1.1. Contact organisation
Statistics Estonia
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Economic and Environmental Statistics Department
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
51 Tatari Street
10134 Tallinn
Estonia
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last update
6 November 2025
2.2. Metadata last certified
6 November 2025
2.3. Metadata last posted
6 November 2025
3.1. Data description
HPIs give comparable measures for changes in the prices of dwellings. They are calculated according to a harmonised approach and a single set of definitions. The House Price Index (HPI) is a Laspeyres type price index.
All transactions made with already existing or newly created dwellings. Prices include land value. HPIs for Estonia are available from 2005.
3.2. Classification system
Index numbers and weights are made available at the level of detail established by the Regulation.
3.3. Coverage - sector
ESA 2010 sector S.14 (Household sector).
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
HPIs cover all transactions made with already existing or newly created dwellings. Both transactions new for household sector and not new for household sector are covered. Land not excluded.
3.5. Statistical unit
Market prices of transactions in dwellings.
3.6. Statistical population
The target statistical universe is the set of all transactions of dwellings purchased by households.
3.7. Reference area
Estonia, as a small country, does not have regions in NUTS terms. Data are available for the country as a whole. Data by dwellings categories also available.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Data are available since the first quarter of 2005.
3.9. Base period
The index reference period is 2015=100.
Index figures with reference year 2015 are available, as well as quarterly and annual growth rates in percentage. Weights are given as parts in 1000.
Reference period is quarter.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Legal acts and other agreements - EU level:
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1470 of 17 July 2023 laying down the methodological and technical specifications in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the house price index and the owner-occupied housing price index, and amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1148gulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index.
Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95.
Legal acts and other agreements - national level:
Official Statistics Act.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 2009, on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 34, § 35 and § 38 of the Official Statistics Act.
8.1. Release calendar
In Estonia pursuant to §33 (3) of the Official Statistics Act, a producer of official statistics publishes on its web site a release calendar of official statistics for the next calendar year three months before the beginning of the next year at the latest.
8.2. Release calendar access
The release calendar is available at this website (Release calendar).
8.3. Release policy - user access
Official statistics are available on the website at 8.00 a.m. (7:00 CET) on the date announced in the release calendar.
Quarterly.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Regular news release.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
By Eurostat.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
HPIs are published by Eurostat. Dwelling Price Index is published on the database of Statistics Estonia.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Micro-data is not disseminated.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
See also Eurostat’s HPI section website.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
See 'Housing Price Indices' section in Eurostat's website.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
The framework for the quality assurance of official statistics is based on the European Statistics Code of Practice. All data are checked for completeness and consistency with statistical concepts and definitions. Manual quality controls have been implemented within the HPI production process, in order to detect and correct errors in the data files that are received. Outliers, such as dwellings with particularly small or large floor area or very high or low prices per m2 are excluded from the index.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Statistics Estonia performs all statistical activities according to an international model (Generic Statistical Business Process Model – GSBPM). According to the GSBPM, the final phase of statistical activities is overall evaluation using information gathered in each phase or sub-process (this information includes, among other things, feedback from users, process metadata, system metrics and suggestions from employees). This information is used to prepare the evaluation report which outlines all the quality problems related to the specific statistical activity and serves as input for improvement actions.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The HPI responds to the needs of all users interested in knowing the behaviour of prices in the dwelling price market.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
No special user satisfaction survey for HPI.
12.3. Completeness
All transactions are covered.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
The HPI is perceived to be accurate and to reflect well the overall behaviour of the housing market.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
For the HPIs non-sampling errors are not quantified.
14.1. Timeliness
National data will be transmitted in accordance with the deadline for transmission of HPI results to Eurostat.
14.2. Punctuality
HPIs will be published on the pre-announced release dates.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The comparability of HPI across countries is regarded to be rather high. In general definitions and classifications have been harmonised.
15.2. Comparability - over time
HPI data considered to be comparable over time.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The OOHPI partly overlap the scope of the HPI.
15.4. Coherence - internal
All figures are checked for internal consistency.
