Buying a home in Gubbängen

22% cheaper than Stockholm Lower incomes than Stockholm ≈5 800 residents

In Gubbängen an apartment costs on average 52 000 kr per square metre, about 22% less than in Stockholm.

Part of Farsta

Median, apartment

52 000 kr /m²

Typical 48 000–53 000 kr/m²

5 recorded sales

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Location

Nearby Gubbängen

Metro Gubbängen 250 m

Public transit 80 m

Grocery 130 m

School 160 m

Kindergarten 210 m

Green space 120 m

Pharmacy 210 m

Healthcare 830 m

Safety

Reported crime in Stockholm falling trend.

25% in the municipality report feeling unsafe outdoors late at night.

2025 · Kolada (BRÅ/SCB)

Gubbängen in numbers

Apartment, median 52 000 kr/m²

22% cheaper than Stockholm

Stockholm Sweden

Gubbängen 52 000 kr/m² Stockholm 66 000 kr/m² Sweden 42 500 kr/m²

Median income 299 000 kr/yr

14% lower than Stockholm

Stockholm

Gubbängen 299 000 kr/yr Stockholm 347 000 kr

Home ÷ annual income 9.7×

9% higher than Stockholm

Stockholm

Gubbängen 9.7× Stockholm 8.9×

Population: 5 789

Most residents live in co-op apartments (44%)

Share of residents by tenure

Co-op (BR) 44 % of residents

Rental 44 % of residents

Owned house 12 % of residents

Co-op (BR) 44 % Rental 44 % Owned house 12 %

38% fewer votes for Moderates than in Stockholm

General election 2022

40 20 0

Left Party 17 % of votes

Social Democrats 33 % of votes

Green Party 12 % of votes

Centre Party 6 % of votes

Liberals 4 % of votes

Christian Democrats 2 % of votes

Moderates 11 % of votes

Sweden Democrats 13 % of votes

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More about the area statistics

Around 5 789 people live here, with a median income of 299 000 kr a year. In the 2022 general election Social Democrats was the largest party with 33% of the vote, and Moderates got a lower share than in Stockholm.

Source: Statistics Sweden & the Swedish Election Authority

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Price by size

Size	Median kr/m²	Range
2 rooms	51 500 kr	47 000–53 000

Gubbängen compared with Stockholm

1 Vasastan 127 000 kr
2 Norrmalm 125 000 kr
3 Östermalm 124 500 kr
4 Södermalm 110 000 kr
5 Kungsholmen 105 500 kr
6 Hägersten-Liljeholmen 77 000 kr
7 Skarpnäck 67 500 kr
8 Bromma 64 000 kr
9 Enskede-Årsta 61 500 kr
10 Gubbängen 52 000 kr
11 Skärholmen 47 500 kr
12 Farsta 46 000 kr

Gubbängen ranks 10 of 13 in Stockholm by price.

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