Municipality · Alicante/Alacant

Investing in Castell de Guadalest, el: 3 €/m²/month in rent and 5.2% gross yield

Buying in Castell de Guadalest, el costs 607 €/m² on average and renting goes for 3 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 5.2% before costs and taxes. It sits clearly above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

3 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €237/month
607 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €54,630
5.2%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
49/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Castell de Guadalest, el within Alicante/Alacant

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

Alacant/Alicante · 4.0% gross yieldElx/Elche · 3.8% gross yieldTorrevieja · 3.6% gross yieldOrihuela · 2.8% gross yieldBenidorm · 3.3% gross yieldAlcoi/Alcoy · 4.9% gross yieldSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig · 3.9% gross yieldElda · 5.2% gross yieldDénia · 2.9% gross yieldSanta Pola · 3.3% gross yieldVila Joiosa, la/Villajoyosa · 3.6% gross yieldVillena · 4.8% gross yieldPetrer · 4.5% gross yieldCampello, el · 3.6% gross yieldCrevillent · 4.4% gross yieldXàbia/Jávea · 2.5% gross yieldMutxamel · 3.5% gross yieldCalp · 2.9% gross yieldSant Joan d'Alacant · 3.9% gross yieldNovelda · 4.5% gross yieldAltea · 1.9% gross yieldIbi · 4.2% gross yieldPilar de la Horadada · 2.9% gross yieldAlmoradí · 4.3% gross yieldAspe · 4.0% gross yieldAlfàs del Pi, l' · 3.2% gross yieldCallosa de Segura · 4.3% gross yieldNucia, la · 4.2% gross yieldGuardamar del Segura · 2.7% gross yieldRojales · 2.9% gross yieldAlbatera · 3.9% gross yieldMonòver/Monóvar · 4.3% gross yieldTeulada · 2.9% gross yieldBenissa · 2.7% gross yieldCastalla · 4.0% gross yieldCocentaina · 4.3% gross yieldPego · 4.4% gross yieldSax · 5.0% gross yieldFinestrat · 3.2% gross yieldSan Fulgencio · 3.2% gross yieldCatral · 4.1% gross yieldMuro de Alcoy · 4.4% gross yieldMonforte del Cid · 2.4% gross yieldPedreguer · 3.6% gross yieldPinós, el/Pinoso · 5.0% gross yieldDolores · 3.8% gross yieldRedován · 5.1% gross yieldCallosa d'en Sarrià · 4.2% gross yieldOnil · 4.6% gross yieldCox · 3.8% gross yieldOndara · 4.7% gross yieldXixona/Jijona · 4.5% gross yieldBigastro · 3.5% gross yieldBanyeres de Mariola · 5.3% gross yieldSan Miguel de Salinas · 2.6% gross yieldGata de Gorgos · 3.8% gross yieldPolop · 2.5% gross yieldBenejúzar · 4.3% gross yieldMontesinos, Los · 3.6% gross yieldVerger, el · 2.8% gross yieldAgost · 4.4% gross yieldPoble Nou de Benitatxell, el/Benitachell · 3.3% gross yieldFormentera del Segura · 4.5% gross yieldAlgorfa · 3.1% gross yieldBusot · 3.7% gross yieldBenijófar · 2.8% gross yieldBiar · 4.4% gross yieldXaló · 4.8% gross yieldPoblets, els · 3.5% gross yieldFondó de les Neus, el/Hondón de las Nieves · 2.6% gross yieldRomana, la · 2.7% gross yieldGranja de Rocamora · 4.5% gross yieldBeniarbeig · 3.9% gross yieldOrba · 3.9% gross yieldSan Isidro · 4.6% gross yieldJacarilla · 4.0% gross yieldBenferri · 4.0% gross yieldDaya Nueva · 4.2% gross yieldSalinas · 4.7% gross yieldTibi · 4.4% gross yieldBeneixama · 5.2% gross yieldAlcalalí · 4.2% gross yieldRelleu · 4.1% gross yieldHondón de los Frailes · 4.6% gross yieldAlgueña · 6.2% gross yieldBenidoleig · 4.3% gross yieldCañada · 4.5% gross yieldAigües · 4.1% gross yieldBeniarrés · 5.4% gross yieldParcent · 4.6% gross yieldOrxeta · 4.2% gross yieldVall de Laguar, la · 4.9% gross yieldLlíber · 4.2% gross yieldTorre de les Maçanes, la/Torremanzanas · 4.7% gross yieldBenilloba · 4.9% gross yieldRàfol d'Almúnia, el · 4.2% gross yieldSanet y Negrals · 4.9% gross yieldDaya Vieja · 4.0% gross yieldSenija · 3.6% gross yieldPlanes · 5.8% gross yieldTàrbena · 5.1% gross yieldAgres · 4.7% gross yieldSella · 4.8% gross yieldBenigembla · 4.8% gross yieldAtzúbia, l' · 4.6% gross yieldOrxa, l'/Lorcha · 5.9% gross yieldVall de Gallinera, la · 5.0% gross yieldGaianes · 4.4% gross yieldMurla · 4.4% gross yieldBenimantell · 4.6% gross yieldAlqueria d'Asnar, l' · 4.3% gross yieldCastell de Castells · 4.4% gross yieldPenàguila · 4.8% gross yieldBolulla · 4.2% gross yieldBenimeli · 5.0% gross yieldBenimarfull · 5.0% gross yieldCamp de Mirra, el/Campo de Mirra · 4.0% gross yieldSagra · 4.4% gross yieldAlfafara · 4.6% gross yieldTormos · 4.2% gross yieldConfrides · 4.9% gross yieldGorga · 5.3% gross yieldMillena · 4.8% gross yieldAlcosser · 4.9% gross yieldVall d'Ebo, la · 4.7% gross yieldBeniardà · 4.7% gross yieldAlcoleja · 5.2% gross yieldBenasau · 5.1% gross yieldBenifato · 5.0% gross yieldVall d'Alcalà, la · 5.1% gross yieldBalones · 4.8% gross yieldBenifallim · 5.2% gross yieldQuatretondeta · 5.2% gross yieldAlmudaina · 5.6% gross yieldBenillup · 4.8% gross yieldFageca · 5.1% gross yieldBenimassot · 5.0% gross yieldFamorca · 5.8% gross yieldTollos · 5.2% gross yieldCastell de Guadalest, el · 5.2% gross yield Castell de Guadalest, el5.2%Villena4.8%Elx/Elche3.8%Orihuela2.8% Castell de Guadalest, el5.2%
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 13 of 141 among the municipalities of its province.

