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New homes in Região Autónoma da Madeira

68.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,158
Per 1,000 residents
4.4

Homes licensed for construction in Região Autónoma da Madeira

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

  • Região Autónoma da Madeira
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodRegião Autónoma da Madeira
Aug 20261,158
Jul 20261,140
Jun 20261,135
May 20261,157
Apr 20261,035
Mar 2026956
Feb 20261,084
Jan 2026962
Dec 2025980
Nov 20251,001
Oct 20251,154
Sep 20251,069
Aug 20251,338
Jul 20251,370
Jun 20251,318
May 20251,331
Apr 20251,286
Mar 20251,306
Feb 20251,132
Jan 20251,161
Dec 20241,110
Nov 20241,099
Oct 2024942
Sep 2024963
Aug 2024729
Jul 2024791
Jun 2024775
May 2024799
Apr 2024940
Mar 2024931
Feb 2024995
Jan 20241,021
Dec 20231,153
Nov 20231,192
Oct 20231,160
Sep 20231,143
Aug 20231,128
Jul 20231,008
Jun 2023999
May 2023960
Apr 2023792
Mar 2023760
Feb 2023756
Jan 2023732
Dec 2022632
Nov 2022882
Oct 2022971
Sep 2022915
Aug 2022929
Jul 2022927
Jun 2022914
May 2022901
Apr 2022938
Mar 2022931
Feb 2022899
Jan 2022883
Dec 2021839
Nov 2021638
Oct 2021545
Jul 2021532
Apr 2021517
Jan 2021513
Oct 2020466
Sep 2020457
Aug 2020464
Jul 2020463
Jun 2020447
May 2020433
Apr 2020401
Mar 2020477
Feb 2020484
Jan 2020371
Dec 2019365
Nov 2019367
Oct 2019340
Sep 2019357
Aug 2019348
Jul 2019359
Jun 2019340
May 2019364
Apr 2019361
Mar 2019284
Feb 2019290
Jan 2019338
Dec 2018319
Nov 2018399
Oct 2018402
Sep 2018274
Aug 2018388
Jul 2018341
Jun 2018286
May 2018415
Apr 2018441
Mar 2018353
Feb 2018450
Jan 2018371
Dec 2017308
Nov 2017333
Oct 2017281
Sep 2017276
Aug 2017273
Jul 2017252
Jun 2017238
May 2017224
Apr 2017164
Mar 2017173
Feb 2017207
Jan 2017196
Dec 2016173
Nov 2016203
Oct 2016201
Sep 2016171
Aug 2016183
Jul 2016194
Jun 2016178
May 2016152
Apr 2016153
Mar 2016136
Feb 2016108
Jan 2016119
Dec 2015117
Nov 2015127
Oct 2015137
Sep 2015135
Aug 2015126
Jul 2015124
Jun 2015141
May 2015135
Apr 2015134
Mar 2015142
Feb 2015134
Jan 2015139
Dec 2014136
Nov 2014112
Oct 2014113
Sep 2014110
Aug 2014117
Jul 2014132
Jun 201492
May 2014124
Apr 2014134
Mar 2014110
Feb 2014148
Jan 2014137
Dec 2013115
Nov 2013146
Oct 2013139
Sep 2013118
Aug 2013171
Jul 2013182
Jun 2013185
May 2013231
Apr 2013212
Mar 2013204
Feb 2013233
Jan 2013226
Dec 2012260
Nov 2012297
Oct 2012250
Sep 2012323
Aug 2012382
Jul 2012331
Jun 2012367
May 2012382
Apr 2012347
Mar 2012417
Feb 2012497
Jan 2012436
Dec 2011469
Nov 2011482
Oct 2011471
Sep 2011429
Aug 2011368

Homes finished and licensed each year in Região Autónoma da Madeira

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
2025871980
20249271,121
20234391,118
2022588680
2021379839
2020414502
2019295374
2018180328
2017163353
2016144190
2015126113
2014173139
2013362131
2012363249
2011649485
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.3

Who built the homes finished in Região Autónoma da Madeira

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
202571.8%28.2%0.0%0.0%871
202474.1%25.9%0.0%0.0%927
202333.7%58.3%0.2%7.7%439
202263.8%36.2%0.0%0.0%588
202147.2%52.8%0.0%0.0%379
202057.7%42.0%0.2%0.0%414
201936.6%60.3%0.7%2.4%295
201827.2%72.8%0.0%0.0%180
201737.4%62.0%0.6%0.0%163
201641.7%58.3%0.0%0.0%144
201515.1%84.1%0.8%0.0%126
201439.9%57.8%1.7%0.6%173
201346.7%53.3%0.0%0.0%362
201230.3%69.4%0.3%0.0%363
201144.4%49.9%3.9%1.8%649

Homes finished in Região Autónoma da Madeira, 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
202525.7%42.0%29.3%3.0%871
202424.4%42.4%30.6%2.6%927
202312.8%29.8%52.2%5.2%439
202210.5%38.8%47.4%3.2%588
202110.6%28.5%55.9%5.0%379
202015.7%38.9%42.3%3.1%414
201919.3%35.6%39.7%5.4%295
201810.0%34.4%50.6%5.0%180
201710.4%30.7%54.0%4.9%163
201611.1%29.9%50.0%9.0%144
20156.3%33.3%49.2%11.1%126
20145.2%31.2%54.9%8.7%173
201310.2%32.9%49.4%7.5%362
20124.7%29.5%56.5%9.4%363
201113.7%30.0%47.8%8.5%649

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 Região Autónoma da Madeira

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €2,787/m² and €3,178/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,983/m²
Chance of a rise
99%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €237,780. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €902 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
36%
Payment, one income
73%

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
€1,109
Owning per month
€849

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.6%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2011. The deepest began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−23.3%
Recovery from the low
49 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 1,430 while 871 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.6
Population change, 2025
+1,430

Renovation

In 2025, 22% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
22%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €6.3M of housing works here in 2025, and €43.9M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€6.3M
Per resident, 2025
€24

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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