{"id":104911,"date":"2026-06-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/?p=104911"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:00:00","slug":"alicante-property-market-european-retirees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/buyers\/alicante-property-market-european-retirees\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The property market in Alicante: why European retirees choose it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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  • 8.2%<\/strong> of Alicante’s inhabitants over 65 were born abroad.<\/li>\n
  • Citizens from the United Kingdom<\/strong> are the most represented in the census with 70,786 residents (15.2%), followed by Morocco, Colombia, and Ukraine.<\/li>\n
  • According to Fotocasa data for May 2026, the average price of buying a house in Alicante stands at \u20ac3,170\/m\u00b2<\/strong> (around \u20ac253,600 for a typical 80m\u00b2 apartment).<\/li>\n
  • The more than 231,000 pensioners in the province stabilize the economy against tourist seasonality and support services in rural areas. In addition, their intergenerational shared housing model is an example for the OECD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    The high quality of life, a mild climate all year round, and coastal landscapes have made Alicante one of the favorite destinations for European (as well as national) retirees in Spain.<\/p>\n

    Alicante stands out for a unique residential market where 492,894 people of foreign nationality<\/b> are already registered, representing a significant 24.3%<\/b> of the province’s total population according to data collected in the report by the association ASTI Alicante.<\/b> Within this group, senior citizens play a fundamental role: the Costa Blanca is home to 91,398 people over 65 born outside of Spain<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    In addition, the OECD has positioned the city of Alicante as an international example of urban planning due to its senior-oriented urban planning policies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    At Fotocasa, we analyze<\/strong> the key figures of the Alicante property market and detail the current costs to purchase a home in the best locations in the region.<\/p>\n

    What are the best areas to retire near the sea in Alicante?<\/p>\n

    How many foreign retirees are there in Alicante?<\/h2>\n

    According to the official report by the association ASTI Alicante<\/b>, prepared from the databases of the National Statistics Institute (INE)<\/b>, Alicante’s population over 65 years old<\/b> born abroad reaches 91,398 residents<\/b>, which is equivalent to 19.7% of the entire foreign population<\/b> in the province.<\/p>\n

    Likewise, metrics from the Generalitat reflect that the senior group born outside the country represents 8.2% of the province’s elderly population<\/b>, an indicator that is up to four times higher than the 2%<\/b> average recorded nationally in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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