Living in Zabbar
A large, established town beyond the Three Cities, with an old core, a big church and a great deal of ordinary residential housing around it. Zabbar is affordable, well served and thoroughly local.
Zabbar at a glance
- Lifestyle
- Town, residential, local
- Best for
- Families, budget-conscious renters
- Atmosphere
- Quiet residential streets, busier centre
- Property market
- Apartments, maisonettes and older houses
- Typical property types
- Apartments, maisonettes, townhouses, houses of character
Why live in Zabbar?
Space for the money
Considerably more property per euro than anywhere north.
Amenities
A full range of shops, schools and services.
Old core
Houses of character around the centre at attainable prices.
Near the Three Cities
Cottonera and the harbour are minutes away.
The lifestyle
Zabbar is a Maltese town where people live rather than visit, with little that is aimed at foreigners and correspondingly little English-speaking bubble. The centre is busy; the residential streets around it are quiet. It is well away from the main business areas, and the drive north through the harbour bottlenecks is slow at peak times. For anyone working in the south or the Three Cities it is well placed and good value.
Property in Zabbar
Apartments and maisonettes in quantity, with townhouses and houses of character in the older parts. Prices are among the lower ones on the island and space is correspondingly generous. Older properties range from restored to untouched. Unfurnished lets are common, reflecting a local tenant base rather than a transient one.
Who is this area best for?
Families
Space, schools and affordable rents.
Budget-conscious renters
A lot of home for the money.
People working in the south
Short commute to the harbour and the southern areas.
Less suited to
Daily commuters to St Julian’s, and anyone wanting an international neighbourhood.
What's nearby?
- Valletta10 min
- Sliema15 min
- Malta International Airport15 min
- St Julian's20 min
Approximate driving times, outside peak hours.
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