Municipality · A Coruña

Investing in Ferrol: 5 €/m²/month in rent and 4.8% gross yield

Buying in Ferrol costs 1,186 €/m² on average and renting goes for 5 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 4.8% before costs and taxes. It sits somewhat above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

5 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €425/month
1,186 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €106,740
4.8%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
55/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Ferrol within A Coruña

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

Coruña, A · 3.3% gross yieldSantiago de Compostela · 3.7% gross yieldNarón · 4.4% gross yieldOleiros · 3.8% gross yieldArteixo · 3.7% gross yieldAmes · 3.7% gross yieldCarballo · 4.3% gross yieldCulleredo · 3.8% gross yieldRibeira · 4.0% gross yieldCambre · 4.3% gross yieldTeo · 4.3% gross yieldBoiro · 4.3% gross yieldSada · 4.2% gross yieldNoia · 4.3% gross yieldBetanzos · 4.0% gross yieldOrdes · 4.8% gross yieldFene · 4.7% gross yieldLaracha, A · 4.7% gross yieldRianxo · 4.7% gross yieldPontes de García Rodríguez, As · 4.7% gross yieldSanta Comba · 5.1% gross yieldPobra do Caramiñal, A · 4.4% gross yieldO Porto do Son · 4.7% gross yieldPadrón · 4.5% gross yieldBrión · 4.5% gross yieldMuros · 4.7% gross yieldMelide · 4.1% gross yieldOroso · 4.5% gross yieldCee · 4.6% gross yieldPontedeume · 4.1% gross yieldBergondo · 4.3% gross yieldMiño · 4.2% gross yieldNegreira · 4.8% gross yieldCarral · 4.5% gross yieldValdoviño · 4.3% gross yieldVimianzo · 4.6% gross yieldCedeira · 4.5% gross yieldAres · 4.5% gross yieldOutes · 4.8% gross yieldArzúa · 5.0% gross yieldCoristanco · 5.1% gross yieldAbegondo · 5.1% gross yieldOrtigueira · 5.1% gross yieldPonteceso · 5.0% gross yieldMalpica de Bergantiños · 4.9% gross yieldMugardos · 4.5% gross yieldCerceda · 5.0% gross yieldCamariñas · 4.9% gross yieldNeda · 4.4% gross yieldVedra · 4.6% gross yieldFisterra · 4.5% gross yieldPino, O · 5.1% gross yieldRois · 5.5% gross yieldMuxía · 5.0% gross yieldCurtis · 5.3% gross yieldBoqueixón · 4.8% gross yieldZas · 5.0% gross yieldCabana de Bergantiños · 5.0% gross yieldCarnota · 5.0% gross yieldMazaricos · 5.3% gross yieldVal do Dubra · 4.8% gross yieldCariño · 4.9% gross yieldTouro · 5.4% gross yieldCabanas · 4.8% gross yieldBaña, A · 5.7% gross yieldTordoia · 5.2% gross yieldLousame · 5.8% gross yieldTrazo · 5.5% gross yieldLaxe · 4.7% gross yieldSan Sadurniño · 5.3% gross yieldDumbría · 4.8% gross yieldDodro · 5.3% gross yieldPaderne · 5.6% gross yieldMesía · 5.7% gross yieldFrades · 5.2% gross yieldCoirós · 4.8% gross yieldSobrado · 5.6% gross yieldMonfero · 5.9% gross yieldBoimorto · 5.4% gross yieldAranga · 5.6% gross yieldCorcubión · 4.2% gross yieldSantiso · 6.2% gross yieldIrixoa · 5.7% gross yieldVilarmaior · 5.4% gross yieldVilasantar · 5.5% gross yieldMañón · 4.8% gross yieldMoeche · 5.6% gross yieldCapela, A · 5.8% gross yieldToques · 5.2% gross yieldSomozas, As · 5.7% gross yieldCerdido · 5.8% gross yieldOza Cesuras · not enough dataFerrol · 4.8% gross yield Ferrol4.8% Ferrol4.8%
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 46 of 92 among the municipalities of its province.

