Here’s the top 20 Portugese property overseas searches on Rightmove in May.
| Country |
Area |
% |
Chart |
Monthly |
Quarterly |
Yearly |
Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.