Bormla Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Bormla, Malta
Data as of 6 October 2026
About Bormla
Bormla (also called Cospicua) is the largest of the Three Cities, set at the head of Dockyard Creek and historically the centre of the British naval dockyard economy. The town is densely walled, with the Margherita Lines fortifications above and the Senglea-facing harbour quays below.
Sub-areas
Cospicua waterfront, Margherita Lines, Verdala
Lifestyle
Bormla is regenerating: dockyard land is being redeveloped, the marina-front is gaining cafe stock, and traditional terraced houses still anchor the residential identity.
Transport
About 12 minutes by car to Valletta via the Three Cities ferry or 15 minutes overland; the Three Cities ferry to Valletta runs every 30 minutes.
Best for
- heritage-property buyers
- value-focused buyers
- boutique short-let operators
Drive times
- Valletta (ferry): 8 min (ferry)
- Valletta: 15 min (drive)
- Malta International Airport: 18 min (drive)
- Mater Dei Hospital: 20 min (drive)
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 161
- For sale
- 50
- For rent
- 111
- Median sale price
- €585,000
- Median monthly rent
- €1,200
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Bormla over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Bormla, the most-listed property type is town_house (17 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| town house | 17 | €650,000 |
| house of character | 7 | €690,000 |
| maisonette | 7 | €372,000 |
| apartment | 4 | €320,000 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | €420,000 |
| 2 | 10 | €607,500 |
| 3 | 16 | €567,500 |
| 5 | 3 | €1,390,000 |
How Bormla compares
Side by side comparison of Bormla against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Bormla median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 65,781 | €410,000 | +43% | €1,400 | View report |
| North | 37,477 | €520,000 | +13% | €1,500 | View report |
| Central | 14,463 | €365,000 | +60% | €1,300 | View report |
| South | 10,001 | €355,000 | +65% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 3,840 | €310,000 | +89% | €1,000 | View report |
| Marsaskala | 2,042 | €372,000 | +57% | €1,200 | View report |
| Qormi | 1,181 | €372,000 | +57% | €1,400 | View report |
| Birżebbuġa | 766 | €345,150 | +69% | €1,200 | View report |
Recent listings in Bormla
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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Official sales in Bormla
The prices above are what sellers ask. For what actually sold, the National Statistics Office's count of every final deed and promise of sale, month by month since 2005: Bormla property sales.
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