Property observatory in Portugal: development of property searches in Portugal 2018 April

Global trends

  • 49.20% of places have risen in the rankings
  • 50.65% of places have fallen in the rankings
  • 0.15% of places have remained at the same position in the rankings

Top 10 climbers and fallers

This table shows the regions with the strongest search variations between 2018 March and 2018 April. Only the localities having more than 3000 visits in the month have been taken into account.

Top ten risers % Variation of Visits Position in the ranking Change of position in the ranking Top 10 fallers % Variation of Visits Position in the ranking Change of position in the ranking
Nord-est, Portugal 676.34% 568 958 Santa Cruz, Portugal -14.56% 371 -37
Viseu, Portugal 175.09% 395 352 Castro Marim, Portugal -6.07% 502 -30
Valongo, Portugal 134.09% 514 323 Alcobaça, Portugal -7.28% 294 -21
Espinho, Portugal 132.49% 423 300 Aljezur, Portugal -3.21% 345 -5
Odivelas, Portugal 159.12% 340 295 Fundão, Portugal -0.25% 598 0
Maia, Portugal 95.48% 689 290 Calheta (Madere), Portugal -0.30% 662 1
São Vicente, Portugal 91.01% 688 284 Lagos, Portugal 5.26% 149 3
Guimarães, Portugal 79.93% 606 242 Torres Vedras, Portugal 3.54% 513 5
Sines, Portugal 71.64% 725 237 Cascais, Portugal 14.44% 119 5
Esposende, Portugal 92.38% 495 236 Portimão, Portugal 9.27% 95 5

The most visited towns

City % of searches by town Position in the ranking Change of position in the monthly ranking Change of position in the quarterly ranking Change of position in the annual ranking Average price
Portimão 3.67% 1 0 2 3 335,214 €
Cascais e Estoril 2.87% 2 0 0 -1 1,500,481 €
Quarteira 2.58% 3 0 1 0 575,876 €
Albufeira (Olhos de Água) 2.58% 4 0 -3 -2 642,424 €
Vilamoura 2.14% 5 0 0 0 821,619 €
Lagos 1.71% 6 0 0 1 718,102 €
Faro (Sé e São Pedro) 1.36% 7 3 0 4 427,817 €
Alvor 1.36% 8 -1 1 2 524,936 €
Olhão 1.32% 9 -1 4 -3 278,712 €
Ericeira 1.31% 10 -1 N/C N/C 334,761 €

Visit rate per district

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The most visited Districts

District % of searches by District Position in the ranking Change of position in the monthly ranking Change of position in the quarterly ranking Change of position in the annual ranking Average price
Algarve 32.84% 1 0 0 0 645,704 €
Lisbon 21.43% 2 0 0 0 905,717 €
Porto 9.85% 3 1 0 1 380,808 €
Setubal 8.83% 4 -1 0 -1 564,448 €
Leiria 6.03% 5 0 0 0 277,271 €
Madeira 4.06% 6 0 0 0 328,004 €
Santarem 2.65% 7 0 1 0 317,396 €
Braga 2.54% 8 0 -1 1 322,754 €
Aveiro 2.43% 9 0 0 3 438,474 €
Coimbra 1.74% 10 1 0 -2 222,666 €
Castelo Branco 1.58% 11 -1 1 2 206,882 €
Evora 1.50% 12 0 -1 -1 656,012 €
Viseu 1.12% 13 1 2 4 311,066 €
Azores 1.00% 14 2 2 1 740,672 €
Beja 0.86% 15 -2 -2 -5 874,924 €
Viana Do Castelo 0.63% 16 -1 -2 -2 412,040 €
Portalegre 0.41% 17 0 0 -1 261,757 €
Vila Real 0.27% 18 0 0 1 652,271 €
Guarda 0.14% 19 1 0 -1 507,408 €
Bragance 0.11% 20 -1 0 0 1,062,284 €

