The housing market in Alicante Province is going through tense times – especially in “tourist” coastal municipalities, where demand has already reached a critical level. The latest report by consulting firm Tinsa Accumin confirms that price growth is accelerating and puts several Alicante towns among the most expensive in Spain in terms of housing affordability.
Tinsa Accumin report: price growth is accelerating
Thus, the study highlights that housing price growth is intensifying in 68% of the analysed secondary municipalities, and in 45% of them the increase exceeds 10% year-on-year. In this context, Alicante is among the Spanish provinces where this phenomenon is most intense.
Coastline: the most strained markets
The most telling cases are concentrated along the coast. In particular, Alicante, Benidorm and Torrevieja show a theoretical purchasing power level of 63%, which is well above the 35% considered reasonable.
- The reason is that in Benidorm the average home price reaches 2398 euros per square metre after a 19.1% year-on-year increase, one of the highest figures in the country. Moreover, this is 32% above the provincial average, making the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca one of the most strained markets in the study.
- A similar path is followed by Torrevieja, where the price stands at 1858 euros/m2 (16%), and Orihuela (12.5%).
Inland towns: growth is high, but prices are lower
- In Elche, annual growth is 15.6%, but purchasing power (31%) remains below the risk threshold. The average home price in Elche is 1529 euros/m2 – still lower than in many major Costa Blanca cities.
- At the other end of the spectrum are Alcoy (900 euros/m2, 19%) and Elda (942 euros/m2, 24%).
The 2026 trend
The consulting firm warns that the housing price cycle continues. Quarterly growth was recorded in 96% of the analysed municipalities, and Alicante is among the provinces where this pace is strengthening most clearly. With these figures, the province enters 2026 with an increasingly polarised real estate market, where tourist appeal continues to push prices up and raise barriers to housing access.
