Rent levels in Estepona, from declared leases
Five years have added 34,3 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. 2.963 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range. The reference for Estepona is 8,36 €/m², above the national middle, so a sitting tenant has more to lose from moving than the headline suggests.
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
Take Málaga alone: among the municipalities here, its five-year change in the reference rent is the third highest.
Across the country, the share of dwellings that are not a main residence here belongs to the second-dearest twentieth.
Of the Málaga municipalities covered here, this one comes sixth highest on population.
Over the whole guide, the median declared monthly rent recorded here falls within the band just inside the top fifth.
Measured against its neighbours
Among the Málaga towns and cities covered here, it records the ninth lowest upper-quartile rent per square metre.
Across the country, the number of declared leases here belongs to the top quarter.
Compared with the rest of Málaga in this guide, it sits ninth lowest on reference rent per square metre.
On a national view, its median floor area of a let flat falls into the top quarter.
How it ranks
Within Málaga, that is the ninth lowest lower-quartile rent per square metre among the municipalities this guide covers.
On a national view, its share of main homes that are rented falls into the eighth twentieth from the bottom.
Testing a quote against the declared figures
675,00 € a month is the median declared rent in Estepona, above the national middle.
Five years have added 34,3 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 362 € | 460 € | 604 € |
| 75 m² | 494 € | 627 € | 824 € |
| 100 m² | 658 € | 836 € | 1.098 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures
6,58 €/m² to 10,98 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Estepona — ordinary dispersion.
Between 6,58 €/m² and 10,98 €/m² is ordinary here; above it you are buying a feature, not a flat.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 6,58 €/m² |
| Median | 8,36 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 10,98 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 675,00 € |
| Median floor area | 90 m² |
How much of the stock is rented
Renting accounts for 15,26 % of main homes in Estepona, close to the Spanish norm.
44,95 % of Estepona dwellings are not a main residence, which is why long-term supply is thin in summer.
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.