth backdrop would suggest, but still below the more overheated regional leaders in this comparison.

That matters because the national index is not a glossy headline number on its own. A Poland reading of 225.89 means that, across the country, secondary-market transaction prices have moved substantially since the 2015 base. Poznań’s transaction price level is one local expression of that broader climb.

For readers trying to place the city on a European map, the point is simple: Poznań is not a cheap holdout from a low-growth country. It sits in a market where Poland’s house price index is already above the EU average and closer to Czechia than to Germany.

How to read Poland’s position in the European stack

The six-country set gives a clean hierarchy:

• Hungary is the clear leader at 387.14.
• Czechia follows at 259.3.
• Poland comes next at 225.89.
• Austria and Germany trail further back at 172.02 and 153.4.
• The EU27_2020 average sits at 166.63.

So Poland is not just above average. It is sitting in the upper half of this group, with a gap to the EU benchmark that is large enough to matter in any city-level reading.

That is where Poznań fits in. A city transaction price of 10,610 PLN/m² does not exist in isolation; it sits inside a national market that has already outpaced the EU average index level.

Why the city figure matters alongside the national index

The national Eurostat index is a broad measure. The Poznań BaRN transaction price is narrower and more local. Together, they show two things at once:

1. Poland’s market has moved strongly in European terms.
2. Poznań is part of that same upward structure, not a separate story.

For someone reading the city market, the useful frame is not just whether prices rose locally, but where Poland stands relative to Europe. On that count, the answer is clear: Poland is above the EU average and close enough to the regional leaders to make local pricing feel part of a wider Central European price climb.

Practical takeaway

If you are tracking Poznań, read the city through the national lens. The 10,610 PLN/m² transaction price sits in a country whose house price index is 225.89, well above the EU27_2020 average of 166.63 in 2026-Q1.

That does not tell you what any one flat should cost. It does tell you that Poznań is operating inside a Polish market that is already materially above the European average and still below the very fastest-rising peer in this comparison.

For broader context, see Poland vs Europe.