Report · November 2026
Rents in Asturias: what listings ask and what tenants pay
We have gathered the public data on long-term rentals in Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés and the rest of Asturias. The sources do not always agree. We set out what each one says and where we are not sure.
- Data up to
- October 2026
- Published
- 14 November 2026
In short
≈ €12/m²
What listings in Oviedo and Gijón asked on average in October 2026. In Avilés, about €10/m².
≈ €7/m²
The median of contracts declared to the tax authorities in 2024. It includes old contracts, so it is not today's price.
+11%
How much Oviedo listings rose in a year, according to idealista (Fotocasa gives 12%). Gijón has barely moved since May.
12 zones
in Asturias have had a rent cap since 30 July 2026. Oviedo has none.
Prices by municipality
Average price in euros per square metre per month. In brackets, the change over one year. The first two columns are listings. The third is contracts already signed.
| Municipality | Listings, idealista Oct 2026 | Listings, Fotocasa Oct 2026 | Signed contracts 2024 median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | 11.9 (+10.9%) | 12.16 (+12.2%) | 7.32 |
| Gijón | 11.6 (+5.8%) | 12.30 (−0.9%) | 7.21 |
| Avilés | 9.8 (+13.0%) | 10.63 (+16.8%) | 5.98 |
| Siero | 9.5 (+5.7%) | 9.95 (+6.5%) | 6.02 |
| Langreo | 8.7 (+20.6%) | about 9 | 4.90 |
| Mieres | 8.5 (+9.7%) | about 9 | 5.00 |
| Asturias | 10.9 (+8.1%) | 12, including houses | 6.63 |
At these prices, an 80 m² flat is listed for about €950 a month in Oviedo, between €930 and €985 in Gijón and between €785 and €850 in Avilés. In Langreo and Mieres, Fotocasa only publishes the rounded figure.
By neighbourhood
Listings on idealista, October 2026, in €/m² per month. Within the same city, the most expensive neighbourhood is listed 24 to 26% above the cheapest.
In Avilés there is only a figure for the centre, €10.0/m². The other neighbourhoods have too few listings to work out a reliable average.
Why listings and contracts do not match
Listings ask 50 to 80% more than the 2024 contract median. We do not think the market is inflated by that much. Most of the gap seems to come from measuring different things.
- The Ministry figure includes contracts signed years ago and renewed with small rises. In 2024, according to the INE, rent on new contracts in Asturias rose 8%, and rent on existing ones rose 1.9%.
- Almost two years have passed since then. Even allowing for that time, listings stay about 40% higher.
- Renovated and furnished flats are listed more often, and some listings are negotiated down.
- Many listings are temporary lets and ask more. In Gijón, only 142 of 314 listings were long-term on 13 November.
That is why our calculator starts from long-term listings and shows separately what signed contracts pay.
What changes the price of a flat
These are rough effects compared with an average flat in the same neighbourhood. The last column says how much we trust each figure.
| Factor | Rough effect | How much we know |
|---|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | Up to 26% between neighbourhoods in the same city | A fair amount: measured in Asturias |
| Size | A square metre in a 40 to 50 m² flat is listed 30 to 50% higher than in an 80 m² flat | A fair amount: official data and local listings |
| Energy certificate | About 7% difference between A or B and F or G | A fair amount: a study of rental listings in Spain |
| Lift | About 7% less without a lift from the 3rd floor up | Some: valuation studies in Spain |
| Furniture | About 3% more if furnished | Some: official data |
| Parking included | €40 to €100 more a month, depending on the area | Some: parking space prices in Oviedo and Gijón |
| Condition | Renovated, around 10% more; needs work, 6% less; poor condition, 15% less | Little: our own estimate |
| Windows onto a courtyard | Around 7% less | Little: our own estimate |
| Sea views | Not measured | We don't know: in Gijón there are almost no long-term listings with views |
In the calculator we limit the combined effect to 30%. Official data shows no bigger differences between flats in the same area.
What changed in 2026
From 30 July, for three years
Rent-capped zones (zonas tensionadas)
Twelve zones in five municipalities: La Arena and Cimadevilla in Gijón, La Magdalena in Avilés, and parts of Llanes, Cabrales and Luanco. There, the rent on a new contract cannot go above the previous rent plus indexation. Oviedo has no rent-capped zones.
From 8 October
Royal Decree-law 29/2026
Until the end of 2027, rent on existing contracts can rise by 2% a year at most. The rooms together cannot cost more than the rent for the whole flat. A temporary contract needs a stated reason and lasts up to 12 months. The landlord pays the IBI (property tax) and the rent guarantee insurance.
These rules may change. The decree was ratified on 12 November by 35 votes to 34, and there is a general election on 29 November.
How the market looks
−41%
flats for rent compared with the end of 2022. There were about 13,700 in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Observatorio del Alquiler.
34
people on average showed interest in each listing in its first ten days, in October 2026, according to the same source.
1,026,726
residents in mid-2026, according to the INE. The population is growing because of people arriving from outside Asturias.
≈ 25%
of a household's income goes on rent in Oviedo and Gijón, less than in Spain as a whole (idealista, first quarter of 2026).
After the autumn decrees, some agencies say landlords are taking their flats off the rental market. Other sources do not see this. It is not clear yet.
What we don't know
We would rather say so before you make a decision based on these figures.
- How much is paid today. There is no public data on contracts after 2024.
- Whether idealista's figures from before and after July 2026 can be compared. The portal changed its method that month.
- Prices in many neighbourhoods of Avilés and in the small municipalities, where there are very few listings.
- How much sea views or a terrace add to the rent. We only found studies on sales.
- What will happen to the 2026 rules after the election.
Sources and method
When two sources give different figures, we show both.
- Listing prices
- Monthly reports from idealista and Fotocasa for October 2026, pisos.com, and a sample of long-term listings checked on 13 November 2026.
- Signed contracts
- Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), Ministry of Housing (Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana). Tax data for 2024, published in March 2026.
- Contract trends
- INE rental price index (Índice de Precios de Vivienda en Alquiler).
- Rules
- BOE: declaration of the rent-capped zones in Asturias (July 2026) and Royal Decree-law 29/2026.
- Market
- Observatorio del Alquiler (Fundación Alquiler Seguro), INE and idealista reports.