The most visited Councils

Council % of searches by Council Position in the ranking Change of position in the monthly ranking Change of position in the quarterly ranking Change of position in the annual ranking Average price
Lisbon 8.67% 1 0 0 0 934,582 €
Loulé 7.79% 2 0 0 1 855,729 €
Portimão 5.30% 3 0 2 2 382,250 €
Cascais 4.20% 4 0 0 -2 1,301,711 €
Albufeira 3.29% 5 1 -2 -1 651,080 €
Porto 3.27% 6 1 0 4 568,935 €
Lagos 2.98% 7 -2 0 1 696,249 €
Vila Nova de Gaia 2.80% 8 6 5 11 312,454 €
Olhão 2.53% 9 -1 2 0 325,717 €
Faro 2.38% 10 -1 -2 -4 540,919 €
Sintra 2.23% 11 -1 -1 -4 972,979 €
Mafra 2.05% 12 -1 15 20 358,246 €
Silves 1.80% 13 -1 1 3 454,069 €
Seixal 1.50% 14 2 4 10 298,132 €
Tavira 1.48% 15 -2 -6 -2 540,955 €
Lagoa (Algarve) 1.47% 16 2 -1 -5 784,630 €
Palmela 1.35% 17 0 7 8 447,509 €
Funchal 1.29% 18 1 -6 -6 401,191 €
Almada 1.26% 19 7 -2 -1 436,376 €
Caldas da Rainha 1.19% 20 0 -4 -5 303,906 €
Alcobaça 1.17% 21 -6 4 6 204,304 €
Nazaré 1.10% 22 9 7 13 314,087 €
Sesimbra 1.05% 23 2 -1 13 428,243 €
Vila do Conde 1.02% 24 4 23 32 503,487 €
Oeiras 0.98% 25 2 -6 -11 906,716 €
Vila Real de Santo António 0.98% 26 -3 -6 4 401,649 €
Alcochete 0.97% 27 -3 4 27 365,910 €
Setubal 0.95% 28 2 -5 -11 886,890 €
Odivelas 0.94% 29 14 42 29 277,372 €
Aljezur 0.91% 30 -8 -9 -10 421,941 €
Santa Cruz 0.81% 31 -10 -5 10 240,614 €
Peniche 0.80% 32 -3 25 21 256,951 €
Viseu 0.74% 33 27 22 63 199,420 €
Alcácer do Sal 0.69% 34 10 8 14 658,286 €
Espinho 0.65% 35 21 26 99 339,363 €
Castelo Branco 0.58% 36 -3 29 23 198,362 €
Vila Nova de Famalicão 0.58% 37 8 60 45 673,355 €
Matosinhos 0.55% 38 4 -8 -16 361,330 €
Esposende 0.53% 39 19 44 78 263,892 €
Evora 0.53% 40 0 -12 7 925,209 €
Castro Marim 0.53% 41 -9 -2 9 461,720 €
Coimbra 0.51% 42 4 -8 -8 240,654 €
Torres Vedras 0.51% 43 -9 -5 -6 301,079 €
Valongo 0.51% 44 21 4 23 151,159 €
São Brás de Alportel 0.51% 45 -8 -12 -1 514,000 €
Vila do Bispo 0.49% 46 -11 -10 -15 545,724 €
Ovar 0.47% 47 0 2 60 284,568 €
Óbidos 0.46% 48 3 -8 -3 387,222 €
Vila Franca de Xira 0.44% 49 5 5 14 499,298 €
Lourinhã 0.44% 50 -14 -13 -29 197,751 €
Aveiro 0.44% 51 -2 -10 9 228,850 €
Braga 0.43% 52 -11 -20 -26 475,898 €
North East 0.43% 53 85 N/C 206 1,638,400 €
Monchique 0.40% 54 -6 -3 -15 466,483 €
Fundão 0.39% 55 -17 9 25 117,062 €
Ourém 0.39% 56 3 21 36 263,968 €
Odemira 0.39% 57 -18 -11 -17 761,816 €
Guimarães 0.38% 58 10 -6 -3 215,563 €
Cadaval 0.37% 59 8 -16 -31 207,322 €
Gondomar 0.35% 60 4 0 -11 162,017 €
Tomar 0.35% 61 8 -3 48 185,393 €
