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The price of second-hand housing rises by 11.2% and hits a record in October

The price of second-hand housing in Spain rises by 11.2% year-on-year in October to €2,955/m2, the highest level in idealista's historical series.

Álvaro Sáez Ferrer
Álvaro Sáez Ferrer
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The price of second-hand housing in Spain stands at €2,955 per square metre, after rising by 11.2% in the last year. This is the highest level in idealista.com’s historical series, which began in 2006.

The price of second-hand housing in Spain reaches €2,955/m2 in October, representing a year-on-year increase of 11.2%. According to idealista.com, this is the highest price since the platform began recording in 2006.

Compared to the previous month, the price rises by 0.9%, and in the last three months it has accumulated an increase of 0.8%.

All autonomous communities register higher prices than a year ago. Castilla-La Mancha leads the increases, with 15.4%, followed by Cantabria (14.2%) and Aragón (13%). Balearic Islands is the most expensive community, with €5,619/m2, followed by Community of Madrid (€5,066/m2) and the Basque Country (€3,823/m2). At the opposite end are Extremadura (€1,074/m2), Castilla-La Mancha (€1,178/m2) and Castilla y León (€1,412/m2).

By province, only Ourense records a decrease, of 0.4%. The largest increase corresponds to Burgos, with a 19.9% rise in sellers' expectations, followed by Toledo (17.6%) and Ciudad Real (17.3%). Ciudad Real is the cheapest province, at €882/m2.

In the capitals, San Sebastián is the most expensive, at €6,635/m2, and also the only one to decrease over the year, by 0.3%. Zamora is the most economical, at €1,457/m2. In Madrid, the price stands at €6,427/m2 and in Barcelona at €5,463/m2.

idealista updated its index methodology in July 2026. The new filters exclude seasonal and holiday rentals from the calculation, and the new methodology has been applied to the entire historical series. The data has been collected and analysed by idealista/data, the platform's proptech.

Álvaro Sáez Ferrer

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Álvaro Sáez Ferrer

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Economista por ICADE y una de las pocas personas que disfruta leyendo la ley de presupuestos. Cafetero, padre a tiempo completo y azote de la letra pequeña; en Diario Empresas escribe de economía y fiscalidad.