Swieqi Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Swieqi, Malta
Data as of 6 October 2026
About Swieqi
Swieqi is the quieter, residential counterpart to St Julian's, a hillside town of low-rise modern blocks built mostly from the 1980s onward. It is one of the youngest settlements in Malta in terms of building stock and a popular landing point for families who want proximity to the coast without Sliema's density.
Sub-areas
Upper Swieqi, Madliena fringes, Pembroke border
Lifestyle
Swieqi is suburban by Maltese standards: cars matter, blocks are newer, and the demographic skews family and young professional rather than tourist.
Transport
A 5 minute drive takes you into the heart of St Julian's; the airport sits 25 minutes south.
Best for
- families
- young professionals
- long-term renters
Drive times
- St Julian's: 5 min (drive)
- Valletta: 20 min (drive)
- Malta International Airport: 25 min (drive)
- Pembroke: 4 min (drive)
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 4,216
- For sale
- 612
- For rent
- 3,604
- Median sale price
- €612,500
- Median monthly rent
- €1,600
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Swieqi over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Swieqi, the most-listed property type is apartment (220 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 220 | €542,500 |
| villa | 110 | €3,600,000 |
| penthouse | 81 | €680,000 |
| maisonette | 68 | €592,500 |
| house of character | 6 | €4,800,000 |
| farmhouse | 5 | €3,850,000 |
| bungalow | 5 | €3,850,000 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 6 | €1,485,000 |
| 1 | 28 | €370,000 |
| 2 | 130 | €497,500 |
| 3 | 251 | €680,000 |
| 4 | 55 | €2,900,000 |
| 5 | 20 | €2,275,000 |
| 6 | 5 | €4,700,000 |
How Swieqi compares
Side by side comparison of Swieqi against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Swieqi median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 65,781 | €410,000 | +49% | €1,400 | View report |
| North | 37,477 | €520,000 | +18% | €1,500 | View report |
| Central | 14,463 | €365,000 | +68% | €1,300 | View report |
| South | 10,001 | €355,000 | +73% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 3,840 | €310,000 | +98% | €1,000 | View report |
| Sliema | 8,978 | €771,500 | -21% | €1,800 | View report |
| St. Julian's | 5,696 | €725,000 | -16% | €1,700 | View report |
| St. Paul's Bay | 4,963 | €372,000 | +65% | €1,200 | View report |
Recent listings in Swieqi
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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Swieqi property prices for sellersOfficial sales in Swieqi
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: Swieqi property sales.
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