Louvain vs Wavre | Property Comparison 2026

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

Property prices

Metric	Louvain	Wavre
Median house price	€489,000	€445,000
Median apartment price	€320,000	€270,000
Median villa price	€576,626	€515,000
Price per m² (estimate, typical surface)	€3,386/m²	€2,446/m²

Median house price

Louvain

€489,000

Wavre

€445,000

Median apartment price

Louvain

€320,000

Wavre

€270,000

Median villa price

Louvain

€576,626

Wavre

€515,000

Price per m² (estimate, typical surface)

Louvain

€3,386/m²

Wavre

€2,446/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	Wavre
Overall score	74/100	68/100
Transport	67/100	100/100
Schools	67/100	74/100
Shops	86/100	60/100
Green spaces	64/100	65/100

Overall score

Louvain

74/100

Wavre

68/100

Transport

Louvain

67/100

Wavre

100/100

Schools

Louvain

67/100

Wavre

74/100

Shops

Louvain

86/100

Wavre

60/100

Green spaces

Louvain

64/100

Wavre

65/100

Energy performance

Louvain

No open data in Flanders

Wavre

1.7%

22.9%

24.7%

18.5%

13.4%

8.4%

10.3%

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	Wavre
Population	104,009	35,558
Median income	N/A	N/A
Area	56.63 km²	41.84 km²
Transactions (12m)	1,887	480

Population

Louvain

104,009

Wavre

35,558

Median income

Louvain

N/A

Wavre

N/A

Area

Louvain

56.63 km²

Wavre

41.84 km²

Transactions (12m)

Louvain

1,887

Wavre

480

Verdict

For a family

Similar

For an investor

Similar

For a student

Wavre

Frequently asked questions

The median house price in Louvain is €489,000 and in Wavre €445,000. For apartments: Louvain €320,000, Wavre €270,000.

Louvain has an overall score of 74/100 and Wavre 68/100. 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. Wavre scores 74/100 and 65/100 respectively.

Price per m² is €3,386 in Louvain and €2,446 in Wavre. 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 Wavre 480. 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 Wavre

Data source: Statbel (Statistics Belgium)