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New homes in São Brás de Alportel

34.0% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
55
Per 1,000 residents
4.5

Homes licensed for construction in São Brás de Alportel

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

  • São Brás de Alportel
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodSão Brás de Alportel
Aug 202655
Jul 202628
Jun 202626
May 202626
Apr 202627
Mar 202628
Feb 202628
Jan 202629
Dec 202530
Nov 202534
Oct 202517
Sep 202524
Aug 202524
Jul 202527
Jun 202528
May 202527
Apr 202537
Mar 202536
Feb 202535
Jan 202538
Dec 202439
Nov 202436
Oct 202437
Sep 202431
Aug 202431
Jul 202445
Jun 202424
May 202447
Apr 202454
Mar 202411
Feb 202439
Jan 202453
Dec 20237
Nov 202340
Oct 202358
Sep 202312
Aug 202341
Jul 202347
Jun 202359
May 202372
Apr 202372
Mar 202359
Feb 202382
Jan 202375
Dec 202264
Nov 202282
Oct 202274
Sep 202264
Aug 202281
Jul 202270
Jun 202225
May 202236
Apr 202231
Mar 202238
Feb 202239
Jan 202249
Dec 202147
Nov 202142
Oct 202142
Jul 202154
Apr 202154
Jan 202129
Oct 202040
Sep 202045
Aug 202043
Jul 202032
Jun 202035
May 202053
Apr 202038
Mar 202036
Feb 202051
Jan 202047
Dec 201933
Nov 201946
Oct 201933
Sep 201940
Aug 201932
Jul 201934
Jun 201952
May 201916
Apr 201948
Mar 201959
Feb 201923
Jan 201947
Dec 201860
Nov 201820
Oct 201850
Sep 201856
Aug 201823
Jul 201845
Jun 201848
May 201838
Apr 201831
Mar 201832
Feb 201825
Jan 201855
Dec 201723
Nov 201754
Oct 201787
Sep 201726
Aug 201756
Jul 201784
Jun 201712
May 201745
Apr 201778
Mar 201714
Feb 201741
Jan 201753
Dec 201618
Nov 201613
Oct 201618
Sep 201612
Aug 201612
Jul 201619
Jun 201612
May 201612
Apr 201616
Mar 201610
Feb 201612
Jan 201614
Dec 20159
Nov 20158
Oct 201514
Sep 20159
Aug 20154
Jul 201510
Jun 20159
May 20151
Apr 20155
Mar 20155
Feb 20151
Jan 20153
Dec 20145
Nov 20144
Oct 20146
Sep 20148
Aug 20149
Jul 20146
Jun 20148
May 201412
Apr 20146
Mar 20146
Feb 201416
Jan 20144
Dec 20133
Nov 201315
Oct 20131
Sep 20132
Aug 201314
Jul 20135
Jun 20135
May 201312
Apr 20137
Mar 20137
Feb 20138
Jan 20137
Dec 20127
Nov 20129
Oct 201210
Sep 20125
Aug 201213
Jul 201212
Jun 20128
May 201212
Apr 201211
Mar 20127
Feb 201213
Jan 201212
Dec 20117
Nov 201114
Oct 201113
Sep 20119
Aug 20116

Homes finished and licensed each year in São Brás de Alportel

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
20252830
20242139
20232531
20226074
20214047
20201940
20192342
20183345
20172353
20161217
20152412
2014144
2013317
2012327
20112212
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
2.3

Who built the homes finished in São Brás de Alportel

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
202553.6%46.4%0.0%0.0%28
202419.0%81.0%0.0%0.0%21
202364.0%36.0%0.0%0.0%25
202266.7%33.3%0.0%0.0%60
202157.5%42.5%0.0%0.0%40
202057.9%42.1%0.0%0.0%19
201960.9%39.1%0.0%0.0%23
201878.8%21.2%0.0%0.0%33
201756.5%43.5%0.0%0.0%23
201641.7%58.3%0.0%0.0%12
201550.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%24
201442.9%57.1%0.0%0.0%14
201364.5%35.5%0.0%0.0%31
201278.1%21.9%0.0%0.0%32
201131.8%68.2%0.0%0.0%22

Homes finished in São Brás de Alportel, 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
20253.6%42.9%50.0%3.6%28
20244.8%14.3%61.9%19.0%21
202312.0%8.0%52.0%28.0%25
20228.3%23.3%50.0%18.3%60
202112.5%27.5%50.0%10.0%40
20200.0%26.3%68.4%5.3%19
20190.0%26.1%39.1%34.8%23
20180.0%36.4%33.3%30.3%33
201739.1%8.7%34.8%17.4%23
20160.0%8.3%33.3%58.3%12
20150.0%16.7%50.0%33.3%24
20140.0%50.0%35.7%14.3%14
20130.0%25.8%48.4%25.8%31
20120.0%15.6%65.6%18.8%32
20114.5%18.2%68.2%9.1%22

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 São Brás de Alportel

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €3,578/m² and €3,994/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€3,786/m²
Chance of a rise
97%

Affordability

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €220,680. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €837 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
35%
Payment, one income
69%

Buy or rent

Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning 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
€774

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 24.3% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+24.3%

Past cycles

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

Deepest fall
−10.6%
Recovery from the low
3 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 54 while 28 homes were finished: 1.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.9
Population change, 2025
+54

Empty homes

8.5% of the 6,875 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
8.5%
Empty homes
586

Renovation

In 2025, 32% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
32%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €12.7K of housing works here in 2025, and €234.9K since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€12.7K
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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