Buying property in Gerasdorf bei Wien — a house with a garden at the city boundary

The essentials in brief

• 12,142 inhabitants (Statistik Austria, reference date 1 January 2026), Korneuburg district.
• Three cadastral municipalities: Gerasdorf, Kapellerfeld and Seyring.
• Three S2 stops within the town — Gerasdorf, Kapellerfeld and Seyring. According to ÖBB-Fahrplanbild 902, it is around 10 minutes from Gerasdorf to Wien Floridsdorf and 5 minutes to Wien Leopoldau (U1).
• Gerasdorf borders Floridsdorf (1210) and Donaustadt (1220); Gerasdorf station is close to the city boundary.
• Locally: three primary schools (Volksschule; one of them in Seyring), a lower secondary school (Mittelschule) and, since September 2024, a branch site (Expositur) of a Gymnasium.
• The G3 shopping centre is within the municipality.

What is Gerasdorf known for?

Gerasdorf bei Wien lies in the Korneuburg district, immediately north of the Vienna districts of Floridsdorf and Donaustadt. The town is made up of three cadastral municipalities: Gerasdorf, which gives it its name, Kapellerfeld and Seyring.

Definition: Gerasdorf bei Wien is the town on Vienna’s northern boundary where many buyers swap a flat in Vienna for a house with a garden without losing their rail connection — each of the three cadastral municipalities has its own S-Bahn stop.

The cadastral municipalities compared

Transport: S2 to Floridsdorf and the U1

The S2 runs on the Laaer Ostbahn from Wolkersdorf via Seyring, Kapellerfeld and Gerasdorf to Wien Leopoldau and Wien Floridsdorf. According to ÖBB-Fahrplanbild 902 (valid from 7 September 2026), the train takes around 10 minutes from Gerasdorf to Floridsdorf and around 15 minutes from Seyring; at Wien Leopoldau, five minutes from Gerasdorf, you change to the U1. Trains mostly run every half hour, more often in the early morning.

Until the end of October 2027 the S-Bahn trunk line (Stammstrecke) in Vienna between Praterstern and Hauptbahnhof is closed; during this time the S2 terminates at Praterstern. The nearest underground station is Leopoldau (U1) — Süßenbrunn has none.

Building and buying — the legal framework

Zoning (Widmung) as building land (Bauland), green land (Grünland) or business area (Betriebsgebiet) is governed by the NÖ Raumordnungsgesetz 2014 (Lower Austrian Spatial Planning Act) and the municipality’s zoning plan (Flächenwidmungsplan) — important for larger plots and extension plans. Buyers from third countries need approval from the land transfer authority (Grundverkehrsbehörde); EU and EEA citizens are treated the same as Austrians (§ 15 NÖ GVG 2007). Details: Buying property as a foreigner.

Who Gerasdorf suits — and who it doesn’t

A good fit for: families and owner-occupiers looking for a house with a garden a short distance from Vienna; commuters for whom an S-Bahn within walking distance matters.

Less suited to: buyers who expect an underground station at the door — the nearest is at Wien Leopoldau, one S-Bahn stop further on.

What to check before buying

1. Cadastral municipality and walking route to the S2 stop.
2. Zoning according to the zoning plan (Flächenwidmungsplan), especially for plots near commercial and retail areas.
3. Land transfer rules (Grundverkehr) if you are a third-country national.
4. Noise from the railway, roads and businesses — depends on the address.
5. School route — Seyring has its own primary school.
6. Condition and year of construction of detached houses — many have an individual building history.

Further reading: Buying a house in the Vienna suburbs · The property buying process · Property valuation · Neighbouring Vienna districts: 1210 Floridsdorf · 1220 Donaustadt