Lecce province · report
Renovation in Lecce province
In 2025, 13% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 13%
Homes authorised in Lecce 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 | 911 | 132 | 1,043 |
| 2024 | 925 | 131 | 1,056 |
| 2023 | 667 | 125 | 792 |
| 2022 | 809 | 206 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 791 | 161 | 952 |
| 2020 | 537 | 114 | 651 |
| 2019 | 767 | 195 | 962 |
| 2018 | 847 | 166 | 1,013 |
| 2017 | 1,040 | 201 | 1,241 |
| 2016 | 842 | 176 | 1,018 |
| 2015 | 803 | 153 | 956 |
| 2014 | 767 | 138 | 905 |
| 2013 | 739 | 135 | 874 |
| 2012 | 1,228 | 182 | 1,410 |
| 2011 | 1,396 | 192 | 1,588 |
| 2010 | 1,577 | 267 | 1,844 |
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.
Other reports for Lecce province
Figures for Puglia: Lecce province has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €68,490. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €279 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.
- Payment, two incomes
- 6%
- Payment, one income
- 12%
Figures for Italy: Lecce 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
Valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2016. That fall began in 2016.
- Deepest fall
- −15.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 24 months
In 2025 the population fell by 2,564 while 911 new homes were granted a permit.
- Homes permitted, 2025
- 911
- Population change, 2025
- −2,564
35.9% of the 523,844 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 35.9%
- Empty homes
- 187,849