Statbel rolling-year medians (2026) for postcode 7870. Fednot municipal section where available.
Factual reading of Statbel medians, not buying or selling advice. Source: Statbel, data Q1 2026.
Official median prices from Statbel sale deeds (FPS Finance). Fednot averages are shown as a secondary reference where available.
The median is the middle sale price: half of sales are below, half above. The average is pulled more by very expensive or very cheap outliers.
−6% median vs 2023
Source: Statbel, data Q1 2026
For a typical house (median €215K), expect roughly €27K in registration duties (12.5%) on top of the purchase price.
Brussels/Wallonia: 12.5% registration duties (indicative - check allowances).
The analysis below is computed from official transaction data - not generic copy, but figures and comparisons specific to this municipality.
Lens is close to the provincial average (median €215K, rank 50/90 in Hainaut). Nationally: 29% vs the Belgian median of €301K.
Province Hainaut €211K · Lens €215K (+2% above Province Hainaut)
Belgium (median) €301K · Lens €215K (−29% below Belgium (median))
Sources: Fednot barometer + Statbel.
The median fell 1.1% vs the previous Fednot data year.
Source: Fednot property barometer (notaris.be).
In 2025, we counted 33 house sales - a quieter market with fewer reference transactions.
Source: Statbel transaction data (ref. 2025).
Average taxable income
€ 40.781
Median house price
€ 215.000
Affordability ratio
5.3x
Source: Statbel taxable income (2023). Ratio = median house price / average taxable income.
15
New build: 15 · Renovation: 0
5-year trend: +99.4%
4,608
inhabitants (latest Statbel figures)
Source: Statbel building permits (CC BY 4.0) and population statistics.
| VastgoedprijzenMunicipality.neighborsComparisonMunicipality | VastgoedprijzenMunicipality.neighborsComparisonMedian | VastgoedprijzenMunicipality.neighborsComparisonDiff |
|---|---|---|
| Brugelette | € 180.000 | -16.3% |
| Jurbeke | € 315.321 | +46.7% |
| Opzullik | € 342.463 | +59.3% |
| Chievres | € 249.500 | +16% |
Median house and apartment price per area within the merged municipality. A dash means too few sales in that statistic.
| Area | House | Apartment |
|---|---|---|
| Bauffe | - | - |
| Cambron-Saint-Vincent | - | - |
| Lens | - | - |
| Montignies-Lez-Lens | - | - |
Fednot property barometer (notaris.be). Medians are not published when there are too few recent sales to report a reliable figure.
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Sources: Fednot property barometer (notaris.be) as the primary source per municipality and sub-municipality. Statbel (rolling year, incl. p25/p75 and transaction counts) as fallback and for historical series. Pandwijzer is not a formal valuation; see also transparency. More reading: knowledge base.
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According to Statbel (2026), the median house price in Lens was € 215.000. For an apartment: -. Based on official sale deeds.
In the rolling 4-quarter window Statbel recorded 33 transactions for houses and apartments combined in Lens.
According to the Fednot barometer (2026), the average sale price of a house in Lens was € 235.979. The median was € 215.000. Both figures come from notarial deeds, not asking prices.
The median is the middle price in the list of sales. The average is the sum divided by the number of transactions. A few very expensive homes often push the average above the median.
Pandwijzer primarily uses Statbel (FPS Finance): official median prices from sale deeds, rolling 4-quarter window. The Fednot property barometer serves as a secondary reference. Asking prices on Immoweb are not sold prices.