Market Intelligence · Locality comparison
Xagħra vs Żebbuġ (Gozo)
Two hilltop villages of northern Gozo, closely matched on sales but pulling apart on new building and tenants.
The short answer
Xagħra or Żebbuġ (Gozo)?
Xagħra completes more final deeds than Żebbuġ in Gozo, but Żebbuġ has slightly more promise of sale agreements in hand, so their resale activity is broadly comparable. Żebbuġ leads clearly elsewhere: it is approving far more new homes and holds a much larger share of Malta’s rent contracts than Xagħra, which makes it the stronger of the two for letting.
Xagħra’s appeal is its setting and its stock: farmhouses and houses of character on a plateau above Ramla Bay, next to the Ġgantija temples. Żebbuġ is smaller, with salt pans and the coast at Xwejni below. In both, letting is largely seasonal and second homes are a defining part of the market.
Head to head
Xagħra: 37th of 68 · Żebbuġ (Gozo): 17th of 68
Xagħra: 30th of 68 · Żebbuġ (Gozo): 17th 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 Xagħra and Żebbuġ (Gozo)
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 Xagħra and Żebbuġ (Gozo)
Xagħra
Xagħra suits a buyer after a house of character to enjoy and keep, in one of Gozo’s largest villages, with Ramla Bay below. Its completed sales make it one of the island’s more liquid village markets, which helps at resale.
Read the Xagħra investment guideŻebbuġ (Gozo)
Żebbuġ in Gozo suits a buyer who wants wide views over the northern coast and a slightly stronger letting position, with more new stock coming through. The coast brings summer visitors, while the village itself stays quiet.
Read the Żebbuġ (Gozo) investment guideGood to know
Xagħra vs Żebbuġ (Gozo), answered
Which has more property sales, Xagħra or Żebbuġ (Gozo)?
From July 2025 to June 2026, the National Statistics Office recorded 220 final deeds of sale in Xagħra and 184 in Żebbuġ (Gozo). By completed sales, Xagħra is the busier market of the two.
Which has more sales in the pipeline, Xagħra or Żebbuġ (Gozo)?
A promise of sale agreement is the deal signed ahead of the final deed. From July 2025 to June 2026, 175 were recorded in Xagħra and 193 in Żebbuġ (Gozo). Żebbuġ (Gozo) has more sales on their way to completion.
Where are more new homes being approved, Xagħra or Żebbuġ (Gozo)?
In the first quarter of 2026, 28 new dwellings were approved in Xagħra, 37th of the 68 localities the National Statistics Office reported, and 58 in Żebbuġ (Gozo), 17th. Żebbuġ (Gozo) 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, Xagħra or Żebbuġ (Gozo)?
Xagħra holds 0.85% of Malta’s active residential rent contracts, 30th of the 68 localities on the register, and Żebbuġ (Gozo) holds 1.81%, 17th. On the Housing Authority’s register, Żebbuġ (Gozo) has the deeper tenant pool.
Is Xagħra or Żebbuġ better for letting in Gozo?
Żebbuġ has the edge. It holds a much larger share of Malta’s active rent contracts than Xagħra, though letting in both villages is largely seasonal. Neither figure is a yield, and the property itself will matter more than the village.
What are Xagħra and Żebbuġ known for?
Xagħra has the Ġgantija temples at its edge and Ramla Bay below. Żebbuġ in Gozo looks over the coast at Xwejni and the salt pans cut into the rock along it. Both sit on high ground in the north of the island.