Leiria 0.34% 62 -5 -18 -33 240,800 €
Calheta (Madeira) 0.33% 63 -13 -28 11 340,607 €
Marinha Grande 0.32% 64 -11 11 49 245,042 €
Figueira da Foz 0.32% 65 8 -20 -32 246,393 €
São Vicente 0.31% 66 17 15 13 136,428 €
Maia 0.31% 67 17 -11 -21 256,534 €
Viana Do Castelo 0.31% 68 -7 -15 23 309,718 €
Grândola 0.30% 69 -14 -19 -27 913,240 €
Porto Santo 0.29% 70 -8 -3 54 254,103 €
Sines 0.28% 71 10 -8 -3 880,234 €
Entroncamento 0.27% 72 7 -4 95 140,896 €
Machico 0.27% 73 -2 -7 -8 296,198 €
Benavente 0.26% 74 12 19 11 523,777 €
Almeirim 0.25% 75 -9 11 70 315,979 €
Câmara de Lobos 0.24% 76 -6 -4 12 221,157 €
Póvoa de Varzim 0.22% 77 23 22 77 356,216 €
Rio Maior 0.22% 78 -15 25 0 297,058 €
Ourique 0.22% 79 18 26 42 460,962 €
Santarem 0.21% 80 -4 -18 -57 335,535 €
Ílhavo 0.21% 81 21 -8 -19 269,234 €
Porto de Mós 0.20% 82 -5 3 13 144,060 €
Ponta Delgada 0.20% 83 109 192 72 635,400 €
Ponta do Sol 0.19% 84 11 -8 10 302,343 €
Penamacor 0.19% 85 14 4 41 63,504 €
Montijo 0.18% 86 3 -27 -48 317,240 €
Torres Novas 0.17% 87 -15 -13 -18 227,241 €
Amadora 0.17% 88 -13 8 -45 339,167 €
Reguengos de Monsaraz 0.17% 89 -2 30 48 453,214 €
Santa Maria da Feira 0.16% 90 11 17 -4 233,113 €
Batalha 0.16% 91 -6 24 53 188,326 €
Loures 0.16% 92 -40 34 -31 653,102 €
Ribeira Brava 0.16% 93 10 -14 18 273,733 €
Miranda do Corvo 0.16% 94 17 24 81 163,348 €
Arraiolos 0.16% 95 -3 13 27 375,483 €
Santiago do Cacém 0.16% 96 -8 6 -44 832,509 €
Tábua 0.16% 97 -7 -5 21 93,938 €
Mira 0.16% 98 6 33 17 235,472 €
Vizela 0.15% 99 8 -19 -22 238,049 €
Montemor-o-Novo 0.15% 100 14 6 -1 630,474 €
Ferreira do Zêzere 0.15% 101 -23 -23 -44 153,366 €
Lousada 0.14% 102 -4 -11 161 172,103 €
Vendas Novas 0.14% 103 -23 18 -39 424,375 €
Estremoz 0.13% 104 -22 -34 -28 436,016 €
Portalegre 0.13% 106 -15 17 13 300,221 €
Mação 0.13% 105 -31 -5 73 568,675 €
Azambuja 0.13% 107 -13 37 34 402,156 €
Idanha-a-Nova 0.12% 108 25 21 -18 160,566 €
Santana 0.11% 109 -4 7 53 181,667 €
Bombarral 0.11% 110 -4 -26 6 247,293 €
Angra do Heroísmo 0.11% 111 8 13 29 118,454 €
Penafiel 0.11% 112 6 -30 72 429,742 €
Alenquer 0.10% 113 36 26 -41 538,897 €
Amarante 0.10% 114 16 -3 82 448,409 €
Oliveira do Hospital 0.10% 115 7 -25 -49 183,629 €
Felgueiras 0.10% 116 29 -22 54 202,517 €
Moita 0.10% 117 20 -5 13 252,665 €
Barcelos 0.09% 118 16 12 -45 867,372 €
Ponte de Lima 0.09% 119 10 -24 -32 736,042 €
Caminha 0.09% 120 -5 -3 -22 604,895 €
Paredes 0.09% 121 -13 39 30 367,476 €
Vagos 0.09% 122 13 47 44 1,332,158 €
