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Coimbra district · report

New homes in Coimbra district

86.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,926
Per 1,000 residents
4.4

Homes licensed for construction in Coimbra district

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

  • Coimbra district
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodCoimbra district
Aug 20261,926
Jul 20261,945
Jun 20261,875
May 20261,984
Apr 20261,989
Mar 20262,056
Feb 20262,009
Jan 20262,038
Dec 20252,020
Nov 20252,221
Oct 20252,070
Sep 20252,140
Aug 20252,132
Jul 20252,136
Jun 20252,095
May 20251,965
Apr 20251,893
Mar 20251,807
Feb 20251,743
Jan 20251,701
Dec 20241,627
Nov 20241,399
Oct 20241,334
Sep 20241,346
Aug 20241,349
Jul 20241,261
Jun 20241,225
May 20241,310
Apr 20241,222
Mar 20241,164
Feb 20241,138
Jan 20241,109
Dec 20231,154
Nov 20231,117
Oct 20231,103
Sep 20231,010
Aug 2023940
Jul 2023921
Jun 2023936
May 2023900
Apr 2023886
Mar 2023882
Feb 2023996
Jan 2023909
Dec 2022856
Nov 20221,028
Oct 2022924
Sep 2022844
Aug 2022940
Jul 2022895
Jun 2022877
May 2022917
Apr 2022891
Mar 2022913
Feb 2022891
Jan 2022882
Dec 2021855
Nov 2021799
Oct 2021802
Jul 2021895
Apr 2021840
Jan 2021754
Oct 2020807
Sep 2020782
Aug 2020775
Jul 2020759
Jun 2020746
May 2020771
Apr 2020783
Mar 2020795
Feb 2020823
Jan 2020830
Dec 2019791
Nov 2019802
Oct 2019749
Sep 2019725
Aug 2019753
Jul 2019768
Jun 2019770
May 2019729
Apr 2019693
Mar 2019694
Feb 2019632
Jan 2019619
Dec 2018622
Nov 2018565
Oct 2018590
Sep 2018622
Aug 2018633
Jul 2018585
Jun 2018587
May 2018562
Apr 2018519
Mar 2018541
Feb 2018532
Jan 2018533
Dec 2017563
Nov 2017585
Oct 2017554
Sep 2017613
Aug 2017523
Jul 2017515
Jun 2017541
May 2017559
Apr 2017581
Mar 2017604
Feb 2017663
Jan 2017610
Dec 2016594
Nov 2016594
Oct 2016567
Sep 2016520
Aug 2016516
Jul 2016480
Jun 2016467
May 2016460
Apr 2016405
Mar 2016367
Feb 2016331
Jan 2016350
Dec 2015355
Nov 2015352
Oct 2015373
Sep 2015347
Aug 2015356
Jul 2015393
Jun 2015348
May 2015348
Apr 2015360
Mar 2015335
Feb 2015339
Jan 2015341
Dec 2014308
Nov 2014310
Oct 2014306
Sep 2014275
Aug 2014291
Jul 2014274
Jun 2014270
May 2014268
Apr 2014265
Mar 2014253
Feb 2014278
Jan 2014275
Dec 2013292
Nov 2013303
Oct 2013340
Sep 2013395
Aug 2013391
Jul 2013457
Jun 2013459
May 2013450
Apr 2013499
Mar 2013522
Feb 2013514
Jan 2013591
Dec 2012590
Nov 2012631
Oct 2012657
Sep 2012629
Aug 2012646
Jul 2012652
Jun 2012660
May 2012731
Apr 2012749
Mar 2012766
Feb 2012766
Jan 2012749
Dec 2011818
Nov 2011819
Oct 2011855
Sep 2011804
Aug 2011744

Homes finished and licensed each year in Coimbra district

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
20251,0092,020
20248161,633
20238751,139
2022739913
2021527855
2020448766
2019442804
2018442603
2017477552
2016334610
2015263353
2014398318
2013649295
20121,129587
20111,622819
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.3

Who built the homes finished in Coimbra district

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
202549.4%50.6%0.0%0.0%1,009
202446.7%51.8%0.0%1.5%816
202360.6%39.4%0.0%0.0%875
202249.7%50.3%0.0%0.0%739
202138.1%61.7%0.0%0.2%527
202040.8%59.2%0.0%0.0%448
201947.3%52.7%0.0%0.0%442
201845.5%54.3%0.0%0.2%442
201742.1%57.2%0.6%0.0%477
201635.3%64.7%0.0%0.0%334
201519.4%80.6%0.0%0.0%263
201429.4%70.6%0.0%0.0%398
201329.3%70.6%0.0%0.2%649
201233.7%66.1%0.2%0.1%1,129
201147.0%53.0%0.0%0.0%1,622

Homes finished in Coimbra district, 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
202518.0%24.7%42.9%14.4%1,009
202414.7%22.8%45.6%16.9%816
202321.7%27.0%37.5%13.8%875
202214.2%25.8%46.3%13.7%739
20218.2%26.9%48.8%16.1%527
20209.6%14.1%52.7%23.7%448
20196.6%21.9%56.8%14.7%442
201815.4%24.0%41.9%18.8%442
20178.0%20.8%44.7%26.6%477
201614.7%19.2%46.7%19.5%334
201510.3%25.9%38.4%25.5%263
201413.3%26.9%36.2%23.6%398
201314.2%24.2%31.4%30.2%649
201210.2%27.6%37.6%24.6%1,129
201110.3%23.6%43.6%22.6%1,622

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 Coimbra district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,621/m² and €1,958/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,789/m²
Chance of a rise
75%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Coimbra district has no reliable figures of its own.

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €205,020. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €778 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
63%

Buy or rent

Figures for Portugal: Coimbra district has no reliable figures of its own.

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
€878
Owning per month
€715

Foreign buyers

Figures for Portugal: Coimbra district has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 33.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+33.5%

Past cycles

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2015. The deepest began in October 2015.

Deepest fall
−15.0%
Recovery from the low
24 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 1,266 while 1,009 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.3
Population change, 2025
+1,266

Empty homes

16.2% of the 267,699 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
16.2%
Empty homes
43,335

Renovation

In 2025, 23% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
23%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.3

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €45.5M of housing works here in 2025, and €151.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€45.5M
Per resident, 2025
€104

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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