Purchasing a home with a swimming pool is a dream for many, but acquiring a property with this feature is 61% more expensive and such properties are not easily found. The Funchal area boasts the highest number of apartments with this amenity, as outlined in data released by idealista on Thursday.
“Buying an apartment with a pool in Portugal is, on average, 61% more costly than purchasing one without this facility,” stated a communiqué accessed by Notícias ao Minuto.
Furthermore, finding properties with this feature is challenging: “only 15% of the apartments listed on the real estate platform in Portugal offer a pool as an extra.”
“Coimbra ranks as the city with the largest price difference when purchasing an apartment with or without a pool, with apartments with pools being 124% more expensive,” the communication detailed.
Other price differences include Setúbal (87% more expensive), Lisbon (59% more expensive), Viseu (52% more expensive), Leiria (48% more expensive), Porto (42% more expensive), Braga (36% more expensive), Viana do Castelo (35% more expensive), and Ponta Delgada (32% more expensive).
Markets with a price difference of less than 30% include Funchal (26% more expensive), Faro (25% more expensive), Évora (22% more expensive), and Aveiro (5% more expensive).
Funchal Leads
Notably, Funchal tops the list with “44% of its apartments for sale featuring pools.”
Following are Faro (38%), Ponta Delgada (15%), Évora (11%), Lisbon (11%), Setúbal (10%), Leiria (6%), Braga (5%), and Porto (5%), according to the real estate platform.
Cities with less than 5% availability of apartments with pools for sale include Coimbra (1%), Viana do Castelo (1%), Viseu (2%), and Aveiro (3%).
Idealista clarifies that “for this study, idealista analyzed the absolute prices of apartments for sale in Portugal, excluding houses” and confirms, “only district capitals where the sample was representative were considered.”
Among the 25 most affordable municipalities for renting homes in Portugal, Castelo Branco ranks first, according to idealista data. Property owners in this area ask for a median price of 6.8 euros per square meter.
Notícias ao Minuto | 13:35 – 08/07/2025
Effort Rate: Buying in Portugal Requires 71% of Income
Purchasing a home in Portugal demands 71% of income, while the rental effort rate stands at 83%, as per idealista’s previously released data.
“The financial effort required to rent a home in Portugal rose to 83% in the second quarter, one percentage point (p.p.) higher than the 82% recorded at the same time in 2024. In contrast, the national home purchase effort rate remained stable at 71% during this period,” a communiqué sent to Notícias ao Minuto stated.
Idealista reveals that the “financial effort required to rent a home in Portugal increased to 83% in the second quarter, one percentage point (p.p.) above the 82% recorded at the same time in 2024. Conversely, the national home purchase effort rate remained stable at 71% during this period.”
Notícias ao Minuto | 10:08 – 07/08/2025
