The Algarve is not one market — it's six, each with its own microclimate, planning regime, buyer and price floor. This is where we keep the data: average €/m² by region, the structural reasons behind it, and the long-reads most agents would rather you didn't see.
Figures are 37°8's own blended estimate of asking-to-sold values across each sub-market, expressed per built square metre of habitable space. They are a guide to relative pricing, not a valuation of any specific property. For a property-specific number, request a free valuation.
Same passport, completely different decisions. Here is how each sub-market actually behaves — who buys, what drives value, and where the risk sits.
Mature, gated luxury and the most defensible asset class on the Algarve. Demand is global and largely cash; resort infrastructure (golf, the Q, international schools) underpins both values and year-round rental. The downside is the entry price and the fact that you're buying into a market that rarely discounts.
The broadest, most liquid stretch of the market — cliffs, coves and the widest spread of mid-market stock. If you want to be able to sell again quickly, this is where resale velocity is highest and holiday-let demand is deepest. The trade-off is summer density: parts of it are very busy from June to September.
Wilder, cooler and surf-led, protected to the west by the Costa Vicentina reserve. The strongest appreciation curve of the last five years, driven by buyers prioritising landscape over convenience. Planning is tighter and stock is thinner — which is exactly why values have held.
The Algarve before it changed — working towns, barrier-island beaches, a slower pace and the smart-money entry point of the last decade. The fastest-rising values on the coast in percentage terms, off a lower base. Faro airport and the Spanish border are both close. The risk is simply that it's no longer a secret.
The limestone hills behind the coast — land, quintas and privacy at a fraction of coastal pricing. This is restoration territory: ruins with PIPs, olive and citrus plots, the room to build something. Values are lower and slower-moving, but a well-bought project here can outperform anything on the water.
The cool, forested highlands — cooler summers, dark skies and a slow but real shift toward off-grid and wellness buyers. The lowest values on the Algarve and the thinnest market, which cuts both ways: little competition when buying, but patience required when selling. For the right buyer, the most distinctive land on offer.
The thinking behind individual deals and decisions — published in full, because we don't have anything to hide in the detail.
A four-bedroom house on two hectares of olive and fig, ten minutes inland of Faro. The full file — survey, planning, comparables and our own 8.3/10 score.
Open the fileThe honest reasoning behind a single asking price — what the comparables say, what the land is worth, and where a Portuguese valuation usually goes wrong.
Read in fullPlain-English notes on the things that actually trip buyers up in Portugal. In preparation — register for a free valuation and we'll send them as they publish.
A practical read on the IFICI regime, capital-gains exposure for non-residents, and the structures still worth using.
In preparationPromissory contract, escrow, due diligence, AL licences and the six places a Portuguese deal usually slows down.
In preparationFive years of transaction data, plotted against tourism, demographics and planning consent. With our 24-month read.
In preparationRegional averages are a starting point. For a written, property-specific valuation — backed by the comparables that justify it — it's a two-line form and 48 hours.
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