What rents in Oviedo actually are
It is 17,1 % above the reference of five years earlier. A flat in Oviedo rents at a reference of 7,32 €/m², the middle of the Spanish range and the level at which old and new contracts diverge most. 18.172 declared leases stand behind the figure, so the quartiles are as solid as this statistic gets.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
A sense of scale
Among the Asturias towns and cities covered here, it records the second highest number of declared leases.
Country-wide, that population is one of the second-dearest twentieth.
Compared with the rest of Asturias in this guide, it sits third highest on five-year change in the reference rent.
Over the whole guide, the median floor area of a let flat recorded here falls within the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
How it ranks
Of the Asturias municipalities covered here, this one comes highest on lower-quartile rent per square metre.
On a national view, its reference rent per square metre falls into the upper middle of the range.
Judged only against Asturias, the upper-quartile rent per square metre here is the highest in the guide.
Over the whole guide, the median declared monthly rent recorded here falls within the band just below the middle.
The comparison that matters
On share of dwellings that are not a main residence it is the third lowest of the Asturias municipalities this guide covers.
Nationally, that share of main homes that are rented falls in the exact middle of the range.
What a given flat should cost
It is 17,1 % above the reference of five years earlier.
The median flat in Oviedo measures 74 m², an ordinary Spanish size.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 322 € | 403 € | 503 € |
| 75 m² | 440 € | 549 € | 686 € |
| 100 m² | 586 € | 732 € | 915 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures
5,86 €/m² to 9,15 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Oviedo — ordinary dispersion.
18.172 declared leases stand behind the figure, so the quartiles are as solid as this statistic gets.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 5,86 €/m² |
| Median | 7,32 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 9,15 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 500,00 € |
| Median floor area | 74 m² |
Before you sign
- Get the annual review formula written into the contract.
- Compare the quote with the quartiles above, not with the portals.
- Confirm the deposit and any extra guarantee separately.
- Ask how long the previous lease ran and at what rent.
Related guides
Sources and licences
- MIVAU, Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), base 2011-2024. Period: 2024; 2019-2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse "para usos comerciales y no comerciales" with the source and its last-update date cited. Values are rents declared on income-tax returns, not asking prices.
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, viviendas por tipo (tabla 59525). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, régimen de tenencia en municipios de más de 50.000 habitantes y capitales (tabla 59529). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- MIVAU, registro de zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (art. 18 Ley 12/2023). Period: 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse for commercial and non-commercial purposes with the source and its last-update date cited.