Top of the Costas – Spain’s “White Coast” ranks most popular

The Costa Blanca region, in the province of Alicante, is most the popular Spanish Costa with potential foreign property buyers receiving 26.6% of all coastal property enquiries, according to Kyero.com, the award winning Spanish property portal.

This area boasts a relatively large number of English-speaking residents, making it easier for relocating Brits to fit into everyday life, as well as a consistently warm climate that gives the Costa Blanca year-round appeal for holiday-makers. The Costa Blanca can also be said to be the most popular of the Costas because its house prices average at €237,000, 3% less than the Spanish average of €245,000, making owning a second home affordable.

Second most popular of the Costas, according to the latest Kyero.com figures, is the well-known Costa del Sol, in the province of Malaga, which gets 22.0% of the property portal’s Costa enquiries. This region has long proved popular with both tourists and property investors alike because of the excellent facilities on offer – including a wide range of shopping centres and golf developments – as well as the easy accessibility via air, road, rail and sea.

The Costa del Sol, along with the Costa Blanca, has a varied mix of nationalities calling it home and the area is especially popular with families. House prices, unfortunately, reflect this popularity with average Costa del Sol house prices ranking 21% above the national average at €297,000.

To the east, the Costa Tropical of the Granada province is third most popular, with 17.1% of enquiries. The Costa Tropical differs from the other popular regions because it is not so developed instead it is punctuated by many traditional villages and cove-fronted beaches, offering a more ‘typically-Spanish’ way of life for the foreign property purchaser. Interestingly, average property prices are much less than the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol with a typical house costing just €169,000, 31% less than the Spanish average.

At the other end of the scale, the Costa Verde, of the Asturias province in the north of Spain, ranks as the least popular of the Costas, with only 0.1% of enquiries about this area. This relative unpopularity with foreigners is reflected in the average house prices where properties cost just €156,000, 36% less than the Spanish national average. Again, this region is more undeveloped than the better known southern Costas, and this is one reason for its cheap properties. It is also more climactically unstable and therefore does not necessarily suit those looking for year-round sunshine, either for holiday rentals or for relocation.

Martin Dell, MD of Kyero.com, comments, “There is a great deal of variety to be found across the Spanish Costas, with much to offer those looking to invest in Spanish property. It is key that when looking to purchase in the Spanish Costas, you decide upon what is important for you and your family – be it excellent all-year temperatures, undeveloped beaches, first class facilities, value for money or breathtaking scenery – and then choose your Costa accordingly.”

To find your perfect Costa property, visit kyero.com.