Castell de Guadalest, el has 284 residents. These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Gross yield of 5.2%Above the Spanish average (4.2%) on the same calculation method.
  • 10.6 transactions per 1,000 residentsA market with high turnover: reselling is easier than the national average.

Against

  • 0.73 repossessions per 1,000 dwellingsRepossession pressure above the average, a provincial figure that signals market stress.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

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

19.3 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
1.10%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
607 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
3 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
5.2%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Castell de Guadalest, el's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield5.2%
36
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level3 €/m²/month
42
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum49/100
50
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Alicante/Alacant it ranks 13 of 141 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.

10.6Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
3.5‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.73Repossession 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 Alicante/Alacant, 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.

1.100%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
1990Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€300/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Castell de Guadalest, el over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+62.5% interanual
13 20112015201820222025 1 · 20111 · 201114 · 201214 · 20121 · 20131 · 20133 · 20143 · 20143 · 20153 · 20154 · 20164 · 20165 · 20175 · 20176 · 20186 · 20188 · 20198 · 20196 · 20206 · 202011 · 202111 · 20216 · 20226 · 20226 · 20236 · 20238 · 20248 · 202413 · 202513 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−20.0% interanual
8 20192021202320242026 10 · 201910 · 201913 · 202013 · 202013 · 202113 · 202112 · 202212 · 202211 · 202311 · 202313 · 202413 · 202410 · 202510 · 20258 · 20268 · 2026

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
284 20112014201820222025 240 · 2011240 · 2011240 · 2011240 · 2011238 · 2012238 · 2012238 · 2012238 · 2012236 · 2013236 · 2013236 · 2013236 · 2013226 · 2014226 · 2014226 · 2014226 · 2014224 · 2015224 · 2015224 · 2015224 · 2015220 · 2016220 · 2016220 · 2016220 · 2016205 · 2017205 · 2017205 · 2017205 · 2017209 · 2018209 · 2018209 · 2018209 · 2018217 · 2019217 · 2019217 · 2019217 · 2019224 · 2020224 · 2020224 · 2020224 · 2020243 · 2021243 · 2021243 · 2021243 · 2021258 · 2022258 · 2022258 · 2022258 · 2022274 · 2023274 · 2023274 · 2023274 · 2023282 · 2024282 · 2024282 · 2024282 · 2024284 · 2025284 · 2025284 · 2025284 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

−75.0% interanual
1 2021202220232024 0 · 20210 · 20218 · 20228 · 20224 · 20234 · 20231 · 20241 · 2024
Nearby

Alternatives in Alicante/Alacant

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

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

70/100

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
2025
sale
2025
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.