Real Estate in Sesvete
The most affordable entry to the Zagreb market, with family houses, land and new build, and a train to the centre in about twenty minutes.
Sesvete is the largest Zagreb district by population and, in many ways, a city within the city. Until the 1990s it was an independent town with its own centre, industry and identity, and today it is part of Zagreb with more than 70,000 residents. For the property market Sesvete is above all the most affordable entry into the Zagreb market, with family houses, building land and new construction at prices considerably lower than in the inner city. Hermes nekretnine works regularly in this part of the city.
The Sesvete district lies to the north east of Zagreb, from the flat part along the railway and Slavonska avenija to the hillside villages below Medvednica. It includes dozens of areas of very different character, from the urban centre of Sesvete and the large Novi Jelkovec area to rural Kašina, Vugrovec and Belovar.
The centre of Sesvete has an urban character, with multi storey buildings, shops, a market, a polyclinic and a railway station. Novi Jelkovec, also known as Sopnica-Jelkovec, is a completely planned area finished around 2013, with more than two thousand flats, its own school, kindergarten and health centre. Sesvetski Kraljevec, Kobiljak and Sesvetska Sela are mostly areas of family houses, while Kašina, Vugrovec, Belovar and Glavnica are rural areas with houses, gardens and vineyards.
Because of this variety, in Sesvete it is possible to find almost every type of property: a flat in new construction, an older flat in the centre, a family house with a large garden or building land for your own construction, and all of it at a lower price per square metre than in neighbouring Dubrava or Peščenica.
Novi Jelkovec is an example of what a completely planned area looks like, with landscaped public space, greenery and facilities in one place. Alongside it, new residential supply is continuously being built in Sesvete and the surrounding areas, from smaller buildings to rows of houses, which gives buyers a choice that practically does not exist in the inner city. New construction here often includes its own parking space or garage already in the basic price.
The biggest transport advantage of Sesvete is the railway. Suburban trains on the line towards Dugo Selo and the Main Station run frequently, and from Sesvete station to the centre of Zagreb the journey takes about twenty minutes, without traffic jams or searching for parking. The tram network ends at Dubec, from where buses connect Sesvete with the rest of the city. For drivers there are Slavonska avenija and the junctions on the motorway towards Slavonia and Varaždin.
Sesvete has its own secondary schools, a polyclinic, a sports hall, a swimming pool, several shopping centres and a market, so for most daily needs residents do not have to go to the centre of Zagreb. In some fast growing areas the capacity of kindergartens and schools occasionally does not keep up with the number of children, so this is one of the items worth checking before a purchase for the specific address.
Sesvete is consistently among the most affordable parts of Zagreb, and this applies to flats, houses and land alike. Precisely because of this the district has recorded the fastest population growth in the city in recent years, as it attracts families and young buyers priced out of the inner city. Rising demand is gradually raising prices, but the difference compared with the central districts is still large.
At Hermes nekretnine we assess every property in Sesvete individually, taking into account the distance from the station and facilities, the type of area, the legality of construction and the real cost of commuting. For buyers purchasing property for the first time the guide to buying your first property in Zagreb is also useful.
Sesvete suits families who for the same budget want a house with a garden instead of a flat in the city, as well as first time buyers for whom price is decisive. It also suits those who work in the eastern part of the city, in the business and industrial zones of Žitnjak, Ivanja Reka and Sesvetski Kraljevec, because their commute is shorter than from the centre. Buyers who need proximity to the centre and a tram at the door should realistically weigh the daily commute.
Sesvete is one of the few areas of Zagreb where building your own house on purchased land is still a realistic option for an average budget. Before buying land it is necessary to check whether it is building land, what the urban planning conditions are and whether access from a public road is resolved, along with connections to water, electricity, gas and drainage. In some peripheral areas the infrastructure is still being brought in, which affects the cost and the construction timeline.
The rental market in Sesvete is growing along with the population. Flats in new construction and in the centre are sought, mostly by families and working people for whom proximity to the station matters. Rents are lower than in the city, but so is the entry price of the property, so yields are comparable. Occupancy is stable thanks to the constant inflow of new residents.
Sesvete grew around the parish church and the railway line in the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth it became an industrial centre east of Zagreb, with food and metal industries. After being incorporated into Zagreb in the 1990s, the emphasis shifted to housing, with large projects such as Novi Jelkovec and the continuous construction of family houses.
Today Sesvete is the area with the most room for growth within the city limits, so it is also the one that changes the most. For a buyer this means an opportunity, but also a need to check the plans for the surrounding plots, because the picture of the area in some parts is still forming.
Whether you are buying your first property, selling a house in Sesvetski Kraljevec or looking for land to build on, we know the differences between the dozens of Sesvete areas, the state of the infrastructure and the real cost of commuting. We help you check the legality, the connections and the urban planning conditions before a decision. The complete overview of services is on the real estate agency services page.
Contact us for a free valuation of your property in Sesvete, or for help finding a house, flat or land that matches your needs, whether you are buying, selling or renting.
How far is Sesvete really from the centre? By train from Sesvete station to the Main Station the journey takes about twenty minutes, and by car along Slavonska avenija outside the rush it is similar. In the morning peak the drive can take twice as long, so the train is the most predictable option.
Is it worth buying a house in Sesvete instead of a flat in the city? For the same budget in Sesvete you often get a house with a garden instead of a two room flat in the inner city. The decision depends on how much time and cost you are willing to put into the daily commute and how much your own space and yard mean to you.
See also the overview of all Zagreb neighbourhoods on the Real estate by location page, the neighbouring Gornja Dubrava to the west, Donja Dubrava to the south west, and Peščenica-Žitnjak to the south. If you are buying your first property, the guide to buying your first property in Zagreb is useful.
Sesvete offers the whole range: flats in new construction and in the centre, family houses in dozens of areas, building and agricultural land, and business and industrial premises in the zones along the railway and Slavonska avenija. Overviews by property type for the whole city are here: