Rental yield in Sant Joan Despí
What the official data says about buying a flat to let in Sant Joan Despí (Cataluña): price, rent, yield and taxes. Then work out your own case.
Median rent rose 3.9% from 2023 to 2024. These are cautious figures: the official rent is the median of all contracts declared in 2024, including older, cheaper ones, and the price is from Q2 2026. Asking rents in today's listings are usually higher: enter your flat in the calculator.
An example flat in Sant Joan Despí
A 70 m² flat at the average price (€259,000), let at the median rent (€810 a month), with a 80% mortgage at 2.9%:
Negative cash flow and low IRR- You put in
- €93,950
- Net monthly cash flow
- -€301
- Return on equity
- -3.8%
- Gross yield
- 3.57%
With the purchase taxes of Cataluña, annual costs and income tax. Change the price and rent to those of your flat.
Taxes when buying and letting in Cataluña
- Resale: transfer tax (ITP) of 10%–13% on the price.
- New build: VAT of 10% and stamp duty (AJD) of 1.5%.
- Rent: the net income (rent minus costs, interest and depreciation) is taxed under income tax (IRPF). If the flat is the tenant's main home, it is reduced by 50%, and by up to 90% for some contracts in stressed areas.
The calculator applies all of this to your figures.
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How much does a flat cost in Sant Joan Despí?
The average appraised value of private housing in Sant Joan Despí is €3,707/m² (Q2 2026, Ministry of Housing). A 70 m² flat would cost about €259,000.
How much is the rent in Sant Joan Despí?
The median rent of flats declared in 2024 was €11.58/m² a month: about €810 a month for a 70 m² flat (SERPAVI, Ministry of Housing).
What yield does letting a flat in Sant Joan Despí give?
With those medians, the indicative gross yield is 3.7%. The net yield, after costs, mortgage and taxes, depends on each flat: work it out with the ROInmuebles calculator.
What taxes do you pay when buying a home in Sant Joan Despí?
In Cataluña, resale homes pay transfer tax (ITP) of 10%–13%. New builds pay VAT 10% and stamp duty (AJD) of 1.5%.
Sources
Price: Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, appraised housing value statistics (average appraised value of private housing, Q2 2026; 119 appraisals in Sant Joan Despí). mivau.gob.es
Rent: Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, State Rental Price Reference System (SERPAVI), from 2024 income tax returns (1,993 flats let in Sant Joan Despí). SERPAVI
Indicative estimate based on official data. Not financial or tax advice.