Birkirkara Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Birkirkara, Malta
Data as of 6 October 2026
About Birkirkara
Birkirkara is Malta's most populous local council and a central commercial spine running along the main road from Mrieħel to St Julian's. The town blends Baroque heritage (the Basilica of St Helen) with one of the country's busiest school clusters and a deep stock of older terraced houses and modern conversions.
Sub-areas
Tal-Ħerba, Fleur-de-Lys, Swatar fringes
Lifestyle
Birkirkara is a working town: dense, central, well-served by schools and shops, and considerably better value than the coast.
Transport
Sits on the central bus axis; 15 minutes to Valletta and 20 minutes to either coast or to the airport.
Best for
- families
- first-time buyers
- value-focused investors
Drive times
- Valletta: 15 min (drive)
- Sliema: 15 min (drive)
- Malta International Airport: 20 min (drive)
- Mater Dei Hospital: 8 min (drive)
Schools: Several of Malta's largest church and state schools are in or directly adjacent to Birkirkara, which keeps family demand consistently high.
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 2,746
- For sale
- 686
- For rent
- 2,060
- Median sale price
- €384,000
- Median monthly rent
- €1,400
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Birkirkara over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Birkirkara, the most-listed property type is apartment (232 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 232 | €337,000 |
| penthouse | 124 | €427,500 |
| maisonette | 63 | €420,000 |
| house of character | 39 | €585,000 |
| town house | 29 | €585,000 |
| terraced house | 11 | €751,000 |
| villa | 7 | €3,710,000 |
| farmhouse | 3 | €2,750,000 |
| duplex | 3 | €416,520 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 8 | €372,500 |
| 1 | 71 | €245,000 |
| 2 | 168 | €375,000 |
| 3 | 224 | €445,000 |
| 4 | 26 | €557,500 |
| 5 | 8 | €810,000 |
| 9 | 3 | €0 |
How Birkirkara compares
Side by side comparison of Birkirkara against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Birkirkara median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 65,781 | €410,000 | -6% | €1,400 | View report |
| North | 37,477 | €520,000 | -26% | €1,500 | View report |
| Central | 14,463 | €365,000 | +5% | €1,300 | View report |
| South | 10,001 | €355,000 | +8% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 3,840 | €310,000 | +24% | €1,000 | View report |
| Gżira | 3,403 | €445,000 | -14% | €1,300 | View report |
| Msida | 2,774 | €302,000 | +27% | €1,200 | View report |
| Pietà | 1,030 | €350,000 | +10% | €1,400 | View report |
Recent listings in Birkirkara
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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Birkirkara property prices for sellersOfficial sales in Birkirkara
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: Birkirkara property sales.
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