Ferrol has 64,367 residents, an average gross household income of €29,212 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 15% (above the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Net migration of 18.2‰More people arrive than leave, above the Spanish average: sustained housing demand.
  • 10 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • Approximate unemployment of 15%Above the Spanish average: this is market context, not a measure of tenant risk.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

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

20.9 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
3.7 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
18%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.69%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
1,186 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
5 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
4.8%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

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

Gross yield4.8%
27
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level5 €/m²/month
81
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum55/100
68
PeorMedianaMejor

Within A Coruña it ranks 46 of 92 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.

3.6Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
15%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€29,212Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
18.2‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.44Repossession 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 A Coruña, 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.

0.690%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
2004Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€368/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

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

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+3.4% interanual
114.8 20112014201820212024 103.9 · 2011103.9 · 2011103.9 · 2012103.9 · 2012101.2 · 2013101.2 · 2013101.9 · 2014101.9 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 2015100.6 · 2016100.6 · 2016100.8 · 2017100.8 · 2017101.9 · 2018101.9 · 2018103.9 · 2019103.9 · 2019104.7 · 2020104.7 · 2020106.2 · 2021106.2 · 2021108.9 · 2022108.9 · 2022111 · 2023111 · 2023114.8 · 2024114.8 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+12.5% interanual
1,379 20112015201820222025 382 · 2011382 · 2011436 · 2012436 · 2012322 · 2013322 · 2013348 · 2014348 · 2014398 · 2015398 · 2015382 · 2016382 · 2016482 · 2017482 · 2017606 · 2018606 · 2018641 · 2019641 · 2019597 · 2020597 · 2020795 · 2021795 · 2021948 · 2022948 · 20221,021 · 20231,021 · 20231,226 · 20241,226 · 20241,379 · 20251,379 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−1.5% interanual
3,635 20192021202320242026 4,894 · 20194,894 · 20195,449 · 20205,449 · 20205,051 · 20215,051 · 20214,443 · 20224,443 · 20224,258 · 20234,258 · 20233,999 · 20243,999 · 20243,691 · 20253,691 · 20253,635 · 20263,635 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+3.4% interanual
€29,212 20132016201820212023 €24,670 · 2013€24,670 · 2013€24,744 · 2014€24,744 · 2014€25,129 · 2015€25,129 · 2015€25,231 · 2016€25,231 · 2016€25,590 · 2017€25,590 · 2017€26,334 · 2018€26,334 · 2018€27,253 · 2019€27,253 · 2019€26,915 · 2020€26,915 · 2020€27,281 · 2021€27,281 · 2021€28,252 · 2022€28,252 · 2022€29,212 · 2023€29,212 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
64,367 20112014201820222025 72,963 · 201172,963 · 201172,963 · 201172,963 · 201171,997 · 201271,997 · 201271,997 · 201271,997 · 201271,232 · 201371,232 · 201371,232 · 201371,232 · 201370,389 · 201470,389 · 201470,389 · 201470,389 · 201469,452 · 201569,452 · 201569,452 · 201569,452 · 201568,308 · 201668,308 · 201668,308 · 201668,308 · 201667,569 · 201767,569 · 201767,569 · 201767,569 · 201766,799 · 201866,799 · 201866,799 · 201866,799 · 201866,065 · 201966,065 · 201966,065 · 201966,065 · 201965,560 · 202065,560 · 202065,560 · 202065,560 · 202064,785 · 202164,785 · 202164,785 · 202164,785 · 202164,158 · 202264,158 · 202264,158 · 202264,158 · 202263,890 · 202363,890 · 202363,890 · 202363,890 · 202364,218 · 202464,218 · 202464,218 · 202464,218 · 202464,367 · 202564,367 · 202564,367 · 202564,367 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+35.8% interanual
1,173 2021202220232024 379 · 2021379 · 2021771 · 2022771 · 2022864 · 2023864 · 20231,173 · 20241,173 · 2024

Recorded offences

Ministry of the Interior · cumulative

+80.5% interanual
6,918 202420252026 738 · 2024738 · 20241,474 · 20241,474 · 20242,228 · 20242,228 · 20243,052 · 20243,052 · 20243,832 · 20253,832 · 20254,600 · 20254,600 · 20255,392 · 20255,392 · 20256,140 · 20256,140 · 20256,918 · 20266,918 · 2026
Nearby

Alternatives in A Coruña

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

The inventory

What is for sale in Ferrol

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

10Properties analysed
€148,500Median priceOf the adverts for sale
50/100Median scoreMedian investment quality of the catalogue

See the 10 properties in Ferrol

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.