Among the cities with the largest supply on the residential real estate market, provincial capitals continue to dominate. The ranking of demand for home purchases in the fourth quarter of 2025, published by Idealista, is once again topped by Madrid, while the top ten is as follows (with the average home price indicated):
Top 10 destinations by demand for home purchases
- Madrid – 603 784
- Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) – 288 717
- Zaragoza – 262 658
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife – 324 748
- Valencia – 321 990
- Las Palmas – 295 090
- Torrent (Valencia) – 261 108
- Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona) – 175 174
- Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava) – 324 131
- Barcelona – 474 322
The ranking includes a total of 146 localities in which the housing market had more than 1,000 listings published during the quarter under analysis, while average prices exceeded €1,000/m2.
What the top thirty looks like
Up to 30th place in the ranking, provincial capitals share positions almost evenly with other cities across the country: Valladolid (11), Seville (12), A Coruña (14), San Sebastián (15), Santander (17), Bilbao (18), Oviedo (20), Tarragona (22), Palma (24), Almería (27), Lleida (29), and Alicante (30).
Alicante province is the leader by number of municipalities in the ranking
Alicante province has the largest number of municipalities in this list of relative demand for home purchases – 28. In addition to its capital, notable places include El Campello (41), Gran Alacant (57), and Elche (60), as well as other, more tourist-oriented destinations: Santa Pola (73), Benidorm (94), and Dénia (95).
Some of the localities in this province included in the list are characterized by prices exceeding one million euros; in particular, Moraira (1 486 020), Benissa (1 364 920), Benitachell (1 210 106), and Altea (1 205 688).
Málaga and other expensive destinations
Another province with a significant number of cities represented in this ranking is Málaga – 15. Alongside the capital of the Costa del Sol, the most notable localities include Alhaurín de la Torre (55), Torremolinos (62), Rincón de la Victoria (71), Benalmádena (81), and Manilva (86). The ranking also includes Benahavís and Marbella, two of the three municipalities with the highest housing prices in Spain: €2 422 040 and €1 773 743 respectively.
Among other localities with the highest prices and relatively strong demand are Santa Eulària des Riu in Ibiza (2 186 360), Calvià in Mallorca (1 740 995), and Sotogrande in Cádiz (1 696 781).
