Spain property and area FAQs

Spain is the country scope for this NLS property directory. Institutional figures on the page are national aggregates for Spain.

The page covers Spain at country level. National statistics remain labelled as Spain-wide evidence and are kept separate from current NLS asking inventory.

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

NLS uses the exact reviewed taxonomy scope for Spain and keeps every official series attached to its published geographic level. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign market values.

The latest imported INE population for Spain is 47,972,964, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Spain, recorded population changed by 4.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Spain is €15,040 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 43.8 years for Spain, for period 2023.

The displayed series for Spain begins at 45,978,910 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 Spain is 46,702,054 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

INE records 20.3% of residents aged 65 or over for Spain, in period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.53 people per household for Spain, for period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 13.0% for Spain, in period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Spain, the lowest population value is 45,877,925 residents in 2016.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Spain, the highest population value is 47,972,964 residents in 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Spain changed by 4.3%. 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 page uses 9 published observations for Spain, running from 2015 to 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Spain records €1,973 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Spain in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Spain begins at 14.9% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Spain, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 16.0% in 2026Q2.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Spain changed by 23.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The displayed series for Spain begins at 142,281 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The displayed series for Spain begins at 90.3 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

626,955 of 717,850 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Spain, equal to 87.3%.

Within the 8 displayed observations for España nacional, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €2,392 per m² in 2026Q2.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for España nacional changed by 17.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Spain, the highest regional house-price index value is 111.1 index points in 2026Q2.

Within the same displayed series for Spain, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 142,281 transactions in 2023Q3.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Spain is 100.1 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Spain changed by 28.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the same displayed series for Spain, the lowest regional house-price index value is 90.3 index points in 2024Q3.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 182,637 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Spain.

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

The published price measures use 626,955 price-informed sales from 717,850 total recorded transactions for Spain.

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €222,141 for Spain. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

INE reports a house-price index of 111.1 for Spain in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

The displayed Registradores series for España changed by 9.2% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Spain.

The latest Registradores average is €223,596 in 2026Q2 for España. It remains labelled as nacional evidence.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Spain is 177,597 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 90.3% of transactions for Spain.

The current snapshot contains 717,850 recorded transactions for Spain. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

Colegio de Registradores reports €2,392 per square metre for España in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published nacional scope.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Spain, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 200,250 transactions in 2025Q4.

The page uses 12 published observations for Spain, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

Dirección General del Catastro records 12,363,364 buildings for Spain in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 24,027,823 dwellings for Spain. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,965 for Spain. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 3,709,811 energy certificates for Spain. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 3,301,793 buildings, or 26.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Spain, 9.4% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 2010 onward band contains 554,336 recorded buildings for Spain, representing 4.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 3,263,585 recorded buildings for Spain, representing 26.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 3,227,802 recorded buildings for Spain, representing 26.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,931,919 recorded buildings for Spain, representing 15.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 3,301,793 recorded buildings for Spain, representing 26.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 24,027,823 dwellings across 12,363,364 buildings for Spain, or approximately 1.94 dwellings per recorded building.

The current eligible public inventory contains 4,966 listings for Spain. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

The current public inventory is: 2,312 villas; 1,370 apartments; 471 penthouses; 400 town houses; 265 plots; 52 fincas; 29 duplexes. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €1,200 to €39,000,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

No. The Spain 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.

NLS currently shows 265 eligible public plots for Spain, equal to 5.3% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 2,312 eligible public villas for Spain, equal to 46.6% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

The difference between the current published minimum of €1,200 and maximum of €39,000,000 is €38,998,800. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.

NLS currently shows 29 eligible public duplexes for Spain, equal to 0.6% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 52 eligible public fincas for Spain, equal to 1.0% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 471 eligible public penthouses for Spain, equal to 9.5% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 1,370 eligible public apartments for Spain, equal to 27.6% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 400 eligible public town houses for Spain, equal to 8.1% of the 4,966-listing area inventory.