🏘 12,978 buildings🏠 48,924 homes📮 10 postcodes🛣 890 streets
📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€287,000
Price per m² (median)€2,410/m²
Half of the homes between €216,000 and €406,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 11,361 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 22% unemployment (census)
🔑 Tenure
81% owned12% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal27% · many 2nd homes
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
Average net household income€31,720
€21,390€46,210
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other municipalities nearby and in Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
The median building in Vélez-Málaga dates from 1980. Its housing stock is newer than that of Canillas de Albaida (1978) and older than that of Rincón de la Victoria (1983). By decade, the 1980s built the most, with 2,902 buildings; then the 1970s, with 2,172. Between 1960 and 1979, 27% went up. Of its buildings, 46% predate the 1979 thermal standard. Since 2000, 20% of today's buildings have gone up. From 2015 on, 421 new buildings. There are energy certificates for 1,672 buildings, 13%. The most common rating is E. With an A or B rating there are 53. Of the certificates, 23% carry an F or G.
For schooling, options in Vélez-Málaga include Centro de Educación de Adultos María Zambrano, Coca Gua Gua and Colegio Concertado San José, according to OpenStreetMap (July 2026). Nurseries in the municipality include Centro Privado de Educación Infantil Minene, La Brujito II and Los Pitufos. Health centres in the municipality include Centro de Salud Vélez Málaga Norte, Centro de Salud Vélez-Málaga Sur and Centro Médico El Carmen. There are pharmacies in the municipality such as Farmacia Atarazana, Farmacia Benajarafe and Farmacia Caleta de Vélez. The town council is led by Jesús Lupiañez Herrera (PP).
🟢 Your neighbours
👥 86,048 residents (2025 register)📈 +0.1% in a year🌍 9.4% foreign residents🇲🇦 Morocco: 1,582🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 1,005🇷🇴 Romania: 766🇮🇹 Italy: 434🇩🇪 Germany: 415
🏛 Local governmentMayor: Jesús Lupiañez Herrera · PP
Municipal register (INE) · largest nationalities · Register of local elected officials
🏗 Buildings · Cadastre
% single-family86%
% of houses with a pool16%
Storeys (median)2
🕰 By decade of construction
<4040s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s
⚡ Energy ratings
With an energy certificate1,672
Most common ratingE
Rated A or B53
🚨 Safety · crime statistics
Here40.7
Spain38.5
Criminal offences per 1,000 residents a year · 876 offences in January–March 2026 · Ministry of the Interior. The figure is for the whole municipality.
🏆 Rankings
Streets in Vélez-Málaga with the most homes
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · Cadastre · CasasValue (CASAS.ES) · Household Income Atlas and 2021 Census (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine) · Register of local officials · Ministry of the Interior (crime). Data as of 2026-10-17.