Market Intelligence · Locality comparison
Gżira vs St Julian's
Two harbour-side towns either side of Sliema, closer on the published figures than their reputations suggest.
The short answer
Gżira or St Julian's?
The two are closer than their reputations suggest. St Julian’s records somewhat more completed sales and promise of sale agreements, and a slightly larger share of Malta’s active rent contracts, while Gżira approves more new homes. For a buyer letting to people working in the business district, St Julian’s; for a buyer after a quieter seafront address near the university, Gżira.
The difference is in the tenant and the street. St Julian’s tenants are drawn by Paceville, Portomaso and the offices along the coast, and turnover is higher. Gżira’s are students and young professionals, many of whom would otherwise be in Sliema. Gżira’s larger pipeline of new homes and the unresolved Manoel Island project both weigh on what its seafront looks like in future.
Head to head
Gżira: 11th of 68 · St Julian's: 34th of 68
Gżira: 7th of 68 · St Julian's: 5th of 68
Sources: National Statistics Office (Malta), residential property transactions and residential building permits; Housing Authority (Malta), Malta Rent Calculator.
Month by month
Sales in Gżira and St Julian's
Final deeds are completed sales. Promise of sale agreements are the deals signed on the way to a deed, so they show where the market is heading a few months early.
Source: National Statistics Office (Malta), residential property transactions.
Who each suits
Choosing between Gżira and St Julian's
Gżira
Gżira suits a buyer who wants a smaller apartment on the Sliema side of the harbour, let to students or young professionals, with the university and the promenade both within reach. The choice of block is where the value is, and a view on Manoel Island comes with it.
Read the Gżira investment guideSt Julian's
St Julian’s suits a buyer letting to people who work in gaming, finance or hospitality and want to live beside the office and the restaurants. It re-lets quickly when well placed, and the buyer accepts a busier, noisier address as the price of that demand.
Read the St Julian's investment guideGood to know
Gżira vs St Julian's, answered
Which has more property sales, Gżira or St Julian's?
From July 2025 to June 2026, the National Statistics Office recorded 299 final deeds of sale in Gżira and 329 in St Julian's. By completed sales, St Julian's is the busier market of the two.
Which has more sales in the pipeline, Gżira or St Julian's?
A promise of sale agreement is the deal signed ahead of the final deed. From July 2025 to June 2026, 255 were recorded in Gżira and 321 in St Julian's. St Julian's has more sales on their way to completion.
Where are more new homes being approved, Gżira or St Julian's?
In the first quarter of 2026, 69 new dwellings were approved in Gżira, 11th of the 68 localities the National Statistics Office reported, and 32 in St Julian's, 34th. Gżira has the larger pipeline of new supply: competition for a resale seller, and choice for an off-plan buyer.
Which has the bigger rental market, Gżira or St Julian's?
Gżira holds 4.17% of Malta’s active residential rent contracts, 7th of the 68 localities on the register, and St Julian's holds 4.4%, 5th. On the Housing Authority’s register, St Julian's has the deeper tenant pool.
Is Gżira or St Julian’s quieter at night?
Gżira. St Julian’s includes Paceville, Malta’s main nightlife district, and the streets around it are busy late. Gżira’s seafront is lively in the evening but it has no equivalent of Paceville.
Which suits a tenant working in the business district, Gżira or St Julian’s?
St Julian’s puts the tenant within walking distance of the offices and hotels. Gżira is a short drive or bus ride away and tends to suit tenants who work in Sliema, at the university or across the harbour.
Keep comparing