Żabbar Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Żabbar, Malta
Data as of 13 August 2026
About Żabbar
Żabbar is the largest of the Cottonera-adjacent towns, sitting just outside the bastions of the Three Cities and rising onto the ridge that overlooks the Grand Harbour. The Sanctuary Basilica of Our Lady of Graces is the town's defining landmark and the September pilgrimage feast is one of the country's largest.
Sub-areas
Żabbar core, Bieb is-Sultan, Misraħ il-Knisja
Lifestyle
Żabbar is dense, working, and traditional, with a strong feast-day calendar and accessible mid-market terraced housing.
Transport
About 15 minutes by car to Valletta via the Cottonera bypass and 18 minutes to the airport; bus routes radiate through the Three Cities.
Best for
- families
- first-time buyers
- value-focused buyers
Drive times
- Valletta: 15 min (drive)
- Malta International Airport: 18 min (drive)
- Birgu: 5 min (drive)
- Marsaskala: 10 min (drive)
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 106
- For sale
- 78
- For rent
- 28
- Median sale price
- €370,000
- Median monthly rent
- €1,200
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Żabbar over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Żabbar, the most-listed property type is penthouse (23 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| penthouse | 23 | €372,000 |
| apartment | 19 | €305,000 |
| maisonette | 18 | €350,000 |
| terraced house | 5 | €865,000 |
| house of character | 3 | €691,000 |
| town house | 3 | €460,000 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | €280,000 |
| 2 | 25 | €324,000 |
| 3 | 39 | €420,000 |
How Żabbar compares
Side by side comparison of Żabbar against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Żabbar median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 7,776 | €421,000 | -12% | €1,300 | View report |
| North | 3,883 | €499,500 | -26% | €1,400 | View report |
| Central | 1,712 | €399,000 | -7% | €1,200 | View report |
| South | 1,643 | €380,000 | -3% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 538 | €310,000 | +19% | €1,200 | View report |
| Marsaskala | 316 | €350,000 | +6% | €1,200 | View report |
| Qormi | 226 | €390,000 | -5% | €1,200 | View report |
| Fgura | 118 | €318,000 | +16% | €1,200 | View report |
Recent listings in Żabbar
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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