New-build market report

La Vila Joiosa

An independent, data-driven snapshot of the new-build market in La Vila Joiosa (Costa Blanca). Based on veritySpain analysis of 6 tracked projects. No sales brochures.

Projects

€254,000

From

7.8/10

Avg. score

€3,973/m²

Price per m²

In short

·La Vila Joiosa scores 7.8/10 of 6 projects, €254,000 – €520,000.
·Segment: Mid-market · 1× marina.
·Sunshine hours/year: 3,845 · Avg. temperature 19.2°C.

Who this market suits

La Vila Joiosa has 6 analysed developments from €254,000; pricing sits close to the provincial average. Prices are broadly flat since 2005 and the population grew 11% over the past decade. Suits holiday letting.

Market profile

Mid-marketmeasured: 54/100

Derived from local amenities — golf, marina, restaurants and supermarket chains. Not from property prices.

1Marina

6supermarket

Consum · Eurospar · Spar · Som de Mar · Mercadona

Prices by property type

Type	Projects	From	Avg. score
Apartments	3	€254,000	7.8
Penthouses	3	€285,000	7.9

Price breakdown: €254,000 · Average €382,708 · €520,000 · Bedrooms 1–3

Price development

New-build €/m² · 2005–2023

€1,888/m²+8% since 2005

New-build €/m²All housing €/m²Province average

Source: MIVAU (Ministerio de Vivienda) — Transacciones inmobiliarias de vivienda libre · MIVAU (Ministerio de Vivienda) — Valor tasado medio de vivienda libre · INE — Índice de Precios del Alquiler de Vivienda (tabla 59060)

Transactions per year

Registered home sales — a proxy for demand

Source: MIVAU (Ministerio de Vivienda) — Transacciones inmobiliarias de vivienda libre

Price distribution

6 projects

Score distribution

Benchmark vs province

464 projects

Price per m²-2%

This town

€3,973

Province average

€4,034

Median entry price-9%

This town

€430,000

Province median

€473,000

Avg. score+7%

This town

7.8

Province average

7.4

Score breakdown

Location

9.6

Build quality

7.2

Investment

6.8

Living

7.7

Top-scored projects

Climate

Open-Meteo · 2020–2024

3,845

Sunshine hours/year

19.2°C

Avg. temperature

371 mm

Rainfall/year

Temperature through the year

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	16°	17°	18°	19°	23°	27°	30°	31°	27°	24°	20°	18°
Low	9°	10°	12°	13°	16°	20°	24°	24°	21°	18°	14°	11°
Sun	262	258	285	317	385	398	424	384	326	300	255	252

Beach quality

Percentile-ranked against all 448 Spanish coastal municipalities. Blue Flag share 40%, space per resident 40%, facilities 20%.

5.5/10

Beach score — better than 55% of coastal Spain

Beaches

7.0 km

Total length

Blue Flags

187.0 m

Beach per 1,000 residents

Blue Flags (40%)

73%

Beach per 1,000 residents (40%)

47%

Lifeguarded (20%)

35%

Source: MITECO — Guía de Playas

Rent index

Index (base 100). Shows how rents moved — not a rent level, so no yield is derived from it.

Source: INE — Índice de Precios del Alquiler de Vivienda (tabla 59060)

Amenities nearby

OpenStreetMap

3Beaches

1Marinas

6Schools

1Clinics & doctors

1Hospitals

9Pharmacies

6Supermarkets

4Grocery shops

1Markets

Population & residents

INE · 2025

37,449

Population

+10.5%

Growth (10 yrs)

24.5%

Foreign residents

19.4%

Aged 65+

Population since 2015

Residents from

520British122German270Dutch

What this means for you

Buy-to-let

·Segment: Mid-market
·3× beaches
·1× marinas
·3,845 sunshine hours/year
·From €254,000

Retirement

·1× clinics & doctors
·9× pharmacies
·1× hospitals
·Avg. temperature 19.2°C
·Low 9°C

Family / holiday home

·6× schools
·6× supermarkets
·Bedrooms 1–3

What buying actually costs

Indicative one-off purchase costs on top of the price, for new-build (first transfer).

Cost	% of price
VAT (IVA)	10%
Stamp duty (AJD)	1.5%
Notary	0.5–1%
Land registry	0.4–0.6%
Legal fees	~1%
Total, roughly	13.4–14.1%

€254,000 → +€34,036 – €35,814

Who builds here

QUADRATIA3 projects
Costa Activa2 projects
Oriolana Villas1 projects

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Impressions

a wooden walkway leading to a beach with a lighthouse in the background

An old yellow house with distressed vintage walls. Straight view of the old building.

A top view of the colorful houses in the Spanish village Villajoyosa. Beautiful white and blue building. Two pigeons sit

a city with trees and mountains in the background

Palm trees on a promenade next to the sea. Two people walking in the far. Calm and moody day in Spain.

Anastasiia Shyrokykh @anastasia_shyrokykh · Jelena Lapina @jelenalapina · Sergio García @sergio76garcia · Max F @canonano

Sources & method

Project data and Verity Scores: veritySpain editorial analysis. Climate: Open-Meteo. Amenities: OpenStreetMap. Photos: Wikimedia Commons / Unsplash under their respective licences.

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