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New homes in Beiras e Serra da Estrela

68.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
597
Per 1,000 residents
2.8

Homes licensed for construction in Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Dwellings in new buildings licensed over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Beiras e Serra da Estrela
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodBeiras e Serra da Estrela
Aug 2026597
Jul 2026647
Jun 2026613
May 2026619
Apr 2026623
Mar 2026611
Feb 2026573
Jan 2026543
Dec 2025604
Nov 2025643
Oct 2025558
Sep 2025588
Aug 2025584
Jul 2025567
Jun 2025522
May 2025521
Apr 2025508
Mar 2025470
Feb 2025481
Jan 2025485
Dec 2024381
Nov 2024369
Oct 2024366
Sep 2024274
Aug 2024287
Jul 2024280
Jun 2024213
May 2024239
Apr 2024275
Mar 2024186
Feb 2024274
Jan 2024380
Dec 2023337
Nov 2023386
Oct 2023415
Sep 2023381
Aug 2023377
Jul 2023458
Jun 2023467
May 2023460
Apr 2023499
Mar 2023503
Feb 2023423
Jan 2023361
Dec 2022381
Nov 2022320
Oct 2022344
Sep 2022345
Aug 2022329
Jul 2022275
Jun 2022295
May 2022255
Apr 2022224
Mar 2022274
Feb 2022284
Jan 2022283
Dec 2021273
Nov 2021282
Oct 2021308
Jul 2021317
Apr 2021295
Jan 2021278
Oct 2020228
Sep 2020249
Aug 2020222
Jul 2020230
Jun 2020220
May 2020236
Apr 2020302
Mar 2020302
Feb 2020295
Jan 2020288
Dec 2019272
Nov 2019273
Oct 2019324
Sep 2019303
Aug 2019312
Jul 2019377
Jun 2019369
May 2019366
Apr 2019354
Mar 2019342
Feb 2019335
Jan 2019347
Dec 2018346
Nov 2018344
Oct 2018296
Sep 2018314
Aug 2018306
Jul 2018253
Jun 2018253
May 2018255
Apr 2018228
Mar 2018210
Feb 2018288
Jan 2018244
Dec 2017240
Nov 2017338
Oct 2017330
Sep 2017278
Aug 2017329
Jul 2017310
Jun 2017279
May 2017310
Apr 2017296
Mar 2017279
Feb 2017275
Jan 2017274
Dec 2016246
Nov 2016225
Oct 2016205
Sep 2016219
Aug 2016223
Jul 2016206
Jun 2016203
May 2016193
Apr 2016175
Mar 2016195
Feb 2016172
Jan 2016193
Dec 2015196
Nov 2015167
Oct 2015181
Sep 2015176
Aug 2015163
Jul 2015169
Jun 2015165
May 2015148
Apr 2015154
Mar 2015173
Feb 2015165
Jan 2015150
Dec 2014139
Nov 2014128
Oct 2014126
Sep 2014119
Aug 2014120
Jul 2014124
Jun 2014132
May 2014140
Apr 2014145
Mar 2014129
Feb 2014131
Jan 2014126
Dec 2013137
Nov 2013137
Oct 2013143
Sep 2013148
Aug 2013148
Jul 2013156
Jun 2013137
May 2013141
Apr 2013146
Mar 2013134
Feb 2013133
Jan 2013150
Dec 2012148
Nov 2012176
Oct 2012193
Sep 2012192
Aug 2012205
Jul 2012198
Jun 2012214
May 2012224
Apr 2012251
Mar 2012257
Feb 2012285
Jan 2012291
Dec 2011311
Nov 2011290
Oct 2011291
Sep 2011275
Aug 2011243

Homes finished and licensed each year in Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Homes completed in new buildings (columns) against homes licensed for construction (line), each year since 2011. INE.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
2025345604
2024358393
2023216375
2022264360
2021213273
2020182280
2019219277
2018190345
2017181264
2016167251
201590184
2014109144
2013219135
2012286155
2011373306
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.6

Who built the homes finished in Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Who built the homes completed each year, as a share of that year. INE, since 2011.

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
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YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202565.5%33.9%0.6%0.0%345
202459.2%40.8%0.0%0.0%358
202341.2%58.8%0.0%0.0%216
202240.9%58.3%0.8%0.0%264
202135.7%63.8%0.0%0.5%213
202041.2%58.8%0.0%0.0%182
201943.8%56.2%0.0%0.0%219
201853.2%46.8%0.0%0.0%190
201737.0%63.0%0.0%0.0%181
201632.3%67.7%0.0%0.0%167
20157.8%88.9%2.2%1.1%90
20148.3%91.7%0.0%0.0%109
201314.6%85.4%0.0%0.0%219
20127.7%89.2%3.1%0.0%286
201120.6%79.4%0.0%0.0%373

Homes finished in Beiras e Serra da Estrela, by number of bedrooms

Homes completed in new buildings by number of bedrooms, as a share of each year. INE.

  • Four or more
  • Three bedrooms
  • Two bedrooms
  • Studio or one bedroom
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YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
202521.2%24.9%35.7%18.3%345
20243.6%24.9%58.4%13.1%358
202314.8%19.9%49.1%16.2%216
20228.3%12.9%55.3%23.5%264
20215.6%14.1%58.2%22.1%213
202017.0%14.8%51.1%17.0%182
201911.9%11.9%57.1%19.2%219
201812.1%27.4%44.2%16.3%190
201710.5%17.1%48.1%24.3%181
201612.6%29.3%42.5%15.6%167
20154.4%17.8%54.4%23.3%90
20142.8%13.8%48.6%34.9%109
20138.7%19.2%42.0%30.1%219
20129.4%9.4%44.1%37.1%286
20114.3%11.5%46.9%37.3%373

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. INE publishes licensing three months at a time, so four windows make a year.

Other reports for Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,122/m² and €1,436/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,279/m²
Chance of a rise
90%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €101,070. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €384 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
16%
Payment, one income
32%

Buy or rent

Owning a 90 m² home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the median sale price. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
€444
Owning per month
€223

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 23.0% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−23.0%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2011. The deepest began in November 2011.

Deepest fall
−24.5%
Recovery from the low
57 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 363 while 345 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
345
Population change, 2025
−363

Renovation

In 2025, 19% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
19%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
1.9

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €25.7M of housing works here in 2025, and €51M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€25.7M
Per resident, 2025
€120

Data: INE, ECB and others · updated October 27, 2026

Asking prices and bank valuations are not sale prices. This is a description of public data, not financial advice.

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