Bologna province · report

Renovation in Bologna province

In 2025, 2% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025: 2%

Homes authorised in Bologna province: new buildings and existing ones

Dwellings granted a permit each year: in new residential buildings, and by extending existing ones. ISTAT.

Existing buildings
New buildings

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Year	New buildings	Existing buildings	Total
2025	1,085	24	1,109
2024	2,030	16	2,046
2023	1,408	8	1,416
2022	1,049	10	1,059
2021	1,826	5	1,831
2020	1,018	10	1,028
2019	1,284	8	1,292
2018	950	6	956
2017	743	8	751
2016	591	14	605
2015	515	8	523
2014	429	32	461
2013	556	44	600
2012	1,003	14	1,017
2011	1,282	40	1,322
2010	2,491	36	2,527

ISTAT counts the dwellings that permits create, so renovation that adds no dwelling, including the works of the Superbonus, is not counted. A permit is permission to build, not a finished home.

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Affordability

Figures for Emilia-Romagna: Bologna province has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €199,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €813 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.

Payment, two incomes: 12%
Payment, one income: 25%

New homes

Figures for Italy: Bologna province has no reliable figures of its own.

1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months: 53,036

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 4,097 while 1,085 new homes were granted a permit: 3.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025: 3.8
Population change, 2025: +4,097

Empty homes

15.3% of the 578,561 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.

Empty, 2023 census: 15.3%
Empty homes: 88,566