North-east coast
Santana
Traditional A-framed triangular houses; UNESCO-adjacent cultural heritage; thinnest foreign buyer demand of the main-island concelhos.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP2025 (RAM), Direção-Geral do Território. Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Adapted: boundaries simplified; Desertas, Selvagens and minor islets omitted.
Alojamento Local, new registrationsChecked 2026-09-27
No municipal suspension, containment area or AL regulation found in the Diário da República or in the câmara's published notices for 2025-2026, and no national or regional suspension applies in Madeira. This rests on not finding a measure, not on a document stating there is none; confirm with the câmara before you rely on it.
Median sold €/m²
€1,605
AL status updated
2026-09-27
Microclimate
Wet north coast; cooler; more cloud cover in winter
Buyer notes
Pricing follows tourism demand rather than residential. Permanent residence works if you tolerate more rainfall and need car-dependence - limited public transport. Traditional houses (casas de Santana) have specific licensing nuances post-DL 10/2024.
Flagship areas
Before offering. The price per m² is INE's median for homes sold in the concelho over twelve months, all types together; a given street or building can sit far from it. AL status depends on the current municipal câmara decision under DL 76/2024 - verify via the câmara website before relying on it. Always cross-check with a Portuguese property lawyer.
Next steps
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