Living in Ghaxaq
A traditional village in the south-east, inland from Marsaxlokk. Ghaxaq is quiet and residential, with a well-kept core and a reputation locally for its feasts.
Ghaxaq at a glance
- Lifestyle
- Village, quiet, traditional
- Best for
- Families, value-seekers
- Atmosphere
- Very quiet, lively at feast time
- Property market
- Townhouses, maisonettes, apartments
- Typical property types
- Townhouses, houses of character, maisonettes, apartments
Why live in Ghaxaq?
Quiet
Residential throughout, with little through traffic.
Space for the money
Houses with yards at prices well under the coast.
The south-east
Close to Marsaxlokk, Birzebbuga and the southern beaches.
Community
A strong village identity, particularly around the feasts.
The lifestyle
Ghaxaq is a working Maltese village and life in it is local. It is quiet for most of the year and then very lively indeed around the feast — worth knowing in advance rather than discovering. Amenities are village-scale with more in Zejtun and Tarxien nearby. A car is necessary; buses run but slowly. The airport is close, so aircraft can be heard on some days. Prices are low for the space, and families get a good deal here provided the daily journey is not to Sliema.
Property in Ghaxaq
Townhouses and houses of character in the older streets, maisonettes and newer apartments around the edges. Yards and roof terraces are usual. Condition varies and older properties often need modernising. Unfurnished lettings dominate for houses; apartments are mixed.
Who is this area best for?
Families
Quiet, safe and spacious, at southern prices.
Value-seekers
Well below the coast for the same accommodation.
Less suited to
Anyone commuting to the harbour area daily, and anyone without a car.
Look at instead
Gudja and Zejtun are similar in feel and price.
What's nearby?
- Malta International Airport10 min
- Valletta15 min
- St Julian's20 min
- Sliema20 min
Approximate driving times, outside peak hours.
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