Buying an apartment in Mladost 4
Младост 4 · 381 apartments on the market · median €2,443 per m² · 58th most expensive of 109 Sofia neighbourhoods
For an English-speaking buyer, Mladost 4 is best understood through three numbers: 381 apartments for sale, €2,443/m² as the median ask, and 8.8 km to the centre. The rest of this page unpacks what those numbers buy.
What to expect: business park, new-build, on the metro, offices. This page keeps the marketing adjectives out of the numbers: prices per square metre by flat size, the age profile of the blocks, counted amenities from open map data, an editorial scorecard, and the questions that decide most purchases.
Apartment prices in Mladost 4
The median asking price in Mladost 4 is €259,600 for a flat of about 106 m². Half of everything on the market sits between €193,826 and €301,725, and the cheapest and dearest listings in our sample are €71,000 and €750,000.
Per square metre the median is €2,443, with the middle half of listings between €2,340 and €2,763. From the 10th to the 90th percentile the spread is €900/m², or 37% of the median — unusually tight, so condition and floor matter more than luck.
The size ladder here starts at €138,000 for a studio, rises to €174,569 for a one-bedroom and €266,760 for a two-bedroom, reaching €394,000 for a three-bedroom. The full table, including sample sizes, is below.
If your ceiling is €200,000, 27% of the current Mladost 4 market is open to you; at €150,000 that falls to 10%, and at €300,000 it rises to 75%.
| Apartment size | Median price | Middle 50% range | Typical area | € / m² | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1-room (ednostaen) | €138,000 | €123,500 – €162,500 | 44 m² | €2,909 | 32 |
| 2-room (dvustaen) — 1 bedroom | €174,569 | €158,325 – €194,706 | 70 m² | €2,688 | 78 |
| 3-room (tristaen) — 2 bedrooms | €266,760 | €239,892 – €289,944 | 113 m² | €2,360 | 192 |
| 4-room (chetiristaen) — 3 bedrooms | €394,000 | €320,000 – €435,000 | 146 m² | €2,449 | 45 |
| 5+ rooms (mnogostaen) | €459,034 | €350,714 – €491,948 | 161 m² | €2,711 | 22 |
| Maisonette (mezonet) | €494,834 | €473,069 – €494,837 | 202 m² | €2,450 | 12 |
| All sizes | €259,600 | €193,826 – €301,725 | 106 m² | €2,443 | 381 |
Note the room convention (total rooms, not bedrooms) and that these are asking prices; Sofia deals usually close a few per cent below.
| Segment | Median price | Typical area | € / m² | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New (2021+ / under construction) | €267,665 | 113 m² | €2,368 | 274 |
| Older stock | €229,000 | 84 m² | €2,769 | 107 |
New construction asks 14% less per square metre than older stock in Mladost 4.
How Mladost 4 compares
Sofia’s median asking price across all 136 neighbourhoods we sample is €2,538/m². Mladost 4 is 4% below that. On a 70 m² flat — the most common size traded in the city — the difference is about €6,650.
Among the neighbours, Gorublyane is the cheapest option at €2,058/m² and Mladost 3 the dearest at €2,769/m². If Mladost 4 is slightly out of reach, that first name is where most buyers look next.
| Neighbourhood | € / m² | vs Mladost 4 | Median price | New-build | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mladost 4 | €2,443 | — | €259,600 | 72% | 381 |
| Mladost 3 | €2,769 | +13% | €259,000 | 46% | 187 |
| Mladost 2 | €2,690 | +10% | €231,250 | 52% | 196 |
| Gorublyane | €2,058 | -16% | €240,790 | 89% | 132 |
| Malinova Dolina | €2,394 | -2% | €194,988 | 85% | 674 |
Construction, age and what it means for the price
New-build accounts for 72% of the listings here, with 50% of the total sold before completion. Half the stock on the market was finished before 2026 and half after. This is a construction-led market: you are mostly choosing between developers, not between owners.
The stock is genuinely mixed — 50% brick to 50% panel — so the neighbourhood median hides two rather different markets. Check which one a given flat belongs to before you judge the price.
The typical block runs to 9 floors, with the tallest in the sample at 17. On heating, district heating (TEC) is the norm — the cheapest option to run in Sofia and the one to expect: of the listings that mention it, 173 cite TEC, 126 gas and 5 a local system. Every listing in the sample came through an agency rather than a private seller.
Everyday life in Mladost 4
OpenStreetMap counts 1 school and 2 kindergartens inside Mladost 4, among them 131 SU „Kliment Arkadievich Timiriazev“. Sofia allocates municipal kindergarten places through a points system, not catchment, so proximity helps but guarantees nothing.
Groceries: 8 supermarkets (Fantastiko, Magazina 345, Kam Market and T-Market), 7 smaller shops, 2 open-air markets.
5 mapped parks, including Park Suhoto dere, 40 playgrounds, 8 sports or fitness venues and 12 sports pitches.
Healthcare within the neighbourhood: 12 pharmacies, 1 clinic or GP practice and 4 dental surgeries. Eating out and everyday services add another 41 mapped venues — 20 restaurants, 6 cafés, 3 bars.
