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
5 November 2025
2.2. Metadata last certified
5 November 2025
2.3. Metadata last posted
5 November 2025
3.1. Data description
The Owner-Occupied Housing Price Index (OOHPI) is based on the ‘net acquisitions’ approach, which measures changes in prices paid by households for the acquisition of dwellings that are new to the household sector and changes in other costs related to the ownership, and transfer of ownership, of dwellings.
3.2. Classification system
According to Regulation the OOHPI is broken down into the following expenditure categories:
- O.1. Owner-occupiers’ housing expenditure;
- O.1.1. Acquisitions of dwellings;
- O.1.1.1. New dwellings;
- O.1.1.1.1. Purchases of newly built dwellings;
- O.1.1.1.2. Self-build dwellings and major renovations;
- O.1.1.2. Existing dwellings new to households;
- O.1.1.3. Other services related to the acquisition of dwellings;
- O.1.1.1. New dwellings;
- O.1.2. Ownership of dwellings;
- O.1.2.1. Major repairs and maintenance;
- O.1.2.2. Insurance connected with dwellings;
- O.1.2.3. Other services related to ownership of dwellings.
- O.1.1. Acquisitions of dwellings;
3.3. Coverage - sector
Households which are owner occupiers.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
The main statistical variables are price indices.
3.5. Statistical unit
The basic unit of statistical observation are transaction prices of dwellings new to the household sector and of other products that the households acquire in their role as owner-occupiers.
3.6. Statistical population
Data for the purchases of dwellings are compiled on the basis of full transaction prices. Both prices and weights include land value.
3.7. Reference area
The OOHPI covers the entire country.
3.8. Coverage - Time
The time series on OOHPI start from 2005.
3.9. Base period
2015=100.
The following units are used:
- Index point;
- Percentage change on the same period of the previous year (rates);
- Percentage change on the previous period (rates);
- Percentage share of the total (weights).
OOHPI is a quarterly statistics.
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
Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website. On 1 October each year, the release times of the Statistical Database, news releases, main indicators by IMF SDDS and publications are announced in the release calendar (in case of publications – the release month).
8.2. Release calendar access
Statistics Estonia website: Calendar | Statistikaamet.
8.3. Release policy - user access
All users have been granted an equal access to official statistics: this means that the dissemination dates of official statistics have to be announced in advance and no user category (incl. Eurostat, state authorities and mass media) can have access to the official statistics (results of official statistical surveys) before other users. Statistical information is first published in the Statistical Database. In case a news release is published based on the same data, the information provided in the relevant news release is simultaneously published in the Statistical Database. Official statistics are available on the website at 8.00 a.m. (7:00 CET) on the date announced in the release calendar.
Quarterly (OOHPI) and annually (weights).
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
The news release 'Dwelling Price Index' once a quarter.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not applicable.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Data are published under the heading 'Economy/ Prices' in the Statistical Database.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Micro-data is not disseminated.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not used.
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
To assure the quality of processes and products, Statistics Estonia applies the EFQM Excellence Model, EU Statistics Code of Practice and the ESS Quality Assurance Framework (QAF). Statistics Estonia is also guided by the requirements provided for in § 7. 'Principles and quality criteria of producing official statistics' of the Official Statistics Act.
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 OOHPI responds to the needs of all users.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
No special user satisfaction survey for OOHPI.
12.3. Completeness
OOHPI is considered to meet the specifications set out in the Regulation.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Data source of administrative data ensures sufficient coverage and timeliness.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
The data are released at the latest 85 days upon the end of the reference quarter (T+85).
14.2. Punctuality
The data have been published at the time announced in the release calendar.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The comparability of OOHPI across countries is regarded to be rather high. In general definitions and classifications have been harmonised.
15.2. Comparability - over time
The data are comparable across time.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The HPI partly overlaps the scope of the OOHPI.
15.4. Coherence - internal
The outputs of the statistical activity are coherent. Higher-level aggregations are derived from detailed indices according to pre-defined procedures.
Restricted from publication
17.1. Data revision - policy
The OOHPI data is not subject to periodic and systematic revisions. OOHPI 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
Dwelling price index is based on administrative data.
In addition to administrative data the owner-occupied housing price index is based on construction price index survey data and survey based data.
Administrative data
Transaction data are received from the Estonian Land Board.
18.1.2. Weights
Weights compiled from transactions data, 'National accounts' and statistical activities 'Construction' and 'Financial statistics of insurance enterprises' are used.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Quarterly / monthly.
18.3. Data collection
Administrative data are collected through the use of an electronic protocol established between Statistics Estonia and the Estonian Land Board.
Survey data are collected through direct survey by staff of Statistics Estonia.
18.4. Data validation
The input data is checked and, if needed, specified with data source. The data are compared with the data of previous periods and other relevant sources (both internal and external).
18.5. Data compilation
See below.
18.5.1. Calculation and Aggregation
See below.
18.5.1.1. Index formulae
OOHPI is a Laspeyres-type price index.
18.5.1.2. Aggregation method
Elementary aggregates are aggregated using Laspeyres.
18.5.1.3. Derivation of sub-index and elementary aggregate weights
Weights are updated annually. Weight reference period is year-1.
18.5.1.4. Price updating
The reference period is mostly t-1. If the weight reference period is other than t-1, the expenditure shares are updated to make them representative of 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.
18.5.2. Other processing issues - OOH sub-indices for purchases of newly built dwellings and existing dwellings new to households
See below.
18.5.2.1. Timing for pricing
Transfer of ownership.
18.5.2.2. Treatment of VAT
VAT is included.
18.5.2.3. Treatment of other taxes
Other taxes 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
Housing cooperatives are not included.
18.5.2.7. Treatment of non-market transactions
Non-market transactions are excluded from index calculation, if identified.
18.5.2.8. Treatment of multi-object transactions
Transaction can include more than one object in one property.
18.5.2.9. Treatment of fractional transactions
Actual transactions are included.
18.5.3. Other processing issues - OOH sub-indices other than OOH sub-indices for purchases of newly built dwellings and existing dwellings new to households
See below.
18.5.3.1. Elementary aggregate formulae
Geometric mean prices are used for transactions elementary aggregates.
18.5.3.2. Replacements
Restricted from publication
18.5.3.3. Quality adjustment
Restricted from publication
18.5.3.4. Missing prices
Restricted from publication
18.5.3.5. Discounts and inducements
Restricted from publication
18.5.3.6. Zero prices
Restricted from publication
18.5.3.7. Treatment of VAT
Restricted from publication
18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
None.
The Owner-Occupied Housing Price Index (OOHPI) is based on the ‘net acquisitions’ approach, which measures changes in prices paid by households for the acquisition of dwellings that are new to the household sector and changes in other costs related to the ownership, and transfer of ownership, of dwellings.
5 November 2025
The main statistical variables are price indices.
The basic unit of statistical observation are transaction prices of dwellings new to the household sector and of other products that the households acquire in their role as owner-occupiers.
Data for the purchases of dwellings are compiled on the basis of full transaction prices. Both prices and weights include land value.
The OOHPI covers the entire country.
OOHPI is a quarterly statistics.
Data source of administrative data ensures sufficient coverage and timeliness.
The following units are used:
- Index point;
- Percentage change on the same period of the previous year (rates);
- Percentage change on the previous period (rates);
- Percentage share of the total (weights).
See below.
See below.
Quarterly (OOHPI) and annually (weights).
The data are released at the latest 85 days upon the end of the reference quarter (T+85).
The comparability of OOHPI across countries is regarded to be rather high. In general definitions and classifications have been harmonised.
The data are comparable across time.
