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Viana do Castelo district · report

Past price cycles in Viana do Castelo district

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 2015. The deepest began in June 2016.

Deepest fall
−7.5%
Recovery from the low
11 months

Prices in Viana do Castelo district and Portugal, indexed

Asking prices, both set to 100 in January 2015.

  • Viana do Castelo district
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2015
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PeriodViana do Castelo districtPortugal
Sep 2026216.6320.6
Aug 2026214.8318.5
Jul 2026212.0318.8
Jun 2026206.1318.9
May 2026204.0317.6
Apr 2026210.9317.6
Mar 2026211.1315.2
Feb 2026207.8311.9
Jan 2026203.3309.0
Dec 2025201.3305.9
Nov 2025196.2304.2
Oct 2025195.0300.2
Sep 2025193.7297.2
Aug 2025191.1296.2
Jul 2025187.6295.1
Jun 2025181.6291.8
May 2025175.2287.1
Apr 2025188.5284.7
Mar 2025185.6281.2
Feb 2025182.4277.6
Jan 2025179.9273.4
Dec 2024178.2270.1
Nov 2024171.5265.9
Oct 2024169.9263.2
Sep 2024170.2261.8
Aug 2024167.2260.8
Jul 2024162.1260.6
Jun 2024162.8258.4
May 2024171.1257.0
Apr 2024169.3253.3
Mar 2024171.5251.4
Feb 2024168.7249.5
Jan 2024167.2248.1
Dec 2023167.9245.0
Nov 2023165.5242.8
Oct 2023161.3239.1
Sep 2023162.6237.3
Aug 2023162.3236.8
Jul 2023164.8237.6
Jun 2023161.5237.4
May 2023157.4235.3
Apr 2023153.3234.3
Mar 2023148.9232.1
Feb 2023147.8230.9
Jan 2023144.4229.4
Dec 2022144.4228.3
Nov 2022143.8227.8
Oct 2022142.2224.3
Sep 2022140.2223.0
Aug 2022139.0222.6
Jul 2022138.3222.3
Jun 2022136.6222.2
May 2022134.3221.9
Apr 2022132.0220.8
Mar 2022131.3220.9
Feb 2022131.2219.9
Jan 2022130.1218.9
Dec 2021128.8218.7
Nov 2021127.0218.1
Oct 2021127.0216.8
Sep 2021126.2214.2
Aug 2021126.5213.3
Jul 2021126.3212.5
Jun 2021125.2210.6
May 2021123.5209.3
Apr 2021123.3208.2
Mar 2021122.7208.1
Feb 2021122.0207.4
Jan 2021120.7207.9
Dec 2020120.6206.7
Nov 2020120.9205.0
Oct 2020120.5202.4
Sep 2020119.4200.1
Aug 2020117.6199.0
Jul 2020116.2197.8
Jun 2020117.6198.8
May 2020116.2199.6
Apr 2020116.7200.6
Mar 2020117.6198.6
Feb 2020117.6197.3
Jan 2020115.6195.0
Dec 2019116.3196.3
Nov 2019116.2195.2
Oct 2019117.3194.7
Sep 2019117.0194.4
Aug 2019116.6194.6
Jul 2019115.5194.7
Jun 2019115.9191.8
May 2019115.0187.3
Apr 2019115.5183.2
Mar 2019117.3181.2
Feb 2019116.5178.9
Jan 2019117.1177.1
Dec 2018117.0176.6
Nov 2018118.4175.2
Oct 2018117.9173.1
Sep 2018116.8169.1
Aug 2018115.1165.9
Jul 2018113.7165.4
Jun 2018112.7161.8
May 2018115.1160.3
Apr 2018114.5156.9
Mar 2018115.5155.3
Feb 2018112.1154.6
Jan 2018111.1152.2
Dec 2017111.7152.6
Nov 2017111.6150.8
Oct 2017110.1148.7
Sep 2017109.9145.5
Aug 2017108.8143.5
Jul 2017107.3141.0
Jun 2017107.4139.1
May 2017106.6135.9
Apr 2017106.5135.7
Mar 2017107.0134.3
Feb 2017108.5132.1
Jan 2017108.5130.5
Dec 2016109.8129.4
Nov 2016109.8128.6
Oct 2016108.9126.0
Sep 2016109.8122.5
Aug 2016111.2119.3
Jul 2016112.9115.2
Jun 2016115.1115.1
May 2016113.9113.9
Apr 2016113.8113.2
Mar 2016112.7114.2
Feb 2016110.4113.9
Jan 2016110.4112.6
Dec 2015111.3110.6
Nov 2015112.1108.8
Oct 2015112.6108.2
Sep 2015112.1107.5
Aug 2015112.4106.6
Jul 2015112.2105.7
Jun 2015110.5106.1
May 2015110.4103.7
Apr 2015109.8101.7
Mar 2015107.2101.0
Feb 2015104.8100.0
Jan 2015100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
June 2016April 2017−7.5%1011
March 2024July 2024−5.5%44
April 2025May 2025−7.1%13
March 2026May 2026−3.4%22

Portugal against the EU since 2015

Eurostat's house price index for all dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, comparable across member states.

  • Portugal
  • EU
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodPortugalEU
Q2 2026301.4168.6
Q1 2026291.0166.5
Q4 2025280.2164.6
Q3 2025269.4163.5
Q2 2025258.8161.0
Q1 2025247.1158.5
Q4 2024235.7156.2
Q3 2024228.9155.1
Q2 2024220.7152.7
Q1 2024212.5149.8
Q4 2023211.3148.9
Q3 2023208.5149.1
Q2 2023204.7148.2
Q1 2023198.6147.6
Q4 2022195.9148.7
Q3 2022193.8150.9
Q2 2022188.3149.6
Q1 2022182.6146.2
Q4 2021176.0143.2
Q3 2021171.3140.2
Q2 2021166.4136.0
Q1 2021161.7132.1
Q4 2020157.7129.8
Q3 2020153.6128.1
Q2 2020154.3126.3
Q1 2020151.7124.4
Q4 2019146.1122.7
Q3 2019143.7121.5
Q2 2019140.7119.8
Q1 2019137.1117.6
Q4 2018132.3116.8
Q3 2018129.7115.9
Q2 2018128.5114.2
Q1 2018125.6112.3
Q4 2017121.1111.2
Q3 2017119.6110.4
Q2 2017115.5108.8
Q1 2017111.9106.9
Q4 2016109.6106.1
Q3 2016108.3105.4
Q2 2016106.9103.8
Q1 2016103.7102.0
Q4 2015101.8101.1
Q3 2015100.7100.8
Q2 2015100.699.8
Q1 201596.998.3

Bank valuations go back to 2011, so they include the fall after the euro crisis; asking prices start in 2015. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Viana do Castelo district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,717/m² and €2,088/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,903/m²
Chance of a rise
81%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Viana do Castelo 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: Viana do Castelo 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

New homes

54.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,267
Per 1,000 residents
5.2

Foreign buyers

Figures for Portugal: Viana do Castelo 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%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 491 while 582 homes were finished: 0.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.8
Population change, 2025
+491

Empty homes

10.9% of the 155,259 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
10.9%
Empty homes
16,922

Renovation

In 2025, 18% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
18%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
5.3

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €18.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €52.6M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€18.1M
Per resident, 2025
€74

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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