Majadahonda

Segovian shepherds and a village almost sold

According to the Town Council, Segovian shepherds are believed to have settled around the 13th century and built a few huts, although the discovery of a Roman-Visigothic settlement suggests an earlier origin. In the 16th century it consolidated as a hamlet, with about 400 inhabitants at first and almost 800 by the end; in the 17th century the population fell sharply and it is said the village was about to be sold, but the residents' protest stopped the deal.

1812 and the Civil War

In 1812 Wellington's troops fought the French at Majadahonda and left the village practically in ruins. During the Civil War, between 1936 and 1939, nobody remained in the village, and those who returned found it almost entirely destroyed. The halt the Marquis of Remisa built on his estate is the origin of today's commuter-rail station.

From countryside to residential city

In the 1960s there was an urban transformation and strong population growth: agriculture lost weight and the town became a residential and service place. In 2018 it had more than 71,000 inhabitants.

What it means for buyers and sellers

• In July 2026 it is the highest-priced of the 32 municipalities analysed, by median closing price.
• It is a municipal median: compare homes in the same neighbourhood and of the same type.

Source for the historical context: Majadahonda Town Council (the history).

Data and statistics

Majadahonda is a municipality in the Community of Madrid. According to the Community of Madrid's statistical tables, it covers 38.49 km² and lies 19.7 km by road from the capital. The INE's official population figures give 73,625 registered inhabitants for 2025.

In July 2026, the median price of completed sales in the municipality of Majadahonda was €5,227/m². Since January (€4,732/m²), the figure rose in 4 of the 6 months that can be compared with the previous one, without a steady climb.

July is the highest of the 2026 figures published (€5,227/m²); the lowest is June (€4,227/m²).

The report publishes a year-on-year change of +40.8% and a year-to-date change of +10.5%, with €3,712/m² in July 2025 as the prior-year starting point. They compare medians of different transactions in each period, not the change in value of the same home.

For reference, the July figure is above the one published for the province as a whole (€3,618/m²). These are medians for each area, not averages of the areas they contain.

This guide describes the figure for the area, not an individual home: valuing a property requires comparing similar homes. The report does not say how many transactions underlie each territorial median.

Territorial context: Community of Madrid and National Statistics Institute (INE) (land area of the municipalities (Regional Geographic Information Centre, Community of Madrid); road distance to the capital (Directorate-General for Economy and Industry, Community of Madrid); official population figures, Madrid: population by municipality and sex (INE)), accessed 2 November 2026. Official information, separate from the Huspy statistics.

Source of the statistics: Huspy Market Insights · Madrid, October 2026 edition. Completed sales, median in €/m²; not asking or rental prices. The edition date is not the data date.