NINE REGIONS, ONE MEASURE
Know what you are buying, before you sign.
A house can look perfect and still sit in a flood zone, in a wildfire belt, beside a motorway or an hour from a hospital. The listing will not tell you. Estaté measures 2,467 villas across nine southern European regions on forty data points, each one traceable to a public source.
Straight in, no account needed.
WHAT WE MEASURE
Climate & future
Temperature trends, heat days, drought risk
Flooding & coast
Mapped flood zones, distance to the sea, salt exposure
Wildfire & seismic
EFFIS fire risk, ESHM20 seismic hazard
Quiet
Traffic, built-up area, flight paths
Access
Drive time to a hospital, an airport, a marina
Cost of buying
Transfer tax, notary and registration per region
THE REGIONS, IN NUMBERS
Costa del SolSpain · 279 properties€ 7,477/ m²Costa BlancaSpain · 244 properties€ 5,350/ m²Balearic IslandsSpain · 311 properties€ 10,542/ m²AlgarvePortugal · 288 properties€ 6,693/ m²Côte d'AzurFrance · 272 properties€ 12,250/ m²TuscanyItaly · 321 properties€ 5,200/ m²Lake ComoItaly · 268 properties€ 4,887/ m²GreeceGreece · 245 properties€ 7,960/ m²CyprusCyprus · 239 properties€ 6,250/ m²Median asking price per square metre, from the market we track ourselves. Asking prices, not transaction prices.
RESEARCH
What does buying really cost?Transfer tax by country and region, checked against the lawEvery region trades one risk for anotherWildfire, earthquake and heat across nine regionsA more expensive villa is not a quieter villa496 villas, no link between price and quietHow big is the squatting risk for a second home?Spain's 2025 figures, and the law in Spain, France and Italy