46.7% of the rental homes available in the Comunidad de Madrid are under 60 square meters, while 48.7% of the apartments offered in Baleares exceed 120 square meters, according to a study by pisos.com on how the rental supply is distributed according to surface area.
Across Spain as a whole, the predominant segment is that of homes between 60 and 90 square meters, which accounts for 32.2% of the market. Next are properties under 60 square meters, with 28.1%, and those between 91 and 120 square meters, which represent 20.9%. Homes of more than 120 square meters account for the remaining 18.7%.
By autonomous communities, Madrid leads the proportion of apartments under 60 square meters, with 46.7%, followed by Cataluña, with 41.2%. After them come Canarias, with 28.7%, and Andalucía, with 22.4% of smaller-sized supply.
On the other hand, Baleares stands out for the spaciousness of its rental homes, since 48.7% of the properties exceed 120 square meters. Cataluña is in second place, with 33.3%, while Castilla-La Mancha reaches 25.6% in this larger surface area bracket.
The report also highlights contrasts in the intermediate segments. In Castilla-La Mancha, 45.8% of the apartments are between 91 and 120 square meters, while in Cantabria 58.8% of the supply is concentrated in homes between 60 and 90 square meters.
If analyzed by provinces, Teruel leads the share of homes of more than 120 square meters, with 66.7% of the supply. It is followed by Baleares, with 48.7%, and Soria, with 42.9%. Castellón and Segovia also stand out, where around 39.6% of the rental properties exceed that surface area.
At the smaller-size end, Álava heads the provincial list of apartments under 60 square meters, with 50%, ahead of Madrid, with 46.7%, and Barcelona, with 42.6%. The province of Las Palmas also records a high share, at 34.2%.
The spokesperson and Director of Studies at pisos.com, Ferran Font, has underlined that the surface area of rental homes is key to interpreting the residential alternatives of each market and has highlighted the differences between territories.
In this line, it has indicated that Madrid and Cataluña concentrate a larger volume of small-sized properties, while Baleares presents a much higher share of spacious homes. At the same time, it has insisted that surface area is only one of the elements that determine whether a home fits the needs of households.
By provincial capitals, Teruel once again ranks first in homes of more than 120 square meters, with 66.7% of the rental properties. Next appear Palma de Mallorca, with 48.7%, and Soria, with 42.9%. Castellón de la Plana and Segovia complete the group of cities with the greatest presence of large apartments, with 39.6% in both cases.