Aravaca

A green residential area on the north-western edge of the city, close to both the centre and the countryside.

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40,086Home sales, last 12 months · Madrid
€5,418/m²Appraised value, Q2 2026

Houses with gardens

Close to the countryside

Within the city

About Aravaca

Green, calm and close to the city.

Aravaca is a green residential area on the north-western edge of the city, with houses, gardens and quiet streets, close to both the centre and the countryside. Families come here for a calmer, greener life within easy reach of central Madrid.

  • Local shops and restaurants.
  • Houses with gardens.
  • Green spaces nearby.
  • Schools close by.
  • Central Madrid within reach.

Why invest in Aravaca

A tree-lined avenue with statues in Madrid

Houses with gardens

Quiet streets of houses and gardens, rare within the city limits.

A park in Madrid from the air

Close to the countryside

Woods and green spaces lie just beyond.

Classic balconies on a Madrid building

Within the city

Central Madrid is a short drive or train ride away.

People walking past red-brick buildings, Madrid

Life in Aravaca

Gardens, green spaces and the city within reach.

Neighbourhoods

Madrid, area by area.

The Metropolis building on Gran Vía, Madrid

Madrid

The capital

An ornate Madrid façade with balconies

Salamanca

Classic prime district

Boats on the lake in Retiro Park, Madrid

Retiro

Beside the park

A street of classic apartment buildings, Madrid

Chamberí

Much-loved and central

People walking past red-brick buildings, Madrid

Justicia

Chueca and Salesas

The Royal Palace of Madrid

Centro

Historic Madrid

Central Madrid from the air

Chamartín

Quiet, well connected

A tree-lined avenue with statues in Madrid

El Viso

Houses and gardens

Green hills on the edge of Madrid

La Moraleja

Space and privacy

A park in Madrid from the air

Pozuelo de Alarcón

Family houses, west

Residences

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Market report

Aravaca market report.

Official figures for the municipality of Madrid: how many homes sold over the last year, and what they were valued at per square metre.

Official data · Madrid

40,086

Home sales signed before a notary, last 12 months

€5,418/m²

Appraised value per m², Q2 2026

−13.1%

Sales, change on a year earlier

+9.4%

Value per m², change on a year earlier

Sources: Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, Transacciones inmobiliarias (home sales from notarial deeds), table 2, and Valor tasado de la vivienda (free-market homes, all ages), table 4, for the municipality of Madrid. Last 12 months: Q3 2025 to Q2 2026; changes compare with Q3 2024 to Q2 2025 and Q2 2025. Q2 2026 figures are provisional. Figures are for the city of Madrid as a whole; district figures are not published.

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