Municipality · Huelva

Investing in Lepe: 5 €/m²/month in rent and 3.5% gross yield

Buying in Lepe costs 1,804 €/m² on average and renting goes for 5 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 3.5% before costs and taxes. It sits well below the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

5 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €477/month
1,804 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €162,360
3.5%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
65/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Lepe within Huelva

Where the municipality sits and how it compares with its neighbours.

Huelva · 4.9% gross yieldAlmonte · 3.7% gross yieldMoguer · 4.2% gross yieldAljaraque · 3.9% gross yieldAyamonte · 3.7% gross yieldIsla Cristina · 4.0% gross yieldCartaya · 4.0% gross yieldPunta Umbría · 3.4% gross yieldBollullos Par del Condado · 4.5% gross yieldGibraleón · 4.3% gross yieldPalos de la Frontera · 4.3% gross yieldValverde del Camino · 4.5% gross yieldPalma del Condado, La · 5.1% gross yieldSan Juan del Puerto · 4.2% gross yieldAracena · 5.5% gross yieldTrigueros · 4.7% gross yieldRociana del Condado · 4.8% gross yieldBonares · 4.8% gross yieldNerva · 5.1% gross yieldCortegana · 5.0% gross yieldBeas · 4.5% gross yieldNiebla · 4.8% gross yieldHinojos · 4.5% gross yieldSan Bartolomé de la Torre · 4.6% gross yieldAlosno · 5.0% gross yieldMinas de Riotinto · 5.2% gross yieldLucena del Puerto · 4.0% gross yieldPaterna del Campo · 5.0% gross yieldVillalba del Alcor · 4.9% gross yieldPuebla de Guzmán · 4.8% gross yieldAroche · 5.1% gross yieldZalamea la Real · 5.2% gross yieldVillanueva de los Castillejos · 4.7% gross yieldVillablanca · 4.6% gross yieldCalañas · 4.9% gross yieldEscacena del Campo · 4.8% gross yieldChucena · 5.0% gross yieldCerro de Andévalo, El · 4.7% gross yieldManzanilla · 5.0% gross yieldJabugo · 4.9% gross yieldVillarrasa · 4.7% gross yieldSanta Olalla del Cala · 4.9% gross yieldCampillo, El · 5.0% gross yieldAlmonaster la Real · 5.3% gross yieldCumbres Mayores · 4.9% gross yieldRosal de la Frontera · 4.8% gross yieldGalaroza · 5.2% gross yieldHiguera de la Sierra · 4.9% gross yieldEncinasola · 5.6% gross yieldZarza-Perrunal, La · 5.3% gross yieldSanta Bárbara de Casa · 5.1% gross yieldPaymogo · 5.2% gross yieldCala · 5.2% gross yieldArroyomolinos de León · 5.4% gross yieldAlmendro, El · 4.9% gross yieldFuenteheridos · 5.1% gross yieldAlájar · 5.7% gross yieldZufre · 6.1% gross yieldCampofrío · 4.9% gross yieldCabezas Rubias · 5.6% gross yieldSan Silvestre de Guzmán · 5.2% gross yieldCorteconcepción · 5.3% gross yieldGranado, El · 5.1% gross yieldSanta Ana la Real · 5.6% gross yieldMarines, Los · 5.1% gross yieldSanlúcar de Guadiana · 4.8% gross yieldCañaveral de León · 5.4% gross yieldVillanueva de las Cruces · 5.0% gross yieldCumbres de San Bartolomé · 5.2% gross yieldHinojales · 5.1% gross yieldCortelazor · 5.7% gross yieldBerrocal · 5.2% gross yieldLinares de la Sierra · 5.4% gross yieldPuerto Moral · 5.5% gross yieldNava, La · 5.2% gross yieldValdelarco · 5.7% gross yieldGranada de Río-Tinto, La · 5.3% gross yieldCastaño del Robledo · 5.3% gross yieldCumbres de Enmedio · 6.2% gross yieldLepe · 3.5% gross yield Lepe3.5%Almonte3.7%Aroche5.1% Lepe3.5%
Gross yield < 3%3–4 %4–5 %5–6 %≥ 6% sin datos

Administrative boundaries from the Spanish National Geographic Institute (CC BY 4.0). The Canary Islands are drawn shifted, as on any map of Spain.

The verdict

What the analysis sees

The specific signals the official data leaves about this market, before going into detail.

On gross yield it ranks 79 of 80 among the municipalities of its province.

Lepe has 29,677 residents, an average gross household income of €20,059 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 6% (below the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Momentum 65/100Appraised prices, rents, transactions and population are all rising in the latest data.
  • 5.6 transactions per 1,000 residentsA market with high turnover: reselling is easier than the national average.
  • Net migration of 14.9‰More people arrive than leave, above the Spanish average: sustained housing demand.
  • Approximate unemployment of 6%A stronger labour market than the Spanish average, measured on registered unemployed and contributors.
  • 13 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • Gross yield of 3.5%Below the Spanish average (4.2%): here you buy for capital growth rather than for rent.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

The market level in Lepe and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

28.4 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
8.1 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
29%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.64%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
1,804 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
5 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
3.5%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Lepe's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield3.5%
11
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level5 €/m²/month
86
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum65/100
77
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Huelva it ranks 79 of 80 on gross yield.

The demand

Demand, employment and liquidity

The structural depth of the market: how many people live here, what they earn, how much changes hands and what stress it carries. This is market context, never a measure of tenant risk.

