In short
On a €300,000 resale home in Cartagena (Region of Murcia), transfer tax and land registry fees come to €23,451 (7.75% tax at the general rate). Homes in Cartagena were appraised at €1,486/m² in Q2 2026, +13.6% over a year.
Calculate for Cartagena
The questions, answered
How much transfer tax on a €300,000 resale home in Cartagena?
At the general rate of Region of Murcia (7.75%), €300,000 bought in Cartagena pays €23,250 of transfer tax (ITP) and €201 of land registry fees: €23,451 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 Cartagena?
Approved valuers appraised open-market homes in Cartagena at €1,486/m² in Q2 2026 (934 valuations), +13.6% over a year; the figure is €2,355/m² for Spain.
Are home prices rising in Cartagena?
Yes: appraised values in Cartagena changed by +13.6% over a year. For Region of Murcia as a whole the INE index moved +14.4% (Spain: 12.2%).
Reading the numbers for Cartagena
By appraised value, Cartagena is among the five most affordable of the 55 cities Payotte covers (55th of 55). At €1,486/m² it sits 37% below the Spanish average of €2,355/m².
Of the four Region of Murcia cities covered, it is the cheapest, and 10% above the Region of Murcia average (€1,350/m²).
The appraised value is up €178/m² from €1,308 a year earlier (+13.6%), 1.1 points faster than the national rise (+12.5%) and in step with Region of Murcia as a whole (+13.9%). On a 90 m² home at the average, the year's move is worth about €15,993.
Taken at the average appraised value, €300,000 buys roughly 200 m² in Cartagena, against 125 m² at the Spanish average. A 90 m² home at that value would be about €134,000; the buyer's taxes and registry fees on a resale come to €10,535 (7.8%). Arithmetic on an average, not a valuation.
The Cartagena figure rests on 934 valuations, or 4.2 valuations per 1,000 inhabitants. With 220,704 inhabitants it is the 20th most populated of the 55 cities covered.
On that ladder the next city up is Murcia at €1,580/m² (€94 more). The dearest covered city, Santa Eulària des Riu, is at €6,844/m², €5,359 above Cartagena; the cheapest, Cartagena, at €1,486/m². It held the same 55th place a year earlier.
| Size | Price at that value | Buyer taxes, resale | Buyer taxes, new build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m² | €74,000 | €5,844 (7.8%) | €8,619 |
| 70 m² | €104,000 | €8,189 (7.8%) | €12,089 |
| 90 m² | €134,000 | €10,535 (7.8%) | €15,560 |
| 120 m² | €178,000 | €13,963 (7.8%) | €20,638 |
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer tax (ITP) on €300,000 | €23,250 | Decreto Legislativo 1/2010, art. 6.1 |
| 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 | €1,486/m² | Ministry, 934 valuations |
| Appraised value, Q2 2025 | €1,308/m² | Ministry |
| Region of Murcia, appraised value, Q2 2026 | €1,350/m² | Ministry (+13.9% a year) |
| Region of Murcia, INE house price index, change over a year | +14.4% | INE, Q2 2026 |
| Population, 1 January 2025 | 220,704 | INE, Padrón |
Valuers' averages, not sale prices; changes computed by Payotte.
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Sources
- Taxes: Decreto Legislativo 1/2010, texto refundido tributos cedidos de la Región de Murcia; 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.