Marbella rents: the declared figures
Five years have added 26,8 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. With 6.374 declared leases behind it, the quartiles are stable from year to year. At 9,63 €/m², Marbella is an expensive rental market by Spanish standards.
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
On population it is the second highest of the Málaga municipalities this guide covers.
Measured against the whole batch, that number of declared leases sits in the third-dearest twentieth.
Of the Málaga municipalities covered here, this one comes highest on median declared monthly rent.
On a national view, its share of dwellings that are not a main residence falls into the third-dearest twentieth.
Measured against its neighbours
Compared with the rest of Málaga in this guide, it sits third highest on upper-quartile rent per square metre.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the reference rent per square metre is in the seventeenth twentieth from the bottom.
Ranked against its neighbours in Málaga, it holds the third highest lower-quartile rent per square metre of the group.
Measured against the whole batch, that five-year change in the reference rent sits in the top quarter.
How it ranks
Ranked against its neighbours in Málaga, it holds the fifth highest median floor area of a let flat of the group.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the share of main homes that are rented is in the upper middle of the range.
The reference figures, and how far apart they sit
With 6.374 declared leases behind it, the quartiles are stable from year to year.
7,53 €/m² against 12,70 €/m² is a wide spread: in Marbella the same nominal flat means very different things.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 7,53 €/m² |
| Median | 9,63 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 12,70 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 800,00 € |
| Median floor area | 89 m² |
How much of the stock is rented
With 43,67 % of dwellings not a main home, long leases compete directly with seasonal use.
Renting accounts for 18,09 % of main homes in Marbella, close to the Spanish norm.
What the reference says a flat should cost
Five years have added 26,8 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
The median declared lease in Marbella costs 800,00 € a month.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 414 € | 530 € | 699 € |
| 75 m² | 565 € | 722 € | 953 € |
| 100 m² | 753 € | 963 € | 1.270 € |
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.