Paços de Ferreira 0.08% 123 1 -1 53 415,065 €
Celorico de Basto 0.08% 124 -8 -14 142 199,643 €
Horta 0.08% 125 -13 -37 -22 289,278 €
Vila de Rei 0.08% 126 -13 16 5 86,461 €
Ponte de Sôr 0.08% 127 -17 5 -21 199,598 €
Arouca 0.08% 128 -8 -14 134 218,000 €
Tondela 0.08% 129 15 47 0 250,281 €
Marco de Canaveses 0.08% 130 -13 -29 20 1,983,534 €
Murtosa 0.08% 131 16 37 106 426,062 €
Arganil 0.07% 132 -5 -45 -35 227,747 €
Vila Nova de Cerveira 0.07% 133 -8 0 -29 290,220 €
Lousã 0.07% 134 -2 86 94 247,588 €
Abrantes 0.07% 135 31 18 -51 456,795 €
Alvaiázere 0.07% 136 -5 -16 82 109,551 €
Oliveira de Azeméis 0.06% 137 31 17 74 280,423 €
Vila Real 0.06% 138 -29 -34 -28 510,100 €
Cartaxo 0.06% 139 -16 -11 -34 489,732 €
Cinfães 0.06% 140 -1 -15 113 573,335 €
Fafe 0.06% 141 17 21 72 211,805 €
Ansião 0.06% 142 13 -8 55 164,719 €
Lagoa (Azores) 0.06% 143 37 -34 -68 632,950 €
Vila Velha de Ródão 0.06% 144 2 38 44 42,326 €
Terras de Bouro 0.06% 145 -24 -32 4 742,204 €
Santo Tirso 0.06% 146 -20 -11 -38 433,420 €
Beja 0.06% 147 -5 -10 -19 1,851,983 €
Portel 0.05% 148 0 29 34 1,520,223 €
Redondo 0.05% 149 -21 -11 9 381,292 €
Elvas 0.05% 150 15 7 2 259,589 €
Vila Nova de Poiares 0.05% 151 8 -10 5 196,956 €
Porto Moniz 0.05% 152 17 -4 -27 115,358 €
Covilhã 0.05% 153 8 49 38 925,000 €
Salvaterra de Magos 0.05% 154 18 58 -19 190,285 €
Vieira do Minho 0.05% 155 -15 -28 -2 603,431 €
Barreiro 0.05% 156 14 -10 -86 215,858 €
Cantanhede 0.04% 157 51 42 49 196,321 €
Sertã 0.04% 158 4 -6 76 182,882 €
Ribeira Grande 0.04% 159 20 -19 79 281,710 €
Pombal 0.04% 160 -8 -24 12 440,922 €
Castelo de Paiva 0.04% 162 -11 -15 115 402,000 €
Ferreira do Alentejo 0.04% 161 -11 37 -14 1,086,363 €
Seia 0.04% 164 -4 21 7 229,750 €
Baião 0.04% 163 -22 -12 -49 269,577 €
Lamego 0.04% 165 -2 9 12 1,701,666 €
Condeixa-a-Nova 0.03% 167 31 -4 47 192,064 €
Marvão 0.03% 166 -12 41 19 561,727 €
Estarreja 0.03% 168 49 28 56 74,808 €
Tabuaço 0.03% 169 41 98 N/C 1,703,437 €
Amares 0.03% 170 -74 -27 28 679,886 €
Póvoa de Lanhoso 0.03% 171 -14 -21 24 271,633 €
Proença-a-Nova 0.03% 172 39 31 38 320,986 €
Praia da Vitória 0.03% 173 -80 -24 -12 148,906 €
Penela 0.03% 174 -3 -29 -54 212,018 €
Alter do Chão 0.03% 175 -19 -10 14 135,823 €
Chaves 0.03% 176 -2 11 -38 1,082,000 €
Arruda dos Vinhos 0.03% 177 0 -16 -75 618,533 €
Vila Verde 0.03% 178 -35 -80 -32 344,545 €
Trofa 0.03% 180 -7 -10 -97 319,471 €
Peso da Régua 0.03% 179 54 15 -36 776,678 €
Aljustrel 0.03% 181 41 28 -130 972,444 €
Golegã 0.03% 182 55 63 -46 1,449,019 €
