Ceuta property and area FAQs

Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of the special territories of members of the European Economic Area: it is part of the Schengen area, but with specific provisions such as border checks between Ceuta and European Spain.

For Ceuta, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 4 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Ceuta, at a recorded elevation of approximately 25 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include El Principe Alfonso (9,413 residents in the cited settlement record), Príncipe Felipe (1,147 residents in the cited settlement record), and Benzú (858 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Phoenicians founded a settlement on the La Almina Peninsula, which had continuity under Roman and Byzantine rule (Septem Fratres). It was annexed to the early caliphates upon the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, only to be destroyed during the Berber Revolt. It was rebuilt in the ninth century by Majkasa Ghomaras. For much of the Middle Ages, regional powers north and south of the Strait of Gibraltar vied for control over Ceuta, which was a key contested port in the so-called Battle of the Strait. In 1415, Marinid Ceuta was conquered and annexed by the Kingdom of Portugal. In 1580, it was annexed by the Hispanic Monarchy, and the city chose to remain under Spanish authority after 1640. Ceuta belonged to the Spanish province of Cádiz as a regular municipality until the passage of its Statute of Autonomy in March 1995, when it became an autonomous city.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 18.5 square kilometres for Ceuta municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 10 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 4 official population nuclei for Ceuta municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The stated official-data scope is Ceuta municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 35.8867, -5.3000. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Ceuta is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

The official municipality context used for Ceuta has INE code 51001. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Ceuta is in Ceuta province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 51001 and keeps the province label Ceuta. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The latest imported INE population for Ceuta municipality is 79,953, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ceuta municipality, recorded population changed by -0.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ceuta municipality is €14,625 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 38.7 years for Ceuta municipality, for period 2023.

The page uses 9 published observations for Ceuta municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Ceuta municipality changed by -0.7%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 5.8% for Ceuta municipality, in period 2023.

INE records 13.4% of residents aged 65 or over for Ceuta municipality, in period 2023.

The displayed series for Ceuta municipality begins at 80,517 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Ceuta municipality is 80,380 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Ceuta municipality, the lowest population value is 79,411 residents in 2021.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ceuta municipality records €1,870 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,212 per square metre for Ceuta municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Ceuta municipality begins at €1,863 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Ceuta municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,212 per m² in 2026Q1.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Ceuta changed by 28.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The displayed series for Ceuta begins at 88.7 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Ceuta municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 220 transactions in 2024Q4.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Ceuta province is €2,012 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The displayed series for Ceuta province begins at €1,896 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The page uses 8 published observations for Ceuta province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

The page uses 12 published observations for Ceuta municipality, running from 2023Q2 to 2026Q1.

Within the same displayed series for Ceuta, the lowest regional house-price index value is 88.7 index points in 2024Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 7,163 buildings for Ceuta municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 25,177 dwellings for Ceuta municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,969 for Ceuta municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 2 energy certificates for Ceuta municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 2010 onward band contains 227 recorded buildings for Ceuta municipality, representing 3.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 2,737 buildings, or 38.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,136 recorded buildings for Ceuta municipality, representing 16.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 2,737 recorded buildings for Ceuta municipality, representing 38.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Ceuta municipality, 0.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,604 recorded buildings for Ceuta municipality, representing 22.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 25,177 dwellings across 7,163 buildings for Ceuta municipality, or approximately 3.51 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,405 recorded buildings for Ceuta municipality, representing 19.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Ceuta. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.