Varnsdorf – living and rents

14 704 residents (2025)

Varnsdorf
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Varnsdorf has 14,704 residents. A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat rents for 10,000 CZK a month, that is 181 CZK per m², while Prague is at 365 CZK per m²: 50 % less than the capital.

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Rent

10 000 Kč
typical rent of a 2+kk, 2+1 a month · Prague 20 100 CZK
181 Kč/m²
per m² a month · Prague 365 CZK
All flat sizes
Monthly New build
1+kk, 1+1 · 36 m² 6 700 Kč
187 Kč/m²
8 800 Kč
244 Kč/m²
2+kk, 2+1 · 55 m² 10 000 Kč
181 Kč/m²
13 000 Kč
237 Kč/m²
3+kk, 3+1 · 68 m² 11 400 Kč
168 Kč/m²
15 000 Kč
220 Kč/m²
4 rooms or more · 82 m² 10 700 Kč
131 Kč/m²
14 100 Kč
172 Kč/m²
How we calculate it

The median of the town’s cadastral areas in the rent price map. Rent without services and energy for an unfurnished flat older than 5 years.

Data up to 6/2026.

Rent or mortgage? Work it out on kalkuj.cz (in Czech) →

What a flat costs

35 187
CZK per m² of a flat
38 589
CZK per m² of a family house

In the towns of okres Děčín with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, flats sold for an average of CZK 35,187 per m² in 2022–2024, by real purchase contracts. A 2+kk, 2+1 flat of about 55 m² thus comes to roughly CZK 1.9 million. That is 49 % more than in 2019–2021. Buying a flat here costs as much as 16.2 years of rent. Across okres Děčín, flats sold for CZK 38,150 per m² in 2025.

Water price

149.89 CZK/m³
water + sewage incl. VAT, 2025
+5.3 %
against 2024

In Varnsdorf, water costs 82.79 CZK and sewage 67.10 CZK per m³ including VAT (2025). Among the 93 towns compared, it is number 73 counting from the cheapest.

Schools and kindergartens

In Varnsdorf: 7 kindergartens, 6 primary and 4 secondary schools from the MŠMT register.

Doctors and pharmacies

In Varnsdorf: 10 GP practices, 5 paediatric, 7 dental and 4 pharmacies, with insurer contracts.

Leisure

Playgrounds, sport, culture and dog parks in Varnsdorf on the map.

New businesses

2 businesses registered in the trade register in the last 60 days: places, shops and services people walk into.

  • Hairdresser, beauty or massage sole trader · 5. května · registered 5. 10.
  • Özhan kebab s.r.o. Restaurant, café or bistro · Varnsdorf · registered 23. 9.

Over the last year: +2.8 % restaurants, shops and services (newly registered minus closed).

There are 18 restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents here. 102. most shops and services of 129 towns →

How we calculate it

Establishments that companies and sole traders registered in the trade register in the last 60 days, the kind by the company’s main activity. Registered does not yet mean open. Names only for companies; for sole traders the kind and street only.

Streets in Varnsdorf

Enter an address to see the nearest schools and doctors, the air, radon and floods at the house.

44 streets have a page: postcodes, nearest schools, kindergartens and doctors.

Environment

Air: NO₂ 9.9 µg/m³, PM2.5 11 µg/m³ (towns over 10,000 usually NO₂ 12.4) · cleaner than most towns.
Bedrock radon index: mostly medium, high at 6 % of addresses (towns over 10,000: high for 8 %).
No address within the 100-year flood (towns over 10,000: 4.9 %).

Compare towns: cleanest airleast fine dustfewest floodslowest radon

Air: the average of 2021–2025 on a 1 km grid. The radon index is that of the bedrock; a measurement decides for a given plot.

Gambling halls and casinos

2 addresses with permitted gambling

  • Národní casino · 15 permitted games · 30 slot machines
  • Kmochova casino · 3 permitted games · 30 slot machines
How we calculate it

Gambling permitted by the Ministry of Finance as of 21. 9. 2026: live casino games (roulette, cards, dice) and slot machines (technical games). Betting shops and lotteries are not included.