Cabeceiras de Basto 0.03% 183 -47 -114 19 164,538 €
Alandroal 0.03% 184 36 6 -11 544,500 €
Oleiros 0.03% 185 42 55 -22 82,994 €
Albergaria-a-Velha 0.03% 186 18 69 41 500,900 €
Alvito 0.03% 187 8 -28 28 322,033 €
Valença 0.03% 188 -3 -30 -99 723,000 €
Vila Viçosa 0.02% 189 -5 -3 36 584,850 €
Viana do Alentejo 0.02% 190 -14 -24 -48 414,961 €
Bragance 0.02% 191 -24 -3 12 209,600 €
Anadia 0.02% 193 -18 -37 -66 490,531 €
Sabugal 0.02% 192 71 44 27 65,934 €
Sever do Vouga 0.02% 195 47 68 37 139,285 €
Mértola 0.02% 194 -12 -16 -93 1,318,588 €
Armamar 0.02% 196 -2 20 N/C 1,030,000 €
Valpaços 0.02% 197 94 N/C 72 131,444 €
Mesão Frio 0.02% 198 3 37 60 2,920,000 €
Vidigueira 0.02% 199 -2 61 -40 281,090 €
Montemor-o-Velho 0.02% 200 -36 -5 -88 148,660 €
Arcos de Valdevez 0.02% 201 -20 -30 -14 405,016 €
Avis 0.02% 202 5 -22 -70 358,725 €
Mealhada 0.02% 203 53 -3 -43 400,975 €
Vila Pouca de Aguiar 0.02% 204 86 N/C 70 241,050 €
Resende 0.02% 205 49 34 -31 681,250 €
Guarda 0.02% 206 -23 -27 -113 492,166 €
São Roque do Pico 0.02% 208 7 -36 37 273,800 €
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo 0.02% 210 -14 -13 -45 374,583 €
Boticas 0.02% 207 N/C N/C 77 94,166 €
Cuba 0.02% 209 36 -20 32 245,370 €
Torre de Moncorvo 0.02% 211 3 12 53 1,612,500 €
Fronteira 0.02% 212 -13 -37 -43 388,695 €
Vila Flor 0.02% 213 -27 -30 -56 1,737,107 €
Santa Cruz da Graciosa 0.02% 215 15 23 N/C 282,500 €
Mortágua 0.02% 214 20 -22 -14 202,900 €
Santa Marta de Penaguião 0.02% 216 -25 N/C N/C 137,000 €
Montalegre 0.02% 218 5 31 31 123,650 €
Sernancelhe 0.02% 217 -17 -33 40 687,257 €
Águeda 0.01% 220 -11 -65 -72 374,717 €
Sobral de Monte Agraço 0.01% 219 13 42 -29 212,031 €
Mourão 0.01% 222 50 31 46 213,375 €
Sabrosa 0.01% 221 -34 -54 -57 1,372,222 €
Alcanena 0.01% 223 36 36 -123 215,276 €
Moura 0.01% 224 -8 9 -4 551,911 €
Celorico da Beira 0.01% 225 -13 27 -9 379,000 €
Castro Verde 0.01% 226 5 -9 -155 4,867,563 €
Macedo de Cavaleiros 0.01% 227 -24 63 -26 318,500 €
Figueiró dos Vinhos 0.01% 228 -9 -22 2 164,291 €
Pedrógão Grande 0.01% 229 47 -18 -30 135,937 €
Mora 0.01% 230 -12 -17 N/C 459,966 €
Freixo de Espada à Cinta 0.01% 231 -2 23 N/C 4,250,000 €
Belmonte 0.01% 232 35 0 -20 292,583 €
Sousel 0.01% 233 20 -15 -12 174,000 €
Mogadouro 0.01% 234 10 -4 48 705,666 €
Murça 0.01% 236 32 -28 -19 510,091 €
Castro Daire 0.01% 237 -44 -33 -15 737,500 €
Sátão 0.01% 235 8 -44 N/C 475,000 €
São João da Madeira 0.01% 240 -87 -14 -17 342,500 €
Alcoutim 0.01% 239 -3 -46 -100 220,512 €
