Posted Thursday, June 18th, 2009 in Data |

Here’s the top 20 Portugese property overseas searches on Rightmove in May.

Country

Area

%
Change
Searches

Chart
Position

Monthly
Chart
Change

Quarterly
Chart
Change

Yearly
Chart
Change

Chart
Trend
Algarve Portugal 25.73% 54 2 13 19 4
Central Algarve Portugal 16.01% 65 3 10 3 3
Silver Coast (Costa de Prata) Portugal 81.09% 72 35 26 22 9
Western Algarve Portugal 20.86% 86 2 8 4 3
Eastern Algarve Portugal 23.45% 97 7 3 2 1
Lisbon & Lisbon Coast Portugal 25.87% 139 3 1 0 0
Alentejo Portugal 31.01% 140 11 15 -5 5
Costa Verde Portugal 15.87% 157 3 -26 -8 -9
Costa Azul Portugal 34.62% 184 21 17 6 6
Arquipélago da Madeira Portugal 8.91% 198 -7 -12 -8 -4
Lisboa Portugal 23.60% 223 3 24 -31 8
Santarém Portugal 17.37% 262 -5 -69 -48 -23
Inland North Portugal 8.14% 267 -17 -30 -72 -10
Leiria Portugal 19.50% 328 0 40 66 13
Castelo Branco Portugal 381.68% 363 414 154 162 51
Portalegre Portugal 280.50% 375 319 225 278 75
Arquipélago dos Açores Portugal 57.83% 389 80 96 83 32
Beja Portugal 15.45% 449 -5 -58 -157 -19
Évora Portugal 190.13% 450 264 343 293 114
Coimbra Portugal 62.02% 458 79 16 -121 5


Notes on the Data

This data is complied from searches made by users of www.rightmoveoverseas.co.uk during the period 1st May to 31st May 2009. Our website records explicit searches that users make for locations chosen from our map based search, or that are entered into search fields and includes tourist regions we have defined for ease of recognition. This month 48,584 locations received searches.

  • % Change Searches is the % change in searches on the previous month
  • Chart position is absolute and determined by aggregate search volume for that location i.e. all the explicit searches for the location plus any explicit searches for sub-regions of the location e.g. Searches for ‘France’ include searches for ‘Paris’.
  • Monthly Chart Change is the difference in chart position on the previous month.
  • Quarterly Chart Change is the difference in chart position from 3 months ago.
  • Yearly Chart Change is the difference in chart position from 12 months ago.
  • Chart Trend is a rolling average of the three previous monthly changes in chart position.

The data in this report does not constitute specific advice, forecast or recommendation and is for general interest only. Readers must perform their own research and seek independent professional advice before making any decision to purchase or invest in property abroad.