2+1 apartments vs Villas
The point at which buyers stop optimising yield and start buying a life. The economics change completely.
| 2+1 apartments | Villas | |
|---|---|---|
| Available now | 454 | 28 |
| Developments offering it | 11 | 8 |
| Entry price | £196,000 | £799,000 |
| Median price | £291,900 | £1,535,750 |
| Top price | £1,375,000 | £3,500,000 |
| Typical size | 86–278 m² | 238–701 m² |
| Median £/m² | £2,694 | £4,544 |
Figures from 1,669 homes in current developer price lists. Bold marks the more favourable number for a buyer.
What the table does not show
- A villa is a lifestyle purchase: private pool, land, no shared corridors — and no rental management economies.
- Apartments in resort schemes come with facilities you could never fund alone; villas come with maintenance you fund entirely.
- The villa market is far smaller, so both entry and exit take longer and depend on finding one specific buyer rather than any investor.
Run your own numbers
The honest way to settle this is to put both through the same yield calculation — with the 10% rental income tax and management fees included, not just gross rent over price.
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