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Ħamrun vs Santa Venera
Two neighbouring central towns on the same arterial road, one busier and denser, the other smaller and more settled.
The short answer
Ħamrun or Santa Venera?
Ħamrun is the larger and more active of the two. It records more completed sales, more agreements in the pipeline and more new homes approved, and it holds a noticeably bigger share of Malta’s rental register. Santa Venera is the smaller, calmer address next door, with a domestic market of local families and long tenancies rather than frequent turnover.
The difference between them is less about location than about stock. Ħamrun’s appeal is old terraced housing that can be converted or brought back into use, which rewards a buyer prepared to take on a project. Santa Venera’s mix of older houses and later apartment blocks asks less of a buyer, and its quieter streets suit someone who wants a central position without Ħamrun’s density.
Head to head
Ħamrun: 25th of 68 · Santa Venera: 31st of 68
Ħamrun: 12th of 68 · Santa Venera: 20th 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 Ħamrun and Santa Venera
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 Ħamrun and Santa Venera
Ħamrun
A buyer comfortable with older buildings and willing to renovate. Ħamrun’s terraced stock is the raw material for conversions, and its broad local rental market gives a finished property somewhere to go. Read the condition of any building carefully: the age of the stock is both the opportunity and the risk.
Read the Ħamrun investment guideSanta Venera
A buyer who wants the same central position with fewer moving parts. Santa Venera is small and residential, its tenants tend to stay, and the stock is less demanding than Ħamrun’s. It suits a long hold and a steady, local letting plan more than a quick turn.
Read the Santa Venera investment guideGood to know
Ħamrun vs Santa Venera, answered
Which has more property sales, Ħamrun or Santa Venera?
From July 2025 to June 2026, the National Statistics Office recorded 259 final deeds of sale in Ħamrun and 216 in Santa Venera. By completed sales, Ħamrun is the busier market of the two.
Which has more sales in the pipeline, Ħamrun or Santa Venera?
A promise of sale agreement is the deal signed ahead of the final deed. From July 2025 to June 2026, 357 were recorded in Ħamrun and 323 in Santa Venera. Ħamrun has more sales on their way to completion.
Where are more new homes being approved, Ħamrun or Santa Venera?
In the first quarter of 2026, 45 new dwellings were approved in Ħamrun, 25th of the 68 localities the National Statistics Office reported, and 34 in Santa Venera, 31st. Ħamrun 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, Ħamrun or Santa Venera?
Ħamrun holds 2.52% of Malta’s active residential rent contracts, 12th of the 68 localities on the register, and Santa Venera holds 1.42%, 20th. On the Housing Authority’s register, Ħamrun has the deeper tenant pool.
Is Santa Venera quieter than Ħamrun?
Generally, yes. Both sit on the main arterial routes, but Santa Venera is smaller and almost entirely residential, while Ħamrun is densely built, with a busy high street along its spine. Traffic noise depends on the specific street in either town.
Which is better for a renovation project?
Ħamrun, on the whole. Its core is old terraced housing, much of it suited to conversion or bringing back into use. Santa Venera has older houses too, but more of its stock is later apartment blocks.
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