Rent levels in Santander, from declared leases
The reference for Santander is 8,28 €/m², above the national middle, so a sitting tenant has more to lose from moving than the headline suggests. It is 21,6 % above the reference of five years earlier. 12.703 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.
Put beside its neighbours
Of the Cantabria municipalities covered here, this one comes highest on number of declared leases.
Against every municipality in this guide, its population lands in the second-dearest twentieth.
Set against the other Cantabria municipalities in this guide, it has the lowest median floor area of a let flat.
Measured against the whole batch, that lower-quartile rent per square metre sits in the top quarter.
Measured against its neighbours
Judged only against Cantabria, the reference rent per square metre here is the highest in the guide.
On a national view, its upper-quartile rent per square metre falls into the band just below the top quarter.
Judged only against Cantabria, the median declared monthly rent here is the second highest in the guide.
Set the national range end to end and this five-year change in the reference rent lands in the band just below the middle.
How it ranks
Within Cantabria, that is the third lowest share of dwellings that are not a main residence among the municipalities this guide covers.
Put beside the rest of the country, its share of main homes that are rented belongs to the exact middle of the range.
Before you sign
- Confirm what the community charge covers before agreeing to pay it.
- Check the measured floor area against the advertised one.
- Ask whether the landlord is a large holder, which changes your rights.
- Pin the review index and its cap in the contract itself.
The reference figures, and how narrow the range is
12.703 declared leases stand behind the figure, so the quartiles are as solid as this statistic gets.
6,69 €/m² to 10,18 €/m² is a narrow spread, so the address matters less here than the size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 6,69 €/m² |
| Median | 8,28 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 10,18 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 595,00 € |
| Median floor area | 72 m² |
Put a quoted rent in its place
A typical declared lease in Santander runs at 595,00 € a month.
The median flat in Santander measures 72 m², an ordinary Spanish size.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 368 € | 455 € | 560 € |
| 75 m² | 502 € | 621 € | 764 € |
| 100 m² | 669 € | 828 € | 1.018 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
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.