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Empty homes in Sardegna

30.4% of the 1,049,263 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.

Empty, 2023 census
30.4%
Empty homes
319,211

Empty homes in Sardegna, census by census

Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.

  • Sardegna
  • Italy
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CensusSardegnaItaly
202330.4%26.8%
202130.2%27.2%
201930.8%28.0%

Against the wider area

Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.

AreaEmpty
Sardegna30.4%
Italy26.8%

Where homes stand empty in Sardegna

Share of homes standing empty at the 2023 census, emptiest first.

AreaEmpty
Oristano17.8%
Carbonia15.4%
Nuoro14.1%
Sassari12.3%
Cagliari8.9%

The permanent census counts a dwelling as not occupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home, a holiday let, or used by people registered elsewhere. It combines registers with yearly surveys, in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Other reports for Sardegna

At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €125,460. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €510 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
23%

Figures for Italy: Sardegna 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
−5.6%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

In 2025 the population fell by 7,891 while 1,896 new homes were granted a permit.

Homes permitted, 2025
1,896
Population change, 2025
−7,891

In 2025, 6% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
6%

Public bodies signed €20.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €20.6M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€20.6M
Per resident, 2025
€13