Sant Cugat del Valles · Barcelona
Rental yield in Sant Cugat del Vallès
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a mid-priced area for Barcelona, with a low rental yield and a Total Return above the city average. Here is what a typical flat in Sant Cugat del Vallès costs to buy and rent, and the Total Return (IRR) it delivers, compared with the other areas of Sant Cugat del Valles.
Sale price
4,342
€/m² · second-hand homes
Rent
13.4
€/m² per month · SERPAVI legal cap
Gross yield
3.7%
annual rent ÷ price
Total Return
4.9%
10-year IRR · typical flat
Appreciation
+4.0%
a year, 10-15 year history
Cash flow
-€574
per month, year 1, after tax
What the data says
Sant Cugat del Vallès is an area of Sant Cugat del Valles, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. The reference sale price is €4,342/m², based on the Fotocasa index adjusted to transaction prices: 5% above the Barcelona median (€4,141/m²). It ranks 36 of 86 areas in the Barcelona region by price.
The reference rent is €13.4/m² per month (SERPAVI median for the neighbourhood, 2024): about €1,179 a month for a typical 88 m² flat. Sant Cugat del Valles is a declared stressed rental zone, so that figure acts as the legal cap on a new tenancy. The gross yield (annual rent ÷ price) comes to 3.7%, 0.4 points below the city median (4.1%): rank 64 of 86 by gross yield.
With a 70% mortgage at 3.80% over 25 years and a sale after 10 years, the estimated Total Return (IRR) for that typical flat is 4.9%, above the Barcelona median (4.1%). It takes about €155,211 of cash (deposit, taxes and costs), and first-year cash flow after tax is -€574 a month.
Asking prices in Sant Cugat del Valles have grown by an average of 4.0% a year over the last 10 and 15 years (idealista, December 2025). Historical, not a forecast: it is the appreciation the modelled sale assumes.
A typical flat in Sant Cugat del Vallès
The same standard assumptions as the CasaROI map: change the mortgage, term or tax profile in your account and the Total Return is recalculated for your case.
- Size
- 88 m²
- Purchase price
- €382,096
- Monthly rent
- €1,179
- Cash needed · deposit + transfer tax + costs
- €155,211
- Monthly cash flow (year 1)
- -€574
- Total Return (IRR)
- 4.9%
Assumptions: 70% mortgage over 25 years at 3.80%, sale after 10 years, Spanish tax resident at a 37% marginal rate, no renovation.
Nearest areas, ranked by gross yield
| Area | €/m² | Rent €/m² | Gross | IRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubí | 2,104 | 9.2 | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| Sant Genís dels Agudells | 2,840 | 11.9 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| Montbau | 3,621 | 13.5 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Cerdanyola del Vallès | 2,726 | 10.0 | 4.4% | 3.0% |
| Canyelles | 3,035 | 10.7 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Horta | 3,965 | 13.4 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes | 4,477 | 14.7 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Sant Cugat del Vallès | 4,342 | 13.4 | 3.7% | 4.9% |
| la Vall d'Hebron | 5,096 | 14.8 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a square metre cost in Sant Cugat del Vallès?
€4,342/m² on average, based on the Fotocasa index adjusted to transaction prices. A typical 88 m² flat costs about €382,096, 5% above the Barcelona median.
How much is rent in Sant Cugat del Vallès?
The reference rent is €13.4/m² per month: about €1,179 a month for 88 m². As a stressed rental zone, that figure is the legal cap on a new whole-flat tenancy (room-by-room lets are exempt).
Is Sant Cugat del Vallès a good buy-to-let investment?
The gross yield is 3.7% (Barcelona median: 4.1%). With a 70% mortgage and a sale after 10 years, the estimated Total Return (IRR) is 4.9% against a city median of 4.1%. It depends on your financing and tax residency: with your own profile the number can change.
Is Sant Cugat del Vallès in a stressed rental zone?
Yes. Sant Cugat del Valles is a declared stressed rental zone, so on a new whole-flat tenancy the rent is limited by the official reference index (SERPAVI).
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Sources and method
- Sale: idealista · municipal sale-price report (June 2026) · ÷1,13 a precio de transacción (calibrado vs registral Madrid/BCN)
- Rent: SERPAVI · declared rent for the municipality (Housing Ministry/AEAT 2024) · stressed rental zone
- Appreciation: average of the 10- and 15-year rates of the area's asking price — historical, not a forecast