What rents in Vélez-Málaga actually are
2.394 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range. Five years have added 31,6 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. A flat in Vélez-Málaga rents at a reference of 6,84 €/m², the middle of the Spanish range and the level at which old and new contracts diverge most.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Where this one stands
Line the Málaga municipalities in this guide up by five-year change in the reference rent and this one is the fourth highest.
Country-wide, that population is one of the seventeenth twentieth from the bottom.
Compared with the rest of Málaga in this guide, it sits seventh highest on share of dwellings that are not a main residence.
Against every municipality in this guide, its share of main homes that are rented lands in the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
In context
On number of declared leases it is the ninth lowest of the Málaga municipalities this guide covers.
Across the country, the median floor area of a let flat here belongs to the band just below the top quarter.
Among the Málaga towns and cities covered here, it records the fifth lowest upper-quartile rent per square metre.
Across the country, the median declared monthly rent here belongs to the band just above the middle.
Measured against its neighbours
Compared with the rest of Málaga in this guide, it sits fifth lowest on reference rent per square metre.
Over the whole guide, the lower-quartile rent per square metre recorded here falls within the exact middle of the range.
The reference figures
5,31 €/m² to 8,77 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Vélez-Málaga — ordinary dispersion.
2.394 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 5,31 €/m² |
| Median | 6,84 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 8,77 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 538,01 € |
| Median floor area | 88 m² |
Who rents here
With 36,05 % of dwellings not a main home, long leases compete directly with seasonal use.
12,98 % of main homes in Vélez-Málaga are rented, below the national pattern.
What a given flat should cost
Five years have added 31,6 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
The median monthly rent declared in Vélez-Málaga is 538,01 €.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 292 € | 376 € | 482 € |
| 75 m² | 398 € | 513 € | 658 € |
| 100 m² | 531 € | 684 € | 877 € |
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.