Buying a home in Olskroken

6% pricier than Göteborg ≈5 800 residents

In Olskroken an apartment costs on average 56 000 kr per square metre, about 6% more than in Göteborg.

Median, apartment

56 000 kr /m²

Typical 54 000–63 000 kr/m²

6 recorded sales

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Location

Nearby Olskroken

Public transit 350 m

Grocery 350 m

School 220 m

Kindergarten 210 m

Green space 460 m

Lake 270 m

Pharmacy 430 m

Healthcare 40 m

Safety

Reported crime in Göteborg falling trend.

28% in the municipality report feeling unsafe outdoors late at night.

2025 · Kolada (BRÅ/SCB)

Olskroken in numbers

Apartment, median 56 000 kr/m²

6% pricier than Göteborg

Göteborg Sweden

Olskroken 56 000 kr/m² Göteborg 52 500 kr/m² Sweden 42 500 kr/m²

Median income 284 000 kr/yr

on par with Göteborg

Göteborg

Olskroken 284 000 kr/yr Göteborg 284 000 kr

Home ÷ annual income 9.3×

7% higher than Göteborg

Göteborg

Olskroken 9.3× Göteborg 8.7×

Population: 5 765

Most residents live in rentals (72%)

Share of residents by tenure

Co-op (BR) 28 % of residents

Rental 72 % of residents

Co-op (BR) 28 % Rental 72 %

How the area voted

General election 2022

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Left Party 15 % of votes

Social Democrats 31 % of votes

Green Party 7 % of votes

Centre Party 5 % of votes

Liberals 5 % of votes

Christian Democrats 4 % of votes

Moderates 17 % of votes

Sweden Democrats 15 % of votes

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More about the area statistics

Around 5 765 people live here, with a median income of 284 000 kr a year. In the 2022 general election Social Democrats was the largest party with 31% of the vote.

Source: Statistics Sweden & the Swedish Election Authority

How Heimer weighs up the location

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Price by size

Size	Median kr/m²	Range
2 rooms	55 000 kr	51 000–58 000

Olskroken compared with Göteborg

1 Centrum 66 000 kr
2 Majorna-Linné 65 000 kr
3 Olskroken 56 000 kr
4 Örgryte-Härlanda 55 000 kr
5 Lundby 45 500 kr
6 Torslanda-Björlanda 45 000 kr
7 Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo 43 500 kr
8 Västra Göteborg 39 500 kr
9 Kortedala-Nylöse 37 500 kr
10 Norra Hisingen 26 500 kr
11 Angered-Bergsjön 19 500 kr

Olskroken ranks 3 of 11 in Göteborg by price.

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