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Leiria district · report

New homes in Leiria district

53.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
2,584
Per 1,000 residents
5.0

Homes licensed for construction in Leiria district

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

  • Leiria district
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodLeiria district
Aug 20262,584
Jul 20262,667
Jun 20262,593
May 20262,531
Apr 20262,687
Mar 20262,610
Feb 20262,577
Jan 20262,838
Dec 20252,824
Nov 20252,797
Oct 20252,701
Sep 20252,554
Aug 20252,519
Jul 20252,439
Jun 20252,374
May 20252,387
Apr 20252,281
Mar 20252,175
Feb 20252,139
Jan 20252,044
Dec 20241,929
Nov 20241,945
Oct 20241,896
Sep 20241,822
Aug 20241,865
Jul 20241,899
Jun 20241,810
May 20241,846
Apr 20241,803
Mar 20241,796
Feb 20241,904
Jan 20241,817
Dec 20231,782
Nov 20231,766
Oct 20231,802
Sep 20231,770
Aug 20231,808
Jul 20231,764
Jun 20231,867
May 20231,830
Apr 20231,830
Mar 20231,870
Feb 20231,858
Jan 20231,785
Dec 20221,960
Nov 20222,023
Oct 20222,018
Sep 20221,956
Aug 20221,992
Jul 20221,966
Jun 20221,798
May 20221,825
Apr 20221,793
Mar 20221,742
Feb 20221,769
Jan 20221,788
Dec 20211,722
Nov 20211,672
Oct 20211,609
Jul 20211,665
Apr 20211,692
Jan 20211,565
Oct 20201,538
Sep 20201,540
Aug 20201,579
Jul 20201,467
Jun 20201,450
May 20201,466
Apr 20201,477
Mar 20201,507
Feb 20201,494
Jan 20201,474
Dec 20191,353
Nov 20191,356
Oct 20191,455
Sep 20191,439
Aug 20191,424
Jul 20191,484
Jun 20191,382
May 20191,466
Apr 20191,387
Mar 20191,480
Feb 20191,503
Jan 20191,499
Dec 20181,498
Nov 20181,542
Oct 20181,409
Sep 20181,404
Aug 20181,451
Jul 20181,383
Jun 20181,421
May 20181,336
Apr 20181,289
Mar 20181,134
Feb 20181,117
Jan 20181,033
Dec 20171,022
Nov 2017995
Oct 2017980
Sep 2017990
Aug 2017963
Jul 2017890
Jun 2017869
May 2017898
Apr 2017833
Mar 2017819
Feb 2017797
Jan 2017800
Dec 2016751
Nov 2016741
Oct 2016707
Sep 2016658
Aug 2016613
Jul 2016605
Jun 2016625
May 2016603
Apr 2016579
Mar 2016571
Feb 2016562
Jan 2016544
Dec 2015551
Nov 2015527
Oct 2015498
Sep 2015511
Aug 2015517
Jul 2015495
Jun 2015484
May 2015477
Apr 2015493
Mar 2015505
Feb 2015509
Jan 2015498
Dec 2014501
Nov 2014508
Oct 2014507
Sep 2014482
Aug 2014469
Jul 2014498
Jun 2014473
May 2014478
Apr 2014494
Mar 2014481
Feb 2014489
Jan 2014492
Dec 2013493
Nov 2013480
Oct 2013495
Sep 2013540
Aug 2013522
Jul 2013564
Jun 2013553
May 2013532
Apr 2013616
Mar 2013612
Feb 2013588
Jan 2013631
Dec 2012636
Nov 2012647
Oct 2012695
Sep 2012669
Aug 2012768
Jul 2012790
Jun 2012781
May 2012843
Apr 2012853
Mar 2012881
Feb 2012994
Jan 20121,024
Dec 20111,030
Nov 20111,065
Oct 20111,173
Sep 20111,084
Aug 2011979

Homes finished and licensed each year in Leiria 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
20251,6742,824
20241,5281,981
20231,5321,791
20221,2671,977
20211,0851,722
20201,1281,529
20197781,363
20188101,499
20175681,019
2016587752
2015403555
2014517502
2013758491
20121,125636
20111,4641,041
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.3

Who built the homes finished in Leiria 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
202563.9%36.0%0.1%0.0%1,674
202450.7%49.2%0.0%0.1%1,528
202354.5%45.2%0.3%0.0%1,532
202254.2%45.7%0.1%0.0%1,267
202152.9%47.0%0.1%0.0%1,085
202053.0%46.8%0.2%0.0%1,128
201943.7%56.2%0.1%0.0%778
201848.8%51.0%0.2%0.0%810
201733.6%66.0%0.2%0.2%568
201633.6%65.2%0.0%1.2%587
201522.8%76.7%0.2%0.2%403
201428.6%71.2%0.0%0.2%517
201327.3%72.7%0.0%0.0%758
201229.5%70.5%0.0%0.0%1,125
201139.6%59.9%0.4%0.1%1,464

Homes finished in Leiria 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
202515.7%25.4%47.6%11.3%1,674
202416.6%20.7%49.7%13.0%1,528
202314.2%17.6%54.4%13.8%1,532
20226.2%21.0%57.7%15.2%1,267
20218.4%21.2%56.5%13.9%1,085
20208.1%20.3%56.3%15.3%1,128
20198.0%20.2%53.3%18.5%778
201810.0%22.3%55.8%11.9%810
20177.4%22.2%54.0%16.4%568
201611.8%21.1%51.1%16.0%587
20158.2%16.4%57.1%18.4%403
201412.6%23.6%46.6%17.2%517
201311.6%23.0%42.5%23.0%758
20126.8%18.7%54.0%20.6%1,125
201114.6%20.8%50.2%14.4%1,464

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 Leiria district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,152/m² and €2,402/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,277/m²
Chance of a rise
96%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Leiria 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: Leiria 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: Leiria 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 2 times since 2015. The deepest began in August 2019.

Deepest fall
−9.8%
Recovery from the low
19 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 3,249 while 1,674 homes were finished: 1.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.9
Population change, 2025
+3,249

Empty homes

13.8% of the 292,861 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
13.8%
Empty homes
40,422

Renovation

In 2025, 16% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
16%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
1.2

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €6.8M of housing works here in 2025, and €17.5M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€6.8M
Per resident, 2025
€13

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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