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New homes in Bilbao

Figures for Bizkaia province: Bilbao has no reliable figures of its own.

41.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,833

Homes licensed for construction in Bizkaia province

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

  • Bizkaia province
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodBizkaia province
May 20261,833
Apr 20261,720
Mar 20261,966
Feb 20262,145
Jan 20262,232
Dec 20252,048
Nov 20252,005
Oct 20252,222
Sep 20252,332
Aug 20252,587
Jul 20252,907
Jun 20252,723
May 20252,914
Apr 20252,751
Mar 20252,523
Feb 20252,342
Jan 20252,369
Dec 20242,662
Nov 20242,515
Oct 20242,365
Sep 20242,314
Aug 20242,162
Jul 20241,930
Jun 20242,238
May 20242,013
Apr 20242,328
Mar 20242,435
Feb 20242,438
Jan 20242,317
Dec 20232,202
Nov 20232,371
Oct 20232,502
Sep 20232,807
Aug 20233,389
Jul 20233,320
Jun 20233,277
May 20233,597
Apr 20233,410
Mar 20233,209
Feb 20233,712
Jan 20233,994
Dec 20224,195
Nov 20224,355
Oct 20224,347
Sep 20224,468
Aug 20223,993
Jul 20223,898
Jun 20224,370
May 20224,282
Apr 20224,490
Mar 20224,727
Feb 20224,590
Jan 20224,540
Dec 20214,633
Nov 20214,565
Oct 20214,833
Sep 20214,735
Aug 20214,822
Jul 20214,968
Jun 20214,464
May 20214,294
Apr 20214,040
Mar 20213,843
Feb 20213,764
Jan 20213,761
Dec 20203,373
Nov 20203,314
Oct 20202,921
Sep 20202,936
Aug 20202,855
Jul 20202,823
Jun 20203,097
May 20203,159
Apr 20203,469
Mar 20203,580
Feb 20203,582
Jan 20203,743
Dec 20193,922
Nov 20193,725
Oct 20193,847
Sep 20193,621
Aug 20193,537
Jul 20193,552
Jun 20193,921
May 20194,205
Apr 20193,943
Mar 20194,019
Feb 20193,807
Jan 20193,452
Dec 20183,306
Nov 20183,395
Oct 20183,555
Sep 20183,754
Aug 20183,992
Jul 20183,856
Jun 20183,235
May 20182,863
Apr 20182,785
Mar 20182,502
Feb 20182,577
Jan 20182,725
Dec 20172,643
Nov 20172,539
Oct 20172,417
Sep 20172,357
Aug 20171,897
Jul 20172,058
Jun 20172,005
May 20172,041
Apr 20171,986
Mar 20172,331
Feb 20172,394
Jan 20172,334
Dec 20162,532
Nov 20162,884
Oct 20162,922
Sep 20162,652
Aug 20162,649
Jul 20162,586
Jun 20162,587
May 20162,490
Apr 20162,515
Mar 20162,341
Feb 20162,090
Jan 20162,018
Dec 20151,761
Nov 20151,520
Oct 20151,292
Sep 20151,264
Aug 20151,493
Jul 20151,615
Jun 20151,461
May 20151,696
Apr 20151,853
Mar 20151,793
Feb 20151,938
Jan 20151,849
Dec 20141,856
Nov 20141,859
Oct 20141,941
Sep 20142,108
Aug 20141,975
Jul 20141,738
Jun 20141,761
May 20141,567
Apr 20141,384
Mar 20141,267
Feb 20141,109
Jan 20141,348
Dec 20131,512
Nov 20131,407
Oct 20131,559
Sep 20131,352
Aug 20131,381
Jul 20131,403
Jun 20131,562
May 20131,619
Apr 20131,675
Mar 20131,658
Feb 20132,038
Jan 20131,931
Dec 20121,916
Nov 20122,007
Oct 20121,798
Sep 20121,776
Aug 20121,904
Jul 20121,919
Jun 20122,012
May 20122,221
Apr 20122,357
Mar 20122,441
Feb 20122,152
Jan 20122,378
Dec 20112,277
