Lija Property Market Report
Median prices, listing volume, and recent trends for property in Lija, Malta
Data as of 6 October 2026
About Lija
Lija is the third of the Three Villages, set on a low ridge with the dome of the Parish Church of Our Saviour as its landmark. Lija is best known for its annual fireworks festival and a property base of stone-built townhouses and palazzo conversions, plus a small modern fringe at the edges.
Sub-areas
Lija core, Iklin border, Tal-Mirakli
Lifestyle
Lija is quietly residential year-round and notably festive in early August around the patronal feast and the fireworks competition.
Transport
About 15 minutes to Valletta and 20 minutes to the airport; bus access via the Three Villages spine.
Best for
- families
- houses-of-character buyers
- long-term residents
Drive times
- Valletta: 15 min (drive)
- Mdina: 10 min (drive)
- Sliema: 18 min (drive)
- Malta International Airport: 20 min (drive)
Headline statistics
- Active listings
- 408
- For sale
- 134
- For rent
- 274
- Median sale price
- €580,000
- Median monthly rent
- €1,600
Median price and new listings (last 12 months)
Trend of median sale and rent prices in Lija over the past year. Each bar represents one month of new listings and the corresponding median price.
Median sale price by property type
Across Lija, the most-listed property type is apartment (39 listings). Below is the median sale price for each property type with at least 3 active listings.
| Property type | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 39 | €492,000 |
| house of character | 24 | €1,650,000 |
| penthouse | 20 | €704,500 |
| villa | 13 | €1,400,000 |
| maisonette | 7 | €636,000 |
| town house | 5 | €1,095,000 |
Median sale price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Listings | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | €448,500 |
| 2 | 14 | €481,500 |
| 3 | 79 | €650,000 |
| 4 | 8 | €1,960,000 |
| 5 | 5 | €2,750,000 |
How Lija compares
Side by side comparison of Lija against the rest of Malta and the highest volume nearby areas. The delta column shows how the Lija median sale price compares to each row.
| Area | Listings | Median sale | vs current | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 65,820 | €410,000 | +41% | €1,400 | View report |
| North | 37,487 | €520,000 | +12% | €1,500 | View report |
| Central | 14,472 | €365,000 | +59% | €1,300 | View report |
| South | 10,010 | €355,000 | +63% | €1,200 | View report |
| Gozo | 3,851 | €310,000 | +87% | €1,000 | View report |
| Sliema | 8,982 | €773,000 | -25% | €1,800 | View report |
| St. Julian's | 5,698 | €725,000 | -20% | €1,700 | View report |
| St. Paul's Bay | 4,965 | €372,000 | +56% | €1,200 | View report |
Recent listings in Lija
A snapshot of the most recently added listings tracked by Darscover.
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Lija property prices for sellersOfficial sales in Lija
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: Lija property sales.
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