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Affordability in Oeste

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €185,040. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €702 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
29%
Payment, one income
58%

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Starting from the bank valuation of €2,056/m² in Oeste, a median household net income of €14,454 a year (2024, Oeste) and a mortgage rate of 3.0% (August 2026).

Assumptions
90
INE's median is per tax household; two incomes is close to a couple who both earn the median.
3

The payment takes 29% of net income, within Banco de Portugal's 50% limit.

Home price
€185,040
Monthly payment
€702
Share of net income
29%
Highest price within 50%
€317,438

The mortgage payment as a share of income, year by year

A 90 m² home with 10% down over 30 years, at each year's average price and rate, against one and against two of that year's median incomes.

  • Two median incomes
  • One median income
  • Banco de Portugal limit, 50%
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PeriodTwo median incomesOne median income
202422.2%44.4%
202322.7%45.4%
202216.0%32.1%
202112.8%25.7%
202012.8%25.5%
201912.3%24.6%
201811.9%23.8%

Portugal against the EU

Share of people spending over 40% of their disposable income on housing, then the rest of Eurostat's survey of living conditions. These are national figures, shown here as context.

  • Portugal
  • EU
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YearPortugalEU
20256.3%7.7%
20246.9%8.2%
20234.9%8.8%
20225.0%8.7%
20215.9%8.7%
20204.1%7.8%
20195.7%9.4%
20185.7%9.6%
20176.7%10.1%
20167.5%10.9%
20159.1%11.2%
20149.2%11.5%
20138.3%11.6%
20128.3%11.5%
20117.2%10.6%
20104.2%10.0%
Share of people whoPortugalEU
Spend over 40% of income on housing6.3%7.7%
… nationals (adults)4.4%7.1%
… citizens of another EU country (adults)17.1%15.2%
… non-EU citizens (adults)38.0%18.1%
Live in an overcrowded home12.7%16.8%
Own their home outright39.7%43.7%
Own with a mortgage31.5%24.8%
Rent at market price16.3%20.8%
Rent at a reduced price or free12.5%10.7%

Income is INE's median declared income net of tax per tax household. It is published about two years late, so today's price is set against the latest year available. Banks also test the payment at a higher rate and may lend less than this.

Other reports for Oeste

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €2,219/m² and €2,533/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,376/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

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
€726
Owning per month
€673

66.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
2,126
Per 1,000 residents
5.1

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 23.9% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+23.9%

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2011. That fall began in March 2011.

Deepest fall
−25.3%
Recovery from the low
59 months

In 2025 the population grew by 3,531 while 1,264 homes were finished: 2.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.8
Population change, 2025
+3,531

In 2025, 10% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
10%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.7

Public bodies signed €544K of housing works here in 2025, and €10.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€544K
Per resident, 2025
€1

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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