Homes for rent in Pécel
Pécel: a hillside town beyond district XVII.
Pécel is a residential town east of the city with houses on the slopes, a small centre and trains to Keleti in half an hour. Prices are low and gardens are big.
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A renter's guide to Pécel
Pécel lies just beyond the eastern end of district XVII, on the far side of Rákoscsaba, with the Rákos stream and the railway in the valley and the town climbing the hills either side. It has around 16,000 people, a small centre with the baroque Ráday mansion and a Reformed church, and a great deal of residential hillside. Isaszeg and Gödöllő are to the north-east; Maglód and Gyömrő to the south.
It is a town people choose for the price of land and the size of gardens rather than for a centre: shopping is a supermarket and a handful of local shops, and for anything larger you go to Rákoskeresztúr or Gödöllő. The train is the reason the sums work, since the station is on the Gödöllő line and Keleti is half an hour away.
Typical rent in Pécel
| from | to | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 room | HUF 100,000 | HUF 150,000 |
| 2 rooms | HUF 140,000 | HUF 200,000 |
| 3 rooms | HUF 190,000 | HUF 280,000 |
Typical asking rents per month for a whole home on a long-term let, September 2026. Ranges, not quotes: a renovated flat with a lift sits at the top, a ground-floor courtyard flat at the bottom.
Getting around
- MÁV line 80a from Pécel to Keleti in 25 to 30 minutes, with trains every 30 minutes and more in the peak; the same line runs the other way to Gödöllő in about 10 minutes.
- BKK and Volánbusz buses to Rákoscsaba and Rákoskeresztúr in district XVII, where the 97E and other buses continue to Örs vezér tere.
- There is no HÉV in Pécel.
- By car: the M0 Pécel exit is on the western edge, and the road through Rákoscsaba leads to Pesti út and the eastern districts; 30 minutes to the M3 or M5 via the M0 off-peak, and an hour to the centre through district XVII in the morning.
- A car is needed on the hill streets; near the station the train covers a Budapest job.
What the homes are like
The stock is houses, and the plots are among the largest in this list. The valley streets near the station have older village houses, some renovated, and small apartment buildings from the 2000s where the few two-room flats come from; the hillsides have family houses from every decade since the 1970s, often with a cellar, a terrace and a view, and increasingly new terraced and detached builds on the outer edge. A one-room let is nearly always a converted part of a house or a garden annexe.
On the slopes, check the road surface and the drainage: some streets are steep, and heavy rain runs down them. Ask about the boiler and the water pressure, whether the garden is yours to maintain, and how far the walk to the station really is on the hill, since a map distance of one kilometre can be a 20-minute climb home.
Who it suits
Families and couples who want a big garden and a train to Keleti at a low rent, people working in district XVII or along the M0, and anyone happy with a quiet town. Not for someone who wants a lively centre or who works on the Buda side without a car.
Parts of Pécel
- Központ
- The valley around the station, the Ráday mansion and the main street; the shops, the schools and the flattest walk to the train.
- Rákoscsaba side
- The western streets running towards district XVII and the M0; older houses, the shortest drive to the city.
- The hillsides
- The residential slopes north and south of the valley with family houses, views and steep streets; where most of the houses with gardens are.
- Isaszeg
- The next town along the railway to the north-east, 5 minutes by train, similar houses and prices with forests on its doorstep.
Questions people ask about Pécel
How long is the train from Pécel to Keleti?
About 25 to 30 minutes on line 80a, with trains every half hour and more often in the peak. It is the fastest way in; the road through district XVII is slow in the morning.
Is Pécel hilly?
Yes, most of the town is on slopes either side of the Rákos valley. It gives many houses a view and a terrace, and it also means steep walks from the station and streets that need a careful driver in winter.
Is Pécel cheap to rent in?
For houses with gardens it is one of the cheaper options this close to the city, below district XVII and Gödöllő. There are few flats, so someone wanting a small apartment will find little choice.