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Property guide · Reykjavík

Buying in Reykjavík: Our Property Guide

Where people live in Reykjavík, area by area, and the official first steps. We never publish prices or yields.

Where people live

  1. Property guide

    101: the old centre

    Miðborg·Neighbourhood

    Timber and corrugated-iron houses and flats in the heart of the city.

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    The harbour and Hafnartorg

    Old Harbour·Neighbourhood

    New apartments between the old centre and the sea.

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    Vesturbær and Hlíðar

    Vesturbær·Neighbourhood

    Family streets close to the centre, the university and the pools.

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    Kópavogur, Seltjarnarnes and Hafnarfjörður

    Kópavogur·Neighbourhood

    The towns of the capital area, by the sea.

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