Nov 20112,547
Oct 20112,635
Sep 20112,716
Aug 20112,673
Jul 20112,647
Jun 20112,350
May 20112,155
Apr 20112,294
Mar 20112,382
Feb 20112,413
Jan 20112,150
Dec 20102,129
Nov 20101,730
Oct 20101,641
Sep 20101,677
Aug 20101,630
Jul 20101,620
Jun 20101,635
May 20101,884
Apr 20101,719
Mar 20101,770
Feb 20102,088
Jan 20101,965
Dec 20092,117
Nov 20092,260
Oct 20092,716
Sep 20092,809
Aug 20093,116
Jul 20093,180
Jun 20093,338
May 20093,247
Apr 20093,169
Mar 20093,447
Feb 20093,325
Jan 20093,495
Dec 20083,495
Nov 20083,745
Oct 20083,594
Sep 20084,062
Aug 20084,102
Jul 20084,470
Jun 20085,125
May 20085,318
Apr 20085,777
Mar 20085,753
Feb 20085,934
Jan 20086,263
Dec 20076,578
Nov 20076,443
Oct 20076,710
Sep 20076,557
Aug 20076,300
Jul 20076,002
Jun 20075,460
May 20075,420
Apr 20075,329
Mar 20075,139
Feb 20075,007
Jan 20075,091
Dec 20064,897
Nov 20065,130
Oct 20064,892
Sep 20064,987
Aug 20065,740
Jul 20065,781
Jun 20065,723
May 20065,606
Apr 20065,617
Mar 20065,939
Feb 20065,948
Jan 20065,831
Dec 20056,097
Nov 20056,141
Oct 20056,418
Sep 20056,203
Aug 20056,051
Jul 20056,020
Jun 20056,636
May 20057,065
Apr 20056,905
Mar 20056,965
Feb 20058,335
Jan 20058,370
Dec 20048,318
Nov 20048,243
Oct 20048,039
Sep 20048,084
Aug 20047,959
Jul 20047,968
Jun 20047,843
May 20047,369
Apr 20048,409
Mar 20048,218
Feb 20046,683
Jan 20046,845
Dec 20037,447
Nov 20037,376
Oct 20037,309
Sep 20037,425
Aug 20037,193
Jul 20037,562
Jun 20037,570
May 20037,517
Apr 20036,849
Mar 20036,708
Feb 20036,799
Jan 20037,116
Dec 20026,750
Nov 20026,817
Oct 20027,257
Sep 20026,937
Aug 20027,124
Jul 20027,163
Jun 20026,848
May 20027,591
Apr 20027,631
Mar 20027,697
Feb 20027,636
Jan 20027,168
Dec 20016,910
Nov 20016,702
Oct 20016,914
Sep 20017,091
Aug 20016,688
Jul 20016,641
Jun 20017,403
May 20016,841
Apr 20016,831
Mar 20017,353
Feb 20017,873
Jan 20018,037
Dec 20007,570
Nov 20008,730
Oct 20007,999
Sep 20007,826
Aug 20007,590
Jul 20007,134
Jun 20006,499
May 20007,210
Apr 20007,424
Mar 20007,212
Feb 20007,440
Jan 20007,114
Dec 19997,428
Nov 19996,703
Oct 19997,289
Sep 19997,721
Aug 19997,919
Jul 19998,243
Jun 19997,900
May 19997,524
Apr 19997,058
Mar 19996,689
Feb 19995,987
Jan 19996,204
Dec 19986,204
Nov 19986,648
Oct 19986,152
Sep 19986,089
Aug 19986,195
Jul 19985,959
Jun 19986,119
May 19986,291
Apr 19985,957
Mar 19986,349
Feb 19986,585
Jan 19986,429
Dec 19976,215
Nov 19975,691
Oct 19975,614
Sep 19975,288
Aug 19975,068
Jul 19975,044
Jun 19975,411
May 19975,305
Apr 19975,539
Mar 19974,903
Feb 19974,466
Jan 19974,546
Dec 19964,717
Nov 19964,412
Oct 19964,470
Sep 19964,348
Aug 19964,548
Jul 19964,706
Jun 19964,319
May 19963,877
Apr 19963,803
Mar 19964,027
Feb 19964,319
Jan 19964,143
Dec 19954,058
Nov 19954,250
Oct 19954,089
Sep 19954,409
Aug 19954,262
Jul 19954,188
Jun 19954,114
May 19954,023
Apr 19953,890
Mar 19953,656
Feb 19953,352
Jan 19953,301
Dec