Up to 53% higher rents for furnished properties across Attica

As shown by data from ReDataset, furnishing is not a uniform feature of the market. Rather, both the prevalence of furnished homes and the premium in asking rents vary considerably depending on the characteristics of each submarket.

The company analysed residential rental listings posted during 2026 across three Regional Units of Attica – the Central, Northern and Southern Sectors of Athens – examining the market by location, property size and property type.

Furnished Homes Account for Between 15.5% and 40.2% of Listings

At the local level, the differences are particularly pronounced. In the Municipality of Athens, 40.2% of the homes included in the analysis are offered furnished. This is the highest share among the areas examined.

In Kifisia, approximately one in five properties is offered furnished, while the lowest share is recorded in Galatsi, at 15.5%.

The variation is evident even among areas within the same Regional Unit, highlighting the fact that furnishing is not a uniform characteristic of the residential market. The picture becomes even more differentiated when asking rents are taken into account.

Up to 35% Higher Asking Rent per Square Metre

Across the areas examined, furnished homes record a higher median asking rent per square metre than unfurnished properties. The difference ranges from 13% to 35%, with the largest gap recorded in Marousi.

There, the median asking rent per sq. m. for furnished homes is 35% higher than that of unfurnished properties. However, this difference reflects the observed price premium in rental listings and does not mean that furnishing itself is necessarily the cause of the higher asking rent. Other factors, such as location, quality and property characteristics, may also influence the overall picture.

Smaller Homes Lead the Market

One of the most notable findings of the analysis concerns the relationship between property size and furnishing. Across all three Regional Units examined, homes measuring 20–40 sq. m. record the highest share of furnished properties.

The trend is particularly pronounced in the Central Sector of Athens, where the share of furnished homes in this category reaches 53.3%. In other words, more than one in two properties measuring 20–40 sq. m. is offered furnished.

As property size increases, the share of furnished homes generally tends to decline, a trend that is also linked to differences in the composition of supply and demand for smaller and larger homes.

Premium of Up to 32% for 80–100 sq. m. Homes

The price differentiation remains evident when the market is examined by property size. The largest gap in this category is recorded among 80–100 sq. m. homes in the Northern Sector of Athens, where the median asking rent per sq. m. for furnished properties is 32% higher than for unfurnished homes.

The largest differences between furnished and unfurnished homes are generally found in the Northern and Southern Sectors, where the composition of the market varies more significantly by location and property type.

Apartments Dominate

Furnishing also varies significantly depending on property type. In the Central Sector of Athens, 37.2% of apartments are offered furnished, representing the highest share among the property types included in the analysis.

At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest share is recorded among detached houses in the Northern Sector. When the comparison shifts from prevalence to asking rents, however, an even more pronounced differentiation emerges.

Furnished Detached Houses in the South Are Up to 53% More Expensive

The largest price difference across the entire analysis is recorded among detached houses in the Southern Sector of Athens. Specifically, furnished detached houses have a median asking rent per sq. m. that is 53% higher than that of their unfurnished counterparts.

This is the highest premium recorded across all comparisons, confirming that the gap between the two categories can be particularly significant in specific submarkets.

At the same time, furnished homes are more expensive across almost every property type examined. There are, however, exceptions, indicating that the relationship between furnishing and asking rents is not consistent across all categories.

Furnishing as a Market Premium

Overall, two key conclusions emerge from the analysis of rental listings. First, furnishing is clearly more prevalent among smaller homes, with properties measuring 20–40 sq. m. recording the highest shares and reaching 53.3% in the Central Sector of Athens.

Second, furnished properties record higher asking rents per square metre in most of the comparisons examined. The premium is not uniform, however, ranging from 13% to 53%, depending on location, property size and type.