In short
On a €300,000 resale home in Benalmádena (Andalusia), transfer tax and land registry fees come to €21,201 (7% tax at the general rate). Homes in Benalmádena were appraised at €3,783/m² in Q2 2026, +12.8% over a year.
Calculate for Benalmádena
The questions, answered
How much transfer tax on a €300,000 resale home in Benalmádena?
At the general rate of Andalusia (7%), €300,000 bought in Benalmádena pays €21,000 of transfer tax (ITP) and €201 of land registry fees: €21,201 for the buyer, before notary copies and any reduced rate; the base is the higher of price and Catastro reference value.
What is a home worth per square metre in Benalmádena?
Approved valuers appraised open-market homes in Benalmádena at €3,783/m² in Q2 2026 (402 valuations), +12.8% over a year; the figure is €2,355/m² for Spain and €3,084/m² for the province of Málaga.
Are home prices rising in Benalmádena?
Yes: appraised values in Benalmádena changed by +12.8% over a year. For Andalusia as a whole the INE index moved +11.9% (Spain: 12.2%).
Reading the numbers for Benalmádena
By appraised value, Benalmádena is 11th of the 55 cities Payotte covers, from the dearest down. At €3,783/m² it sits about 61% above the Spanish average of €2,355/m².
Within Andalusia it ranks 2nd of 14 covered cities, about 91% above the regional average of €1,982/m². The province of Málaga is at €3,084/m², so the city is €699 above its province.
The appraised value is up €428/m² from €3,355 a year earlier (+12.8%), in step with the national rise (+12.5%) and 1 points slower than Andalusia as a whole (+13.8%). On a 90 m² home at the average, the year's move is worth about €38,529.
Taken at the average appraised value, €300,000 buys roughly 75 m² in Benalmádena, against 125 m² at the Spanish average. A 90 m² home at that value would be about €340,000; the buyer's taxes and registry fees on a resale come to €24,012 (7%). Arithmetic on an average, not a valuation.
The Benalmádena figure rests on only 402 valuations, a thin sample that a few large operations can move, or 5.1 valuations per 1,000 inhabitants. With 78,338 inhabitants it is the 37th most populated of the 55 cities covered.
On that ladder the next city up is Palma at €3,815/m² (€32 more), and the next one down is Adeje at €3,776/m² (€7 less). The dearest covered city, Santa Eulària des Riu, is at €6,844/m², €3,062 above Benalmádena; the cheapest, Cartagena, at €1,486/m², €2,297 below. It held the same 11th place a year earlier.
| Size | Price at that value | Buyer taxes, resale | Buyer taxes, new build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m² | €189,000 | €13,401 (7%) | €21,339 |
| 70 m² | €265,000 | €18,742 (7%) | €29,872 |
| 90 m² | €340,000 | €24,012 (7%) | €38,292 |
| 120 m² | €454,000 | €32,023 (7%) | €51,091 |
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer tax (ITP) on €300,000 | €21,000 | Ley 5/2021, art. 41 |
| Land registry on €300,000 | €201 | Real Decreto 1427/1989 |
| Notary's deed fee on €300,000 (seller by default) | €388 | Real Decreto 1426/1989 |
| Appraised value, Q2 2026 | €3,783/m² | Ministry, 402 valuations |
| Appraised value, Q2 2025 | €3,355/m² | Ministry |
| Province of Málaga, Q2 2026 | €3,084/m² | Ministry |
| Andalusia, appraised value, Q2 2026 | €1,982/m² | Ministry (+13.8% a year) |
| Andalusia, INE house price index, change over a year | +11.9% | INE, Q2 2026 |
| Population, 1 January 2025 | 78,338 | INE, Padrón |
Valuers' averages, not sale prices; changes computed by Payotte.
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Sources
- Taxes: Ley 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de Tributos Cedidos de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía; calculator sources.
- Appraised values: Estadística de valor tasado de la vivienda (tables 1 and 4; Elaboración propia con datos del Ministerio; reuse under Real Decreto 1495/2011, arts. 7 and 8; published 2026-09-15).
- House price index: INE, Índice de Precios de Vivienda, Q2 2026 (Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es; published 2026-09-07).
- Population: INE, Padrón.