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Siġġiewi vs Żurrieq
Two large southern villages with open country around them, one inland and one on the coast by the Blue Grotto.
The short answer
Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
The two are closely matched, with Żurrieq a step ahead. Its completed sales are only a little higher than Siġġiewi’s, while its pipeline of promise of sale agreements is clearly fuller. Żurrieq approved clearly more new homes in the latest quarter and holds a larger share of Malta’s rent contracts. Both are rural and bought mainly for space.
The choice is mostly about setting. Siġġiewi offers the wider countryside, with farmhouses and plots on farmland running towards the cliffs. Żurrieq has the coast, the Blue Grotto and a larger stock of houses. Letting is modest in both, so the case in either is space bought at a low price and held.
Head to head
Siġġiewi: 35th of 68 · Żurrieq: 20th of 68
Siġġiewi: 35th of 68 · Żurrieq: 26th 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 Siġġiewi and Żurrieq
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 Siġġiewi and Żurrieq
Siġġiewi
Siġġiewi suits a buyer who wants land around a home, a farmhouse or a house of character in open country, in one of the quietest parts of the island. It is a hold, not an income play.
Read the Siġġiewi investment guideŻurrieq
Żurrieq suits a buyer who wants a rural village near the sea, usually a house, at a price well below the centre of the island. Its market is a little more active than Siġġiewi’s, which helps when selling.
Read the Żurrieq investment guideGood to know
Siġġiewi vs Żurrieq, answered
Which has more property sales, Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
From July 2025 to June 2026, the National Statistics Office recorded 235 final deeds of sale in Siġġiewi and 261 in Żurrieq. By completed sales, Żurrieq is the busier market of the two.
Which has more sales in the pipeline, Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
A promise of sale agreement is the deal signed ahead of the final deed. From July 2025 to June 2026, 226 were recorded in Siġġiewi and 292 in Żurrieq. Żurrieq has more sales on their way to completion.
Where are more new homes being approved, Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
In the first quarter of 2026, 29 new dwellings were approved in Siġġiewi, 35th of the 68 localities the National Statistics Office reported, and 54 in Żurrieq, 20th. Żurrieq 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, Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
Siġġiewi holds 0.68% of Malta’s active residential rent contracts, 35th of the 68 localities on the register, and Żurrieq holds 1.05%, 26th. On the Housing Authority’s register, Żurrieq has the deeper tenant pool.
Which has more countryside, Siġġiewi or Żurrieq?
Siġġiewi covers a larger stretch of farmland and is one of the few places in Malta where a property can be surrounded by open land. Żurrieq is rural too, with the coast as its added draw.
How long is the commute from either village?
Both are some distance from the harbour area and the centre, and the commute is a real one by car. Buyers in either usually accept that in exchange for space and a lower price.
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