Oliveira de Frades 0.01% 238 -36 -11 N/C 335,000 €
Alpiarça 0.01% 241 -35 2 -61 222,400 €
Vouzela 0.01% 242 -3 -27 -11 336,000 €
Mirandela 0.01% 243 -65 8 11 385,666 €
Chamusca 0.01% 245 5 -35 -12 221,928 €
Mangualde 0.01% 244 7 -7 6 108,722 €
São João da Pesqueira 0.01% 246 -57 -82 N/C 1,070,000 €
Castelo de Vide 0.01% 247 -34 -46 -68 313,400 €
Aguiar da Beira 0.01% 250 -24 15 -56 572,500 €
Paredes de Coura 0.01% 249 12 1 -40 165,333 €
Santa Comba Dão 0.01% 251 -26 -5 N/C 416,583 €
São Pedro do Sul 0.01% 248 -8 -19 -41 363,062 €
Nisa 0.01% 252 -11 -33 -10 183,000 €
Almodôvar 0.01% 253 -4 -25 -172 467,125 €
Calheta 0.01% 254 N/C 18 -49 120,000 €
Coruche 0.01% 255 -50 -50 -63 289,464 €
Borba 0.01% 257 -29 -36 -74 140,627 €
Melgaço 0.01% 256 -1 14 -123 155,783 €
Serpa 0.01% 258 7 -24 -29 688,083 €
Vale de Cambra 0.01% 259 -38 -37 12 219,500 €
Alfândega da Fé 0.01% 260 10 6 19 705,210 €
Penacova 0.01% 261 -13 -88 -13 210,033 €
Alijó 0.01% 262 -4 -20 -23 1,720,000 €
Moimenta da Beira 0.01% 263 -17 -1 -17 1,035,000 €
Nelas 0.01% 264 11 14 -21 152,600 €
Carregal do Sal 0.01% 265 -5 -9 -72 194,333 €
Campo Maior 0.01% 266 18 15 9 138,033 €
Vila do Porto 0.01% 267 -77 -86 N/C 180,000 €
Monforte 0.00% 268 9 8 -21 143,076 €
Soure 0.00% 269 -81 0 -65 669,500 €
Oliveira do Bairro 0.00% 271 0 -47 -63 200,000 €
Lajes das Flores 0.00% 270 -1 7 -18 250,000 €
Gouveia 0.00% 272 6 2 -104 296,416 €
Vila Nova da Barquinha 0.00% 273 -35 -26 -150 129,375 €
Góis 0.00% 275 -40 -11 -3 136,000 €
Pinhel 0.00% 276 -19 -45 -90 321,250 €
Gavião 0.00% 274 -1 -6 -48 35,800 €
Almeida 0.00% 277 -15 -6 -26 390,000 €
Vila Franca do Campo 0.00% 280 N/C N/C -7 91,500 €
Mondim de Basto 0.00% 278 N/C -5 -43 179,500 €
Penedono 0.00% 279 6 8 N/C 1,190,000 €
Arronches 0.00% 282 -1 N/C N/C 120,000 €
Constância 0.00% 281 5 4 -3 283,991 €
Ponte da Barca 0.00% 284 -37 -70 -48 474,666 €
Ribeira de Pena 0.00% 283 -59 -58 N/C 137,500 €
Fornos de Algodres 0.00% 286 -12 -2 -25 967,857 €
Vila Nova de Foz Côa 0.00% 285 -2 -28 -2 4,930,000 €
Castanheira de Pêra 0.00% 287 -8 -29 -31 81,055 €
Mêda 0.00% 288 N/C N/C -18 452,500 €
Monção 0.00% 289 -23 -41 -34 317,250 €
Miranda do Douro 0.00% 292 -10 -13 N/C 600,000 €
Pampilhosa da Serra 0.00% 291 -39 -47 -47 120,000 €
Tarouca 0.00% 290 -26 -7 -10 49,000 €
Penalva do Castelo 0.00% 293 N/C N/C N/C 10,000 €
Velas 0.00% 294 N/C N/C N/C 185,000 €
Crato 0.00% 295 -15 -6 -14 265,833 €

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