Residents

43.7
average age
16 %
children under 14
23 %
people over 65
Age structure

Census 2021: 14 390 residents with usual residence.

Houses and flats

55 %
of flats in houses from 1946–1990, mostly prefab blocks
4 %
of flats in houses built or renovated after 2010
44 %
of households are one person

75 new flats were completed here in 2022–2024, 5.1 per 1,000 residents (rank 79 of 129 towns over 10,000). Where most is built

House age and owners
When the houses were built or renovated
Who owns the houses with flats

Census 2021: 6 690 occupied flats. Period of construction or the last major renovation of the house. Municipal flats in houses with an SVJ count under flat owners.

Houses

31 %
of homes were completed by 1919
Towns over 10,000 10 %
39 %
of blocks of flats are prefab panel buildings
Towns over 10,000 33 %
25 %
of blocks of flats have a lift
Towns over 10,000 28 %

Blocks of flats 157, family and other homes 2 513

When the houses were built
Varnsdorf Towns over 10,000

Each house counted once; older houses often have only the period of completion recorded.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the rent for a 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Varnsdorf?

A typical 2+kk, 2+1 flat in Varnsdorf rents for 10,000 CZK a month for about 55 m², that is 181 CZK per m² without services and energy, by the Ministry of Finance rent price map.

Is rent in Varnsdorf cheaper than in Prague?

Yes. A square metre of a typical flat in Varnsdorf costs 181 CZK a month, in Prague 365 CZK, that is 50 % less.

How many schools and kindergartens are there in Varnsdorf?

In Varnsdorf the MŠMT register lists 7 kindergartens, 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lists with addresses, capacities and a map are on Městomat.

How many doctors are there in Varnsdorf?

In Varnsdorf the National Register of Healthcare Providers lists 10 GP practices for adults, 5 for children, 7 dental and 3 gynaecological practices. For each we show which insurers it has a contract with.

What is the average age of residents in Varnsdorf?

In Varnsdorf, the 2021 census found an average age of 43.7 years. Children under 14 are 16 % and people over 65 23 % of the 14,390 residents with usual residence (ČSÚ).

How old are the houses in Varnsdorf and who owns them?

In Varnsdorf, the 2021 census counted 6,690 occupied flats. Most, 55 %, are in houses from 1946–1990, mostly prefab blocks; 4 % are in houses built or renovated after 2010. The houses with flats belong to flat owners (SVJ) for 35 %, to private persons (mostly family houses) for 49 %, to housing cooperatives for 4 % and to the municipality or state for 8 %.

What kind of houses are there in Varnsdorf?

Varnsdorf has 157 blocks of flats and 2 513 family and other houses with homes. Most of them are from by 1919: 31 % (towns over 10,000 residents 10 %). 39 % of the blocks of flats are prefabricated panel buildings (towns over 10,000: 33 %). 25 % of the blocks of flats have a lift (towns over 10,000: 28 %).

How much is being built in Varnsdorf?

In Varnsdorf, 75 new flats were completed in 2022–2024, that is 5.1 per 1,000 residents. That is rank 79 among 129 towns over 10,000 residents (Czech Statistical Office).

What does a flat cost in Varnsdorf?

In the towns of okres Děčín with 10,000 to 50,000 residents, flats sold for an average of CZK 35,187 per m² in 2022–2024, by real purchase contracts. A 2+kk, 2+1 flat of about 55 m² thus comes to roughly CZK 1.9 million. That is 49 % more than in 2019–2021. Buying a flat here costs as much as 16.2 years of rent. Across okres Děčín, flats sold for CZK 38,150 per m² in 2025.

How much does water cost in Varnsdorf?

In Varnsdorf, water and sewage together cost 149.89 CZK per m³ including VAT (2025): water 82.79 CZK, sewage 67.10 CZK. Change against 2024: +5.3 %.

What is the environment like in Varnsdorf?

Air: on average NO₂ 9.9 µg/m³ and PM2.5 11 µg/m³ (ČHMÚ, average of 2021–2025). The radon index of the bedrock is mostly medium, high for 6 % of addresses. 0.0 % of addresses lie within the 100-year flood.

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