Los Barrios rents against the official reference
It is 17,2 % above the reference of five years earlier. Los Barrios carries a reference rent of 6,16 €/m², below the Spanish middle but no longer at the floor. Only 233 declared leases sit behind that figure, so read it as an indication rather than a benchmark.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
In context
Within Cádiz, that is the third lowest five-year change in the reference rent among the municipalities this guide covers.
Set the national range end to end and this number of declared leases lands in the cheapest twentieth of them.
Set against the other Cádiz municipalities in this guide, it has the second lowest upper-quartile rent per square metre.
Against the rest of the province
Set the national range end to end and this population lands in the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
Compared with the rest of Cádiz in this guide, it sits sixth lowest on median declared monthly rent.
Over the whole guide, the reference rent per square metre recorded here falls within the eighth twentieth from the bottom.
How it compares
Compared with the rest of Cádiz in this guide, it sits third lowest on lower-quartile rent per square metre.
Nationally, that share of dwellings that are not a main residence falls in the band just below the middle.
Line the Cádiz municipalities in this guide up by median floor area of a let flat and this one is the fourth highest.
The reference figures, and how narrow the range is
Only 233 declared leases sit behind that figure, so read it as an indication rather than a benchmark.
5,00 €/m² to 7,14 €/m² is a narrow spread, so the address matters less here than the size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 5,00 €/m² |
| Median | 6,16 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 7,14 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 475,00 € |
| Median floor area | 82 m² |
Check a quoted rent against the reference
Half of declared leases in Los Barrios are below 475,00 € a month.
It is 17,2 % above the reference of five years earlier.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 275 € | 339 € | 393 € |
| 75 m² | 375 € | 462 € | 536 € |
| 100 m² | 500 € | 616 € | 714 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
Before you sign
- Confirm who is responsible for appliance repairs.
- Have the energy certificate handed over, not promised.
- Check whether the lease is for a main residence or seasonal.
- Ask which floor area the rent is quoted against.
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".
- 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.