5.6Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
6%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€20,059Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
14.9‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.56Repossession pressure
Spain 0.55 housing repossessions per 1,000 dwellings of the provincial stock · 2025

Repossessions are a provincial figure (INE): they describe the market in Huelva, not this municipality alone.

The costs

Municipal costs and taxes

What the town hall and the cadastre set for this municipality, which is what the owner pays every year whether it is let or not.

0.640%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
2013Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€520/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Lepe over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+1.8% interanual
110.9 20112014201820212024 104.8 · 2011104.8 · 2011106.6 · 2012106.6 · 2012101.6 · 2013101.6 · 201399.2 · 201499.2 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 2015100.1 · 2016100.1 · 2016101 · 2017101 · 2017103.2 · 2018103.2 · 2018101.7 · 2019101.7 · 2019101.9 · 2020101.9 · 2020104.2 · 2021104.2 · 2021106.8 · 2022106.8 · 2022109 · 2023109 · 2023110.9 · 2024110.9 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+20.9% interanual
706 20112015201820222025 275 · 2011275 · 2011358 · 2012358 · 2012230 · 2013230 · 2013251 · 2014251 · 2014266 · 2015266 · 2015287 · 2016287 · 2016359 · 2017359 · 2017388 · 2018388 · 2018428 · 2019428 · 2019378 · 2020378 · 2020632 · 2021632 · 2021617 · 2022617 · 2022508 · 2023508 · 2023584 · 2024584 · 2024706 · 2025706 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−13.2% interanual
1,202 20192021202320242026 2,520 · 20192,520 · 20192,728 · 20202,728 · 20202,530 · 20212,530 · 20212,060 · 20222,060 · 20221,723 · 20231,723 · 20231,553 · 20241,553 · 20241,385 · 20251,385 · 20251,202 · 20261,202 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+3.9% interanual
€20,059 20132016201820212023 €16,179 · 2013€16,179 · 2013€15,818 · 2014€15,818 · 2014€16,250 · 2015€16,250 · 2015€16,320 · 2016€16,320 · 2016€16,601 · 2017€16,601 · 2017€17,291 · 2018€17,291 · 2018€18,026 · 2019€18,026 · 2019€18,238 · 2020€18,238 · 2020€18,786 · 2021€18,786 · 2021€19,314 · 2022€19,314 · 2022€20,059 · 2023€20,059 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
29,677 20112014201820222025 27,241 · 201127,241 · 201127,241 · 201127,241 · 201127,214 · 201227,214 · 201227,214 · 201227,214 · 201227,406 · 201327,406 · 201327,406 · 201327,406 · 201327,054 · 201427,054 · 201427,054 · 201427,054 · 201427,675 · 201527,675 · 201527,675 · 201527,675 · 201527,409 · 201627,409 · 201627,409 · 201627,409 · 201626,931 · 201726,931 · 201726,931 · 201726,931 · 201727,047 · 201827,047 · 201827,047 · 201827,047 · 201827,431 · 201927,431 · 201927,431 · 201927,431 · 201927,880 · 202027,880 · 202027,880 · 202027,880 · 202028,293 · 202128,293 · 202128,293 · 202128,293 · 202128,617 · 202228,617 · 202228,617 · 202228,617 · 202228,813 · 202328,813 · 202328,813 · 202328,813 · 202329,241 · 202429,241 · 202429,241 · 202429,241 · 202429,677 · 202529,677 · 202529,677 · 202529,677 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+61.1% interanual
443 2021202220232024 180 · 2021180 · 2021384 · 2022384 · 2022275 · 2023275 · 2023443 · 2024443 · 2024

Recorded offences

Ministry of the Interior · cumulative

+85.0% interanual
4,596 202420252026 494 · 2024494 · 2024952 · 2024952 · 20241,564 · 20241,564 · 20241,989 · 20241,989 · 20242,484 · 20252,484 · 20252,988 · 20252,988 · 20253,627 · 20253,627 · 20254,159 · 20254,159 · 20254,596 · 20264,596 · 2026
Nearby

Alternatives in Huelva

Territories of the same level ranked by gross yield, to compare before deciding.

The inventory

What is for sale in Lepe

Our catalogue in this territory, with an investment score computed property by property.

13Properties analysed1 at auction
€28,500Median priceOf the adverts for sale
63/100Median scoreMedian investment quality of the catalogue

See the 13 properties in Lepe

The method

How this page is calculated

Where each figure comes from, over which territory and from what date. Confidence measures data coverage, never investment quality.

Data coverage

100/100

What this page does not show is what is not published about the municipality, not a zero.

  • official rent series (SERPAVI)
  • series sufficient to measure momentum
  • official appraised value (MIVAU)
  • estimated market level
  • our own adverts

When each figure is from

This is the latest figure published by each source for this municipality.

rent
2024
sale
2026Q1
household income
2023
official appraisal
2026Q1
population register
2025
registered transactions
2026Q1
registered unemployment
2026M06
MIVAUAppraised housing value and registered transactions
SERPAVIOfficial reference rent index
INEPopulation register, migration and repossessions
AEATAverage gross household income
SEPE and Social SecurityRegistered unemployment and contributions
CatastroCadastral value, age and IBI rate
InmobliaOur own catalogue of adverts, each with its investment score

An indicative statistical estimate for comparing markets, not an appraisal or an investment recommendation. Gross yield does not deduct costs, IBI, insurance, voids or taxes.