Two stretches of the Castellana. Chamberí is street-and-square city life; Chamartín has more space and more calm, with the northern business district and the station inside it.
Couples and professionals who want to live the city on foot and without a car, and families who put the school and the neighborhood ahead of floor space.
Families relocating to Madrid who want space without leaving the city, and professionals who work along the Castellana or travel often.
It has the most expensive rent per square metre of all the areas we analyse: 33% above the Madrid city average, according to SERPAVI contract data. Demand is high and good flats go quickly.
Chamartín is large and varied: El Viso or Nueva España have little in common with Prosperidad or Castilla in housing or price. The district name tells you little.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Chamberí (Iglesia) and from Chamartín (Colombia). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Chamberí | Chamartín |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 7 minL1 | 11 minL8C3 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 10 minL1L6 | 4 minL8 |
| Cuatro Torres | 26 minL1L10 | 21 minL9L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 38 minL1L10 | 33 minL9L10 |
| Atocha station | 13 minL1 | 16 minL8C10 |
| Airport T4 | 37 minL1L6L8 | 19 minL8 |
| IFEMA | 33 minL1L6L8 | 14 minL8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 14 minL1L6 | 17 minL8L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 41 minL1C4 | 36 minL8C4 |
| American School of Madrid | 32 minL1L10C10 | 35 minL8L10C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 33 minL7L4 | 23 minL8L4 |
Squares with café terraces, long-standing food markets and seven Metro lines, a short hop from Sol. It is the Madrid many people picture before they arrive — priced accordingly.
Couples and professionals who want to live the city on foot and without a car, and families who put the school and the neighborhood ahead of floor space.
Read the Chamberí guideColonies of 1930s houses, spacious flats and Chamartín railway station inside the district. North Madrid for people who want calm, space and the airport within easy reach.
Families relocating to Madrid who want space without leaving the city, and professionals who work along the Castellana or travel often.
Read the Chamartín guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Chamartín is cheaper: its price-per-square-metre index is 122, against 133 in Chamberí (city of Madrid = 100).
Chamberí has 14 stations inside the area with 7 lines (L1, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7, L10); Chamartín has 15 stations inside the area with 14 lines (L1, L4, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, C1, C2, C3, C4, C7, C8, C10). To see which suits you, check how long each takes to your destination in the journeys table.
Within a kilometre of each area's centre, Chamberí has 51 supermarkets, 45 schools and 731 bars, cafés and restaurants; Chamartín has 24, 37 and 252.
Rent: SERPAVI (2024). Journeys: CRTM GTFS Metro de Madrid (05-27-2025), CRTM GTFS Metro Ligero (07-22-2026), Renfe GTFS Cercanías (09-23-2026). Services: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extracto de Geofabrik del 2026-09-24. Shapes: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) vía Nominatim · INE (secciones censales de La Moraleja). Calculated on 2026-09-24.
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