Restricted from publication
17.1. Data revision - policy
The HPI data is not subjected to periodic and systematic revisions. HPI series, including back data, would be revisable under the terms set in the Regulation.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Public will be informed about possible non-periodic revisions.
18.1. Source data
See below.
18.1.1. Prices
Index numbers are compiled using only administrative sources.
18.1.2. Weights
HPI weights are based on actual dwelling transaction values. The partition of the total HPI weight into new and existing dwellings is done using information available from the same source as used for prices.
18.1.3. Source data - House Sales indicators
Indicators are compiled using administrative sources obtained from the Estonian Land Board.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Data are collected quarterly.
18.3. Data collection
Administrative data are collected through the use of an electronic protocol established between Statistics Estonia and the Estonian Land Board.
18.4. Data validation
Various procedures ensure that errors are minimised in the data. The following validation checks are made on each record in the source data:
• extreme values are identified and eliminated if thought necessary;
• data cleaning is done to remove cases of obviously erroneous data;
• minimum and maximum values are investigated and removed if believed to be suspect.
18.5. Data compilation
See below.
18.5.1. Calculation and Aggregation
See below.
18.5.1.1. Index formulae
HPI is a Laspeyres-type price index.
18.5.1.2. Aggregation method
Geometric mean prices are used for elementary aggregates.
18.5.1.3. Derivation of sub-index and elementary aggregate weights
Weights are updated annually. All transactions are reflected in the sub-index weights. The price of land included in the weights.
18.5.1.4. Price updating
The reference period is t-1. Elementary aggregate weights are adjusted with an appropriate price change between the year t-1 and the fourth quarter of the year t-1.
18.5.1.5. Chaining and linking method
At aggregated level annual chain linking method is applied where fourth quarter of the year t-1 is linking quarter.
18.5.1.6. Compilation of sub-indices
Restricted from publication
18.5.1.6.1. Hedonic method
Not applicable.
18.5.1.6.2. SPAR method
Not applicable.
18.5.1.6.3. Stratification
Stratification variables are regions.
18.5.2. Other processing issues
See below.
18.5.2.1. Timing for pricing
Dwelling price is recorded at signing the notarial act.
18.5.2.2. Treatment of VAT
VAT is included in the price of new dwellings.
18.5.2.3. Treatment of other taxes
Taxes other than VAT are not included in the price of dwellings.
18.5.2.4. Treatment of government subsidies
Not applicable.
18.5.2.5. Treatment of land
The price of land is included in both prices and weights.
18.5.2.6. Housing cooperatives
Restricted from publication
18.5.2.7. Treatment of non-market transactions
Restricted from publication
18.5.2.8. Treatment of multi-object transactions
Restricted from publication
18.5.2.9. Treatment of fractional transactions
Restricted from publication
18.5.2.10. Outliers detection
Restricted from publication
18.5.2.11. Treatment of incomplete data source coverage
Restricted from publication
18.6. Adjustment
No adjustments other than quality adjustment are applied to the HPI data.
None.
HPIs give comparable measures for changes in the prices of dwellings. They are calculated according to a harmonised approach and a single set of definitions. The House Price Index (HPI) is a Laspeyres type price index.
All transactions made with already existing or newly created dwellings. Prices include land value. HPIs for Estonia are available from 2005.
6 November 2025
HPIs cover all transactions made with already existing or newly created dwellings. Both transactions new for household sector and not new for household sector are covered. Land not excluded.
Market prices of transactions in dwellings.
The target statistical universe is the set of all transactions of dwellings purchased by households.
Estonia, as a small country, does not have regions in NUTS terms. Data are available for the country as a whole. Data by dwellings categories also available.
Reference period is quarter.
The HPI is perceived to be accurate and to reflect well the overall behaviour of the housing market.
Index figures with reference year 2015 are available, as well as quarterly and annual growth rates in percentage. Weights are given as parts in 1000.
See below.
See below.
Quarterly.
National data will be transmitted in accordance with the deadline for transmission of HPI results to Eurostat.
The comparability of HPI across countries is regarded to be rather high. In general definitions and classifications have been harmonised.
HPI data considered to be comparable over time.
