Jávea / Xàbia, Alicante property and area FAQs

Xàbia, in Valencian, or Jávea, in Spanish (officially: Xàbia / Jávea), is a coastal town and municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the side of the Montgó Massif, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands, the town has become a very popular small seaside resort and market town. Half of its resident population and over two thirds of its annual visitors are foreigners.

For Jávea / Xàbia, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 27 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Xàbia/Jávea, at a recorded elevation of approximately 50 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include l'Arenal (3,285 residents in the cited settlement record), les Duanes de la Mar (2,958 residents in the cited settlement record), Pueblo Blanco (1,481 residents in the cited settlement record), Bahía de Jávea (1,222 residents in the cited settlement record), and el Tossalet (990 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.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 68.6 square kilometres for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 12 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Jávea / Xàbia has INE code 03082. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Dividing the INE population of 30,126 by the recorded municipal area of 68.6 km² gives approximately 439.2 residents per km² for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The audited municipality record contains 16 additional named-place records for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

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

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 27 official population nuclei for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

Jávea / Xàbia is an official municipality in Alicante province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 38.7892, 0.1631. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The latest imported INE population for Jávea / Xàbia municipality is 30,126, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, recorded population changed by 14.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Jávea / Xàbia municipality is €12,533 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 45.0 years for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, for period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.50 people per household for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, for period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, the highest population value is 30,126 residents in 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, the lowest population value is 25,398 residents in 2016.

INE records 23.2% of residents aged 65 or over for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, in period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 46.8% for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, in period 2023.

The displayed series for Jávea / Xàbia municipality begins at 26,377 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Jávea / Xàbia municipality changed by 14.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Jávea / Xàbia municipality records €3,533 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €3,685 per square metre for Jávea / Xàbia municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Jávea / Xàbia municipality begins at €2,418 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 Jávea / Xàbia municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €3,685 per m² in 2026Q1.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Alicante province is €1,996 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

The page uses 12 published observations for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

The current snapshot contains 1,035 recorded transactions for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Comunitat Valenciana changed by 13.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

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

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Jávea / Xàbia municipality changed by 52.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The displayed series for Alicante province begins at €1,813 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Dirección General del Catastro records 14,382 buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 26,854 dwellings for Jávea / Xàbia 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 1,980 for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 9,861 energy certificates for Jávea / Xàbia municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,007 recorded buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, representing 7.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, 9.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1970–1989 band contains 7,905 recorded buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, representing 55.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 26,854 dwellings across 14,382 buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, or approximately 1.87 dwellings per recorded building.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 7,905 buildings, or 55.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,158 recorded buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, representing 8.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 684 recorded buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, representing 4.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 3,549 recorded buildings for Jávea / Xàbia municipality, representing 24.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 72 listings for Jávea / Xàbia. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

No. The Jávea / Xàbia count includes only active listings that are eligible for the public NLS catalogue at the time the page is generated. Draft, withdrawn, private and feed-private records do not create a public area or property-type page.