Valletta Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Valletta, Malta
Data as of 6 October 2026
About Valletta
Valletta is Malta's capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a 16th century walled grid city built by the Knights of St John. Its ~5,700 permanent residents share the peninsula with the country's main government, judicial, and cultural institutions, plus a growing layer of boutique hotels and high-end short lets.
Sub-areas
Republic Street, Old Theatre Street, Strait Street, Manderaggio
Lifestyle
Valletta living is small-footprint and pedestrian: 16th century townhouses on stepped streets, no parking to speak of, and walkable access to theatres, museums, and harbour views.
Transport
All of Malta's bus routes terminate at the City Gate terminus, and Sliema and Three Cities ferries run from the harbour quays.
Best for
- heritage-property buyers
- boutique short-let operators
- city-living downsizers
Drive times
- Sliema (ferry): 10 min (ferry)
- Three Cities (ferry): 5 min (ferry)
- Malta International Airport: 15 min (drive)
- Mater Dei Hospital: 15 min (drive)
Notes for foreign buyers: Valletta properties are typically Grade 1 or Grade 2 scheduled, which restricts external alterations and requires Planning Authority sign-off on most works.
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 929
- For sale
- 220
- For rent
- 709
- Median sale price
- €795,000
- Median monthly rent
- €1,600
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Valletta over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Valletta, the most-listed property type is apartment (101 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 101 | €520,000 |
| house of character | 19 | €2,800,000 |
| palazzo | 16 | €2,925,000 |
| maisonette | 15 | €550,000 |
| town house | 12 | €2,200,000 |
| penthouse | 8 | €795,000 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | €425,000 |
| 2 | 65 | €720,000 |
| 3 | 40 | €850,000 |
| 4 | 12 | €2,725,000 |
| 5 | 7 | €2,800,000 |
| 6 | 7 | €2,610,000 |
How Valletta compares
Side by side comparison of Valletta against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Valletta median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 65,781 | €410,000 | +94% | €1,400 | View report |
| North | 37,477 | €520,000 | +53% | €1,500 | View report |
| Central | 14,463 | €365,000 | +118% | €1,300 | View report |
| South | 10,001 | €355,000 | +124% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 3,840 | €310,000 | +156% | €1,000 | View report |
| Gżira | 3,403 | €445,000 | +79% | €1,300 | View report |
| Msida | 2,774 | €302,000 | +163% | €1,200 | View report |
| Birkirkara | 2,746 | €384,000 | +107% | €1,400 | View report |
Recent listings in Valletta
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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Valletta property prices for sellersOfficial sales in Valletta
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: Valletta property sales.
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