Island property markets compared

Median asking prices converted to sterling at 2026-09-28's rates. Gross yield is median rent over median asking price — a rough guide, not advice.

Dearest Cheapest Highest rents Best yield Most choice Closest to London Warmest

Island	Median asking	Median rent	Yield	For sale	To rent	From London	Under £500k
Monaco Mediterranean	£3,182,637	£5,018 pcm	3.2%	2,053	906	1h44 40 direct	241
Cascais Portugal	£1,870,121	£3,337 pcm	2.1%	324	37	2h24 18 direct	15
Sint Maarten Caribbean	£1,455,101	—	—	16	0	—	2
Bermuda North Atlantic	£942,472	£5,994 pcm	7.7%	254	139	7h29 16 direct	61
British Virgin Islands Caribbean	£942,472	£2,111 pcm	2.7%	471	173	8h54 5 direct	152
Andorra Pyrenees	£872,823	£2,273 pcm	2.9%	608	113	1h52 25 direct	114
Liechtenstein Alps	£843,002	£1,632 pcm	—	198	136	1h25 17 direct	24
Guernsey Channel Islands	£725,000	£2,600 pcm	4.1%	999	98	0h45 16 direct	242
Jersey Channel Islands	£695,000	£2,450 pcm	3.7%	1,514	324	0h46 22 direct	542
Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean	£584,332	£1,508 pcm	3.3%	580	482	8h48 27 direct	244
Gibraltar Mediterranean	£535,000	£1,850 pcm	4.3%	1,406	589	2h38 5 direct	652
Cayman Islands Caribbean	£475,006	£2,895 pcm	7.3%	1,298	378	10h18 25 direct	538
Seychelles Indian Ocean	£456,156	£564 pcm	5%	481	57	10h53 15 direct	225
Barbados Caribbean	£414,687	£4,147 pcm	10.9%	6,112	1,080	9h03 30 direct	2,379
Malta Mediterranean	£403,191	£1,501 pcm	4.3%	8,241	5,248	3h06 40 direct	5,020
Isle of Man British Isles	£399,950	£2,400 pcm	4.5%	967	252	0h55 12 direct	886
Mauritius Indian Ocean	£399,328	£1,358 pcm	—	2,086	461	12h57 21 direct	787
Cook Islands Pacific	£382,528	£231 pcm	—	45	10	21h10 11 direct	26
St Lucia Caribbean	£376,989	£489 pcm	2.2%	1,015	155	9h06 10 direct	573
Turks & Caicos Caribbean	£367,941	—	—	19	0	—	12
Curaçao Caribbean	£366,458	£1,369 pcm	—	20	19	—	16
Cyprus Mediterranean	£334,563	£2,145 pcm	8%	3,654	977	4h34 10 direct	2,599
Bahamas Caribbean	£324,210	£2,790 pcm	9.8%	2,139	231	9h21 40 direct	1,318
St Kitts & Nevis Caribbean	£320,440	£980 pcm	3.7%	387	104	8h52 14 direct	226
Vanuatu Pacific	£304,822	£1,750 pcm	—	817	53	21h05 6 direct	505
Faroe Islands North Atlantic	£298,374	—	—	17	0	—	10
Grenada Caribbean	£241,273	£1,131 pcm	5.6%	260	92	9h22 13 direct	181
Belize Central America	£187,740	£942 pcm	6%	2,347	126	11h06 27 direct	1,762
Bahrain Gulf	£180,473	£1,023 pcm	—	250	662	6h56 40 direct	204
Dominica Caribbean	£154,261	£786 pcm	6.5%	319	102	8h56 14 direct	241
Samoa Pacific	£69,268	£1,081 pcm	—	162	18	20h36 7 direct	134
Marshall Islands Pacific	—	£296 pcm	—	1	11	17h39 33 direct	0
Nauru Pacific	—	£93 pcm	—	0	7	18h39 3 direct	0

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