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New homes in Região de Leiria

49.0% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,376
Per 1,000 residents
4.3

Homes licensed for construction in Região de Leiria

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

  • Região de Leiria
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodRegião de Leiria
Aug 20261,376
Jul 20261,436
Jun 20261,406
May 20261,347
Apr 20261,465
Mar 20261,459
Feb 20261,421
Jan 20261,601
Dec 20251,627
Nov 20251,637
Oct 20251,609
Sep 20251,478
Aug 20251,463
Jul 20251,401
Jun 20251,362
May 20251,354
Apr 20251,266
Mar 20251,199
Feb 20251,195
Jan 20251,091
Dec 20241,048
Nov 20241,004
Oct 20241,002
Sep 2024989
Aug 2024981
Jul 20241,029
Jun 2024987
May 2024997
Apr 2024964
Mar 2024991
Feb 20241,048
Jan 20241,007
Dec 2023973
Nov 2023973
Oct 2023997
Sep 2023960
Aug 2023958
Jul 2023923
Jun 2023999
May 2023972
Apr 2023952
Mar 2023927
Feb 2023914
Jan 2023854
Dec 2022972
Nov 20221,006
Oct 20221,019
Sep 2022997
Aug 20221,048
Jul 20221,027
Jun 2022915
May 2022928
Apr 2022892
Mar 2022901
Feb 2022940
Jan 2022973
Dec 2021994
Nov 2021978
Oct 2021921
Jul 2021990
Apr 20211,044
Jan 2021992
Oct 2020940
Sep 2020916
Aug 2020907
Jul 2020852
Jun 2020811
May 2020814
Apr 2020870
Mar 2020836
Feb 2020799
Jan 2020807
Dec 2019755
Nov 2019730
Oct 2019756
Sep 2019756
Aug 2019757
Jul 2019792
Jun 2019746
May 2019780
Apr 2019685
Mar 2019759
Feb 2019807
Jan 2019770
Dec 2018780
Nov 2018792
Oct 2018747
Sep 2018750
Aug 2018785
Jul 2018753
Jun 2018774
May 2018743
Apr 2018758
Mar 2018676
Feb 2018649
Jan 2018647
Dec 2017594
Nov 2017592
Oct 2017596
Sep 2017588
Aug 2017573
Jul 2017528
Jun 2017497
May 2017505
Apr 2017463
Mar 2017459
Feb 2017420
Jan 2017410
Dec 2016392
Nov 2016380
Oct 2016378
Sep 2016364
Aug 2016331
Jul 2016331
Jun 2016334
May 2016310
Apr 2016303
Mar 2016306
Feb 2016307
Jan 2016307
Dec 2015324
Nov 2015311
Oct 2015274
Sep 2015288
Aug 2015286
Jul 2015270
Jun 2015288
May 2015291
Apr 2015291
Mar 2015303
Feb 2015292
Jan 2015275
Dec 2014280
Nov 2014283
Oct 2014285
Sep 2014280
Aug 2014274
Jul 2014295
Jun 2014280
May 2014276
Apr 2014308
Mar 2014302
Feb 2014308
Jan 2014316
Dec 2013312
Nov 2013311
Oct 2013316
Sep 2013317
Aug 2013324
Jul 2013332
Jun 2013331
May 2013331
Apr 2013314
Mar 2013314
Feb 2013321
Jan 2013341
Dec 2012352
Nov 2012359
Oct 2012367
Sep 2012377
Aug 2012409
Jul 2012422
Jun 2012430
May 2012451
Apr 2012475
Mar 2012491
Feb 2012523
Jan 2012533
Dec 2011554
Nov 2011569
Oct 2011586
Sep 2011535
Aug 2011492

Homes finished and licensed each year in Região de Leiria

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
20259571,627
20247721,057
2023828982
2022733981
2021604994
2020586924
2019453754
2018409779
2017274597
2016309390
2015235323
2014304279
2013417311
2012681352
2011742557
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.0

Who built the homes finished in Região de Leiria

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
202565.9%34.1%0.0%0.0%957
202449.1%50.9%0.0%0.0%772
202349.4%50.5%0.1%0.0%828
202249.1%50.9%0.0%0.0%733
202145.9%54.1%0.0%0.0%604
202045.1%54.8%0.2%0.0%586
201940.4%59.4%0.2%0.0%453
201838.9%60.6%0.5%0.0%409
201722.6%76.6%0.4%0.4%274
201634.3%63.4%0.0%2.3%309
201514.5%85.1%0.0%0.4%235
201418.8%80.9%0.0%0.3%304
201325.9%74.1%0.0%0.0%417
201227.0%73.0%0.0%0.0%681
201118.5%80.6%0.8%0.1%742

Homes finished in Região de Leiria, 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
202518.1%24.1%48.5%9.3%957
202417.6%17.4%54.0%11.0%772
202311.8%16.9%61.0%10.3%828
20226.4%16.8%61.8%15.0%733
20217.0%18.7%60.1%14.2%604
20206.3%18.1%59.9%15.7%586
20197.3%20.1%57.8%14.8%453
20189.0%16.4%61.4%13.2%409
20174.0%17.5%62.4%16.1%274
201610.7%19.7%57.6%12.0%309
20158.5%17.9%56.2%17.4%235
201412.2%18.4%53.9%15.5%304
20135.3%12.5%53.0%29.3%417
20126.0%14.2%59.6%20.1%681
20115.5%16.6%59.7%18.2%742

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 de Leiria

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,505/m² and €1,738/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,622/m²
Chance of a rise
89%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €135,720. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €515 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
20%
Payment, one income
40%

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
€624
Owning per month
€491

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 12.9% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−12.9%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2011. The deepest began in April 2011.

Deepest fall
−25.2%
Recovery from the low
53 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 2,175 while 957 homes were finished: 2.3 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.3
Population change, 2025
+2,175

Renovation

In 2025, 20% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
20%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.9

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €6.7M of housing works here in 2025, and €14.5M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€6.7M
Per resident, 2025
€21

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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