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New homes in Tâmega e Sousa

127.3% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
2,821
Per 1,000 residents
6.8

Homes licensed for construction in Tâmega e Sousa

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

  • Tâmega e Sousa
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodTâmega e Sousa
Aug 20262,821
Jul 20262,811
Jun 20262,697
May 20262,592
Apr 20262,599
Mar 20262,376
Feb 20262,216
Jan 20262,288
Dec 20252,307
Nov 20252,272
Oct 20252,138
Sep 20252,028
Aug 20251,921
Jul 20251,952
Jun 20251,888
May 20251,821
Apr 20251,756
Mar 20251,705
Feb 20251,587
Jan 20251,546
Dec 20241,467
Nov 20241,418
Oct 20241,456
Sep 20241,420
Aug 20241,414
Jul 20241,435
Jun 20241,427
May 20241,423
Apr 20241,353
Mar 20241,323
Feb 20241,301
Jan 20241,269
Dec 20231,232
Nov 20231,219
Oct 20231,156
Sep 20231,128
Aug 20231,063
Jul 20231,071
Jun 20231,019
May 2023992
Apr 20231,095
Mar 20231,148
Feb 20231,144
Jan 20231,172
Dec 20221,199
Nov 20221,201
Oct 20221,244
Sep 20221,226
Aug 20221,243
Jul 20221,191
Jun 20221,220
May 20221,204
Apr 20221,124
Mar 20221,109
Feb 20221,188
Jan 20221,201
Dec 20211,247
Nov 20211,237
Oct 20211,245
Jul 20211,316
Apr 20211,324
Jan 20211,182
Oct 20201,234
Sep 20201,196
Aug 20201,228
Jul 20201,197
Jun 20201,144
May 20201,143
Apr 20201,124
Mar 20201,107
Feb 20201,178
Jan 20201,141
Dec 20191,063
Nov 20191,053
Oct 20191,052
Sep 20191,096
Aug 20191,027
Jul 20191,022
Jun 20191,046
May 20191,040
Apr 20191,023
Mar 20191,039
Feb 20191,042
Jan 20191,041
Dec 2018935
Nov 2018936
Oct 2018893
Sep 2018826
Aug 2018867
Jul 2018814
Jun 2018806
May 2018810
Apr 2018778
Mar 2018746
Feb 2018717
Jan 2018612
Dec 2017659
Nov 2017652
Oct 2017623
Sep 2017654
Aug 2017640
Jul 2017642
Jun 2017616
May 2017593
Apr 2017565
Mar 2017571
Feb 2017573
Jan 2017606
Dec 2016563
Nov 2016556
Oct 2016562
Sep 2016565
Aug 2016520
Jul 2016527
Jun 2016524
May 2016513
Apr 2016539
Mar 2016540
Feb 2016500
Jan 2016505
Dec 2015515
Nov 2015488
Oct 2015498
Sep 2015466
Aug 2015497
Jul 2015507
Jun 2015508
May 2015476
Apr 2015471
Mar 2015472
Feb 2015460
Jan 2015462
Dec 2014475
Nov 2014484
Oct 2014481
Sep 2014488
Aug 2014482
Jul 2014475
Jun 2014485
May 2014497
Apr 2014515
Mar 2014530
Feb 2014520
Jan 2014542
Dec 2013527
Nov 2013534
Oct 2013550
Sep 2013566
Aug 2013551
Jul 2013582
Jun 2013574
May 2013616
Apr 2013608
Mar 2013583
Feb 2013589
Jan 2013585
Dec 2012612
Nov 2012638
Oct 2012641
Sep 2012638
Aug 2012669
Jul 2012668
Jun 2012678
May 2012671
Apr 2012699
Mar 2012715
Feb 2012801
Jan 2012839
Dec 2011862
Nov 2011846
Oct 2011858
Sep 2011795
Aug 2011722

Homes finished and licensed each year in Tâmega e Sousa

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
20251,2742,307
20249491,462
20239991,232
20228511,197
20218931,247
20207831,265
20196381,077
2018474938
2017482656
2016528559
2015429509
2014493475
2013665527
20121,043615
20111,396862
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.1

Who built the homes finished in Tâmega e Sousa

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
202551.3%48.7%0.0%0.0%1,274
202437.6%62.4%0.0%0.0%949
202339.1%60.8%0.1%0.0%999
202237.8%62.2%0.0%0.0%851
202145.4%54.5%0.0%0.1%893
202045.2%54.5%0.0%0.3%783
201933.7%66.3%0.0%0.0%638
201827.4%72.6%0.0%0.0%474
201730.1%69.9%0.0%0.0%482
201625.2%74.4%0.0%0.4%528
201510.7%89.3%0.0%0.0%429
201419.7%80.1%0.0%0.2%493
201320.9%78.9%0.0%0.2%665
201211.8%87.6%0.3%0.3%1,043
201116.7%82.7%0.2%0.4%1,396

Homes finished in Tâmega e Sousa, 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
20255.3%23.3%64.5%6.8%1,274
20243.3%18.3%70.3%8.1%949
20234.0%22.1%66.2%7.7%999
20222.7%14.7%73.9%8.7%851
20212.8%15.3%72.7%9.2%893
20202.4%17.6%71.6%8.3%783
20194.9%13.5%73.2%8.5%638
20181.7%12.0%75.1%11.2%474
20171.0%10.8%76.1%12.0%482
20163.2%12.3%74.2%10.2%528
20151.6%10.0%73.0%15.4%429
20143.0%11.4%71.0%14.6%493
20130.8%10.8%69.2%19.2%665
20121.6%9.8%69.5%19.1%1,043
20111.9%10.7%71.8%15.5%1,396

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 Tâmega e Sousa

Next 12 months

Bank valuations have an 80% chance of landing between €1,559/m² and €1,781/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€1,670/m²
Chance of a rise
98%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €134,010. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €508 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
24%
Payment, one income
47%

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
€441
Owning per month
€395

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 17.8% less per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
−17.8%

Past cycles

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

Deepest fall
−14.6%
Recovery from the low
29 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 2,087 while 1,274 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.6
Population change, 2025
+2,087

Renovation

In 2025, 21% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
21%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
2.4

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €34.7M of housing works here in 2025, and €74.8M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€34.7M
Per resident, 2025
€83

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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