According to preliminary data[1] from the National Statistical Institute, in the third quarter of 2025, the number of newly built residential buildings was 1 392, and the newly built dwellings in them were 6 478.
In the third quarter of 2025, 69.6% of the newly built residential buildings had steel-concrete construction, 23.6% had solid structure, 6.0% had ‘other’ and 0.8% had a panel construction. The highest was the relative share of newly built houses (75.4%), followed by blocks of flats (16.4%).
The highest was the number of residential buildings built in Sofia (stolitsa) district - 233 residential buildings with 2 081 dwellings, followed by Plovdiv district - 206 residential buildings with 846 dwellings, and Sofia district - 141 buildings with 175 dwellings in them (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Newly built residential buildings and dwellings completed in the third quarter of 2025 by districts
[1] The number of newly built residential buildings in district Sofia (stolitsa) does not include data for Pancharevo due to the refusal of the district administration to provide information.
The highest was the number of newly built dwellings with two rooms (38.0%), followed by the number of those with three rooms (36.7%), and the lowest was the number of dwellings with six and more rooms (3.9%) (Figure 2).
In the third quarter of 2025, the total useful space of the newly built dwellings was 629.6 thousand sq. m, and the living floor space was 452.6 thousand square meters.
The average living floor space of a newly built dwelling was 69.9 square meters.
The largest average living floor space of a newly built dwelling was recorded in the districts of Sofia - 139.9 sq. m, and Silistra - 121.7 sq. m, and the smallest ones - in Smolyan - 53.5 sq. m, and Targovishte - 56.6 square meters.
Methodological notes
The statistical data about the newly built residential buildings and dwellings are prepared based on quarterly reports of the municipal administrations.
In the scope of the survey are newly built residential buildings with approved or valid usage licenses according to Regulation No. 2/31.07.2003 of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
From 2025 the total area of the dwellings in the building serves as a source of information on the useful floor space. Until the end of 2024 the useful floor space of the dwellings is calculated as the sum of the living floor space and the service floor space.
Living floor space includes rooms and kitchens with over 4 sq. m of floor space.
The average living floor space is the ratio between the living floor space and the number of dwellings.
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