Cascais neighborhood guide
Estoril property guide for foreign buyers (2026)
The casino-and-grand-hotel coastal stretch immediately east of Cascais — early-20th-century mansion belt, the Casino Estoril, the F1 / racetrack heritage, and the densest concentration of grand-villa stock on the Estoril coast.
Median price / m²
€5,780
Rental / m² / month
€19.5
Gross yield
4%
Foreign-buyer share
58%
Who buys in Estoril
Older foreign retiree buyers, family-office wealth, classic-villa collectors. Average ticket €1.2M-€4M for villas, €600k-€1.4M for apartments.
Transport and access
Train: Estoril station on the Cais do Sodré–Cascais line, 28 min to central Lisbon. Bus terminal near station.
Lifestyle, services, and amenities
Casino Estoril, Praia do Tamariz, Hotel Palácio (where Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale), Clube de Golfe do Estoril, the Estoril Tennis Open. Strong British, French, Belgian, and Swiss expat presence.
Property types in Estoril
Early-20th-century mansion belt + 1960s-1980s apartment blocks + selected new builds. Plot sizes 600-3000 m² in the mansion belt.
Cost-to-buy: IMT + Stamp Duty + notary
Use the calculator below to model the exact IMT, Stamp Duty (0.8%), and notary estimate for your specific purchase price in Estoril. The calculator uses the 2026 mainland Portugal brackets and handles primary residence vs other and resident vs non-resident scales.
Portugal IMT calculator (2026 brackets)
Property transfer tax + Stamp Duty + notary estimate on a Portuguese urban residential purchase. AT 2026 mainland brackets.
Estimated total transaction tax
€29,440
6.37% on top of the purchase price
- IMT (property transfer tax)
- €24,541
- Effective IMT rate
- 5.31%
- Marginal IMT bracket
- €324,058 – €648,022 @ 8.0%
- Stamp Duty (0.8%)
- €3,699
- Notary + registry (estimate)
- €1,200
Estimates based on Autoridade Tributária (AT) 2026 mainland brackets. Real IMT charged at escritura may differ if the assessed tax value (VPT) exceeds the purchase price, in which case AT charges on the higher number. Confirm with your Portuguese lawyer before closing.
Next steps
For the full buying process from offer to keys, see our complete buyer guide for foreigners. For mortgage rates and LTV for non-residents, see our mortgage guide. For the Portuguese tax-residency framework see our NHR / IFICI guide.
Other Cascais neighborhoods
Alcabideche
€3,680/m²
Inland Cascais municipality north of the railway corridor — value-tier residential, Quinta da Bicuda gated community, and a meaningfully lower price point than the coastal strip.
Cascais Centro
€5,980/m²
The historic core of Cascais between the marina and the railway station — pedestrianised streets, the Citadel, beachfront cafés, the daily fish market, and the densest concentration of restaurants in the borough.
Quinta da Marinha
€6,840/m²
Premium gated residential development west of Cascais Centro — golf, equestrian centre, Onyria Marinha resort, tightly controlled architecture, and the highest-priced detached-villa stock in the borough.
Carcavelos
€4,380/m²
The eastern Cascais-line town between Oeiras and Estoril — kilometre-long Atlantic surf beach, the famous Carcavelos public beach, mid-tier housing, and St. Julian's International School (the largest English-language K-12 in Portugal).
Parede
€3,980/m²
The quiet small-coastal-town stretch between Carcavelos and São Pedro do Estoril — under-the-radar pricing, Atlantic beach access, mid-budget foreign-family-buyer entry point on the Cascais line.