State Nordrhein-Westfalen
County Siegen-Wittgenstein
ZIP Codes
Area Code 02734
County Town Siegen
License Plate SI, BLB
Area 55 km²
Population 17,355
Population Density 318 inhabitants per km²
ZIP Code Areas
Elevation 330 m
Municipality Code 05970016
Ortstyp Town
City Structure 17 Ortsteile
NUTS-Code NUTS‑1 DEA · NUTS‑2 DEA5 · NUTS‑3 DEA5A
Landscape Mountain region
Coordinates ♁50° 54′ N, 7° 52′ E
Latitude 50.899722
Longitude 7.866667

Freudenberg is located in the County Siegen-Wittgenstein in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Currently, 1 postal codes and 1 area codes are stored for the location. The population is 17,355 on an area of 55 km². The first table summarizes the key location data, followed by the map, neighborhoods, neighboring locations, and further links to State and County.

District statistics

Rent

Housing benefit

Housing benefit amount

rent index

Land value

Building land

Apartment prices

House prices

property prices

Living space

Building approvals

New construction

Completions

Construction backlogs

Housing costs

Unemployment rate

Employment rate

Proportion of foreigners

Service

Industry

Self-employed

Part-time

Internal migration

External migration

Divorces

Asylum seekers

GDP

Employed persons

Crime

Burglaries

Violent crime

Clearance rate

Road accidents

Serious accidents

Electric cars

Poverty risk

Youth unemployment

Population

Sex

Age

Rent price development

YoY €/m² · 0.00 % · ⌀ 8 €/m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Ø Germany (2024)11 €/m²
Rank among districts245 / 400
Property valuation

Housing stock by building type (2023)

One/two-family houses76,4 %
Multi-family houses23,5 %

Households receiving housing benefit per 1,000 households

YoY per 1,000 households · +4.63 % · 13.1 per 1,000 households

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Ø housing benefit per recipient household and month

YoY € · +62.50 % · 299 €

Source: BBSR/INKAR

rent index

YoY +2.08 % · 117.9

Source: Eurostat

Ø standard land value

Reference date 01.01.2026

Residential building land
Range of land value zones: 30 – 250 €/m²
51.3 €/m²
All building land
Range of land value zones: 30 – 250 €/m²
52.6 €/m²

Area-weighted average of the land value zones in postcode 57258.

Source: Der Obere Gutachterausschuss für Grundstückswerte im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bodenrichtwerte NRW (BORIS-NRW), dl-de/zero-2-0; own calculation

Building land prices

YoY €/m² · +4.02 % · 107 €/m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Purchase price index for condominiums

YoY +1.20 % · 101.2

Source: Destatis Häuserpreisindex · Urban districts

Purchase price index for single/two-family houses

YoY 0.00 % · 100.0

Source: Destatis Häuserpreisindex · Urban districts

house price index

YoY +3.18 % · 152.7

Source: Eurostat

Living space per inhabitant

YoY m² · +0.52 % · 50.6 m²

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Building approvals for new apartments

YoY per 1,000 inhabitants · -55.34 % · 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Completed apartments in new buildings

YoY per 1,000 inhabitants · +14.75 % · 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Completed apartments per stock

YoY per 1,000 apartments · +14.48 % · 4.1 per 1,000 apartments

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Construction backlogs (approved, not completed)

YoY -5.54 % · 67.9

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Housing cost overburden (more than 40% of income)

YoY % · +1.72 % · 11.8 %

Source: Eurostat · Figures for Arnsberg

Unemployment rate

YoY % · +10.89 % · 5.5 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Employment rate

YoY % · +0.25 % · 89.0 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Proportion of foreigners

YoY % · +4.85 % · 12.8 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Service sector rate

YoY % · +1.40 % · 41.9 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Industry rate

YoY % · -0.07 % · 26.6 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Self-employment rate

YoY % · +5.97 % · 6.8 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Part-time employees

YoY % · +2.42 % · 27.0 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Internal migration balance

YoY -468.00 % · -1.4

Source: BBSR/INKAR

External migration balance

YoY -70.59 % · 4.5

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Divorces

YoY +5.08 % · 2.1

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Asylum seekers as a proportion of the population

YoY % · -1.69 % · 4.1 %

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Gross domestic product

YoY Mio. € · +6.08 % · 12,091 Mio. €

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Employed persons

YoY Tsd. · 0.00 % · 157 Tsd.

Source: BBSR/INKAR

Recorded offences per 100,000 inhabitants

YoY +12.28 % · 5,853

Source: Bundeskriminalamt, Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik

Burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants

YoY +34.04 % · 63.0

Source: Bundeskriminalamt, Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik

Violent crime per 100,000 inhabitants

YoY +3.21 % · 225.0

Source: Bundeskriminalamt, Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik

Police clearance rate

YoY % · +4.05 % · 64.2 %

Source: Bundeskriminalamt, Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik

Road accidents with casualties

YoY +13.16 % · 43

Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Unfallatlas

Accidents with fatalities or serious injuries

YoY -16.67 % · 5

Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Unfallatlas

Share of electric cars in the car fleet

YoY % · +25.19 % · 3.7 %

Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

YoY % · -1.99 % · 24.6 %

Source: Eurostat · Figures for Arnsberg

Youth unemployment rate (15–24 years)

YoY % · +23.38 % · 9.5 %

Source: Eurostat · Figures for Arnsberg

Population trend of Freudenberg

YoY -2.16 % · 17,355

50 % male
17,355 Population
50 % female

Age groups (district level, source: Destatis) · 2025 · male/female

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The table shows the recorded neighborhoods of Freudenberg and assigns the stored postal code to each entry.

Neighborhood ZIP
Alchen 57258
Bottenberg 57258
Bühl 57258
Büschergrund 57258
Dirlenbach 57258
Freudenberg 57258
Heisberg 57258
Hohenhain 57258
Lindenberg 57258
Mausbach 57258
Niederheuslingen 57258
Niederholzklau 57258
Niederndorf 57258
Oberfischbach 57258
Oberheuslingen 57258
Oberholzklau 57258
Plittershagen 57258

The table lists neighboring places around Freudenberg and shows the stored distance.

Location Distance
Niederfischbach 5 km
Wenden 8 km
Mudersbach 9 km
Brachbach 10 km
Kirchen 10 km
Kreuztal 11 km
Morsbach 11 km
Betzdorf 12 km
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