Schools
- 131 SU „Kliment Arkadievich Timiriazev“
Kindergartens
- DG 76 „Sarnichka“
- DG 188 „Viara, Nadezhda, Lyubov“
Parks & gardens
- Park Suhoto dere
Supermarkets
- Magazina 345
- Kam Market
- T-Market
- Fantastiko
- Billa
- Lidl
Sport & fitness
- Next Level
- Flays
- Gorilla Gym
- Fitness Olymp
- Klub Yoga i Priyateli”
- Yoga Vibe
Healthcare
- AmeriMed
Every marker is an amenity mapped within the Mladost 4 boundary — education in amber and pink, food shops in green, transport in blue. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Getting around
Metro: Business Park Sofia at the doorstep (4 min walk). Surface transport adds 38 mapped bus stops inside the neighbourhood. A single ticket costs €0.80 and a monthly all-lines pass €25.60 for adults.
By car, Sveta Nedelya Square in the city centre is 8.8 km away — realistically 23–35 minutes depending on the hour. On the metro the same trip is more predictable than driving, and parking in the centre is both scarce and paid. 38 bus stops are mapped here.
| Station | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Business Park Sofia (Бизнес парк София) | 0.3 km | 4 min |
| Akad. Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (Акад. Александър Теодоров-Балан) | 1.3 km | 15 min |
| Mladost 3 (Младост 3) | 2.0 km | 24 min |
Matching Mladost 4 to your priorities
Who ends up buying here: commuters who want to leave the car at home, anyone who wants a new building with a lift, parking and lower bills and people who want restaurants and cafés within walking distance. Who should look elsewhere: families who want a school on the doorstep. The metro is the single strongest argument for this neighbourhood, and it is visible in the price.
The editorial scorecard
A first-party scorecard: eight criteria, one formula each, applied identically to all 136 neighbourhoods we cover.
Before you buy in Mladost 4: the checks that matter
The winter bill
Get the last winter’s heating bills in writing. An uninsulated flat with electric heating can cost three times what a district-heated insulated one does.
Panel-block checks
Insulation status is the single biggest variable in a panel block — it moves heating bills by 30–40% and shows up directly in the resale price. Ask for the documentation, not the assurance.
If it is not built yet
With 50% of the local market still under construction, developer risk is real: pay against milestones, visit a completed project by the same company, and read the penalty clauses both ways.
What the price does not include
Ask for three numbers before comparing a new-build with a resale: the net (usable) area, the finishing budget, and the price of a parking space. Together they often move the effective cost by 20%.
Title and encumbrances
The title work is the same everywhere in Sofia — register extract, skitsa, encumbrances, marital status, inheritance certificate if relevant — and it is the part buyers skip when they are in a hurry.
The 5% nobody mentions
Sofia’s municipal transfer tax is 2.5% of the higher of the price and the tax valuation, and the notary and registry fees add roughly 1–1.5%. On a €259,600 flat here, budget about €11,682 in transaction costs.
Answers for Mladost 4 buyers
How large are the apartments in Mladost 4?
Typical floor area is 106 m² (range 28–460 m²). A family two-bedroom runs to 113 m² on average here. Remember that Bulgarian listings quote built-up area, common parts included. Two flats at 80 m² can differ by 10 m² of real living space.
Should I buy in Mladost 4 this year?
The citywide backdrop is a fast market: euro adoption pulled savings into property and lending stayed cheap by EU standards. In Mladost 4 specifically, heavy new supply (72% of listings) gives you choice and caps short-term growth. We do not forecast prices. This page gives you the current evidence so you can judge the offer in front of you.
What will I pay for an apartment in Mladost 4 in 2026?
Line up the 381 live listings by price and the middle one asks €259,600 — 106 m² at €2,443/m². The interquartile range runs €193,826 to €301,725, which is where most deals happen. Remember these are asking prices — agreed prices in Sofia usually land 3–8% lower, and further on flats that have sat on the portals for months.
What does a dvustaen (2-room) apartment cost in Mladost 4?
A dvustaen — two rooms, which means one bedroom plus a living room — asks a median €174,569 in Mladost 4. Typical size is 70 m² (€2,688/m²); the sample is 78 flats. The range is wide — €118,000 to €350,000 — so condition, floor and building age matter more than the postcode.
Price of a family-sized flat in Mladost 4?
Family-sized stock — the three-room tristaen — is advertised at a median €266,760 (113 m², €2,360/m²). The step up from a one-bedroom (€174,569) is roughly €92,191. Larger flats are cheaper by the metre here (€328/m² less), so if your budget stretches, stretch it.
How does Mladost 4 compare with Sofia’s average prices?
The citywide figure is €2,538/m²; this neighbourhood asks €2,443/m². In relative terms: -4% against the Sofia median, 58th place of 109. On a 70 m² flat the difference is about €6,650.
Is Mladost 4 a good area for families?
The count inside Mladost 4: 1 school, 2 kindergartens, 40 playgrounds, 5 parks. Among them: 131 SU „Kliment Arkadievich Timiriazev“. Provision is thin, so confirm the exact school and kindergarten you would use before you buy. First-grade places follow the registered address, while kindergarten places are allocated by points citywide rather than by catchment.
How do you get around from Mladost 4?
Mladost 4 has 1 metro station inside its boundary. 38 bus stops are mapped inside Mladost 4. Sveta Nedelya Square lies 8.8 km off, 23 minutes by car when the roads are clear and half as long again at 8.30 a.m. Tickets are €0.80 single, €25.60 a month.
Where these numbers come from: a single-day sample of 18,058 Sofia sale listings taken on 16 September 2026, of which 381 were in Mladost 4, plus OpenStreetMap amenity data from the same date. Read the method.
Tell us your brief for Mladost 4
Tell us the budget and the size, and we will come back by email with what is actually available in Mladost 4 and the neighbourhoods next to it — including the listings that never make it onto the English-language portals.