Louvain vs Waterloo | Property Comparison 2026

Detailed comparison of prices, scores and EPC data between Louvain and Waterloo.

Property prices

Metric	Louvain	Waterloo
Median house price	€489,000	€560,000
Median apartment price	€320,000	€365,000
Median villa price	€576,626	€677,500
Price per m² (estimate, typical surface)	€3,386/m²	€3,046/m²

Median house price

Louvain

€489,000

Waterloo

€560,000

Median apartment price

Louvain

€320,000

Waterloo

€365,000

Median villa price

Louvain

€576,626

Waterloo

€677,500

Price per m² (estimate, typical surface)

Louvain

€3,386/m²

Waterloo

€3,046/m²

Median price of all houses sold, first half of 2026, according to Statbel. When a municipality has fewer than 16 sales in that period, its price is the one for the year 2025.

Price per m²: indicative estimate (median house price divided by a typical surface of 140 m²), not an observed value.

Quality of life

Metric	Louvain	Waterloo
Overall score	74/100	60/100
Transport	67/100	81/100
Schools	67/100	35/100
Shops	86/100	67/100
Green spaces	64/100	74/100

Overall score

Louvain

74/100

Waterloo

60/100

Transport

Louvain

67/100

Waterloo

81/100

Schools

Louvain

67/100

Waterloo

35/100

Shops

Louvain

86/100

Waterloo

67/100

Green spaces

Louvain

64/100

Waterloo

74/100

Energy performance

Louvain

No open data in Flanders

Waterloo

2.1%

22.9%

23.8%

20.4%

13.7%

8.1%

9.0%

Wallonia: breakdown taken from registered EPC certificates, municipality by municipality. Brussels: the Region publishes only three figures (A or B, E or better, G), the same for all 19 municipalities. Flanders: no breakdown by municipality is published as open data, so Flemish municipalities have no figure.

Demographics

Metric	Louvain	Waterloo
Population	104,009	30,596
Median income	N/A	N/A
Area	56.63 km²	21.03 km²
Transactions (12m)	1,887	451

Population

Louvain

104,009

Waterloo

30,596

Median income

Louvain

N/A

Waterloo

N/A

Area

Louvain

56.63 km²

Waterloo

21.03 km²

Transactions (12m)

Louvain

1,887

Waterloo

451

Verdict

For a family

Louvain

For an investor

Louvain

For a student

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Frequently asked questions

The median house price in Louvain is €489,000 and in Waterloo €560,000. For apartments: Louvain €320,000, Waterloo €365,000.

Louvain has an overall score of 74/100 and Waterloo 60/100. Scores cover transit, schools, shops, green space and walkability.

It depends on your priorities. Louvain scores 67/100 for schools and 64/100 for green space. Waterloo scores 35/100 and 74/100 respectively.

Price per m² is €3,386 in Louvain and €3,046 in Waterloo. Price per m²: indicative estimate (median house price divided by a typical surface of 140 m²), not an observed value.

Louvain has 1,887 transactions (12 months) and Waterloo 451. Higher liquidity can be attractive for investors.

See the EPC distribution above. A higher share of A and B labels indicates a more energy-efficient housing stock.

Property prices Louvain Property prices Waterloo

Data source: Statbel (Statistics Belgium)