An apartment in Stary Wilanów — how it differs from the rest of Wilanów

An apartment in Stary Wilanów in December 2024 usually costs 15,500-17,500 zł/m2 on the secondary market, while finished apartments close to the palace and the park go for 18,000-22,000 zł/m2. This is not the same as Miasteczko Wilanów: Stary Wilanów is the villa-style, green part of the district around the palace and park complex, with intimate development from the 1990s and 2000s, whereas Miasteczko is a set of compact developer estates along aleja Rzeczypospolitej and ulica Klimczaka.

The difference is practical, not merely marketing. In Stary Wilanów you are buying above all a secondary-market apartment in a small apartment building, or a villa — there are few new developments here. In Miasteczko the choice is wider, with more services on the ground floors, but it is also denser and noisier along the main streets.

The two parts are also divided by access to transport: Stary Wilanów has no metro station of its own, but since 29 October 2024 it has had a direct tram to the centre. We write more about Miasteczko Wilanów as a separate micro-market in the article An apartment in Miasteczko Wilanów, and a general overview of the whole district is in the text An apartment for rent in Wilanów.

How does Stary Wilanów differ from Miasteczko Wilanów?

Stary Wilanów is the historic core of the district, formed around the palace of Jan III Sobieski and the park surrounding it. Villa development dominates here: large plots, fenced properties, intimate apartment buildings with anything from a few to a dozen or so units, partly buildings from the 1990s and early 2000s. There are few new developer projects, which limits supply and keeps prices at a high level.

Miasteczko Wilanów, lying east and south-east of the palace along aleja Rzeczypospolitej and ulica Klimczaka, is a completely different model — compact, planned developer housing built from the early 2000s onwards, with numerous new developments, schools, kindergartens and shops on the ground floors of the buildings. Anyone looking for an urban rhythm with full infrastructure at hand will rather end up in Miasteczko; anyone who wants quiet, greenery and a villa atmosphere close to a historic monument — in Stary Wilanów.

Feature	Stary Wilanów	Miasteczko Wilanów
Type of development	villas, intimate apartment buildings, older buildings	compact developer estates from 2000-2024
Dominant market	mainly secondary	primary and secondary
Services in the area	limited, dispersed	numerous — shops, schools, restaurants on the ground floors
Characteristic streets	Wiertnicza, Kostki-Potockiego, Vogla, Obornicka, Biedronki	Klimczaka, Sarmacka, al. Rzeczypospolitej
Advantage	the palace, the park, quiet, prestige	infrastructure, choice of units, newness of the buildings

How much does an apartment in Stary Wilanów cost in 2024?

As of December 2024: public price compilations usually give data for the whole of Wilanów, without separating out Stary Wilanów as a distinct market — so the figures below should be treated as an indicative range, built on the basis of district-wide prices and local listings. The median transaction price for the whole of Wilanów was 16,081 zł/m2 in Q1 2024, 16,332 zł/m2 in Q2 2024, 16,073 zł/m2 in Q3 2024 and 15,765 zł/m2 in Q4 2024.

In Stary Wilanów specifically:

• An average secondary-market apartment — around 15,500-17,500 zł/m2, meaning a 60 m2 apartment is usually 930,000-1.05 million zł.
• New or very well finished apartments — around 18,000-22,000 zł/m2.
• The finest units, close to the palace and the park, with a large terrace or garden — often above 22,000 zł/m2.
• Houses and villas — the valuation depends above all on the size of the plot and the technical condition, so the price per m2 tends to be less reliable than in the case of apartments.

For comparison, in the text An apartment for sale in Wilanów we describe prices for the whole district — there Stary Wilanów comes out as one of the more expensive segments, alongside the most sought-after locations in Miasteczko.

What is the development like and which streets are worth knowing?

The approximate boundaries of Stary Wilanów are marked out by the streets Wiertnicza, Królowej Marysieńki, Kostki-Potockiego, Vogla, Obornicka, Resorowa, Lentza and Biedronki. It is an area markedly less architecturally uniform than Miasteczko — villas from the 1990s, individual new apartment buildings and modernised older buildings stand side by side.

Along the main arteries, such as ulica Sobieskiego or aleja Wilanowska, the development is denser and noisier — here apartments can be cheaper than deep inside the villa streets, where quiet and greenery count above all. It is worth checking this at the viewing stage: the same street on two sides of the district can differ in price by several thousand złoty per m2.

How do you get from Stary Wilanów to the centre?

Stary Wilanów, as of December 2024, has no metro station of its own — the nearest is metro Wilanowska, around 5 km from the palace, from where the onward journey requires a change to a bus. The basic bus lines serving this area are:

• 116 and 180 — along the Trakt Królewski to Śródmieście and the area of the Old Town,
• 519 — a fast connection towards Dworzec Centralny,
• lines running to metro Wilanowska, useful when changing to the second metro line.

The biggest change of recent months is the new tram route to Wilanów, launched on 29 October 2024 — around 6.5 km of tracks running, among others, along Belwederska, Sobieskiego and aleja Rzeczypospolitej. For Stary Wilanów the key stops are those in the area of Sobieskiego, świętego Bonifacego and the Temple of Divine Providence — from there it is a few minutes’ walk to the palace. The tram has noticeably shortened the journey to Ochota and the Politechnika area, but everyday transport deeper inside Stary Wilanów still relies mainly on buses.

Who lives in and rents apartments in Stary Wilanów?

The profile of residents in Stary Wilanów differs from the rest of the district in the level of affluence and in expectations of the location. Most often these are affluent families with children looking for a large apartment or a house with a garden, managers and entrepreneurs who value quiet and the prestige of the address, and foreigners working in the Warszawa branches of international companies — for them proximity to schools and calm, safe surroundings are what count.

It is also a popular location for corporate lettings on longer contracts, where the tenant pays more than the Warszawa average but expects a high standard and discretion. Anyone looking for a lower rent and a more urban, service-rich atmosphere usually chooses Miasteczko Wilanów or the neighbouring parts of Mokotów — we described this choice and the differences in rental rates at greater length in the article on renting in Wilanów.

The park and palace in Wilanów — how do they affect everyday life?

The palace and park complex, built in 1681-1696 as the residence of Jan III Sobieski, is not only a tourist attraction but a real element of residents’ daily lives. The park and gardens serve as a local walking and recreation area all year round, and the proximity of the palace is one of the main price arguments when selling apartments in this part of the district.

This also has its practical price — at weekends and during seasonal events, tourist and car traffic in the area of the palace increases, which is worth taking into account when viewing an apartment in the immediate vicinity of the museum.

Is it worth buying or renting an apartment in Stary Wilanów?

Stary Wilanów is a good choice for people who value quiet, greenery and villa character more than proximity to the metro or a wide choice of shops on their doorstep — and who are ready to pay a price premium for that against the rest of the district. If the priority is a broad choice of new apartments, with schools and services within walking distance, it is worth comparing the offer with Miasteczko Wilanów, described in a separate article.

Before you decide on a specific property, also check the general rules of a safe purchase described in the article How to check a developer, along with the current selection of apartments in the catalogue Apartments in Warszawa.

Looking for a specific apartment in Stary Wilanów, or wondering whether a given street is on the “quiet” or the “noisy” side of the district? The allproperty team knows this area first-hand and is available 24/7 — simply call +48 666 866 468 (an additional, also active number: +48 692 649 839) to arrange a viewing this week. We work with buyers and tenants as well as owners of apartments in this part of Wilanów — the details of how we cooperate can be found on the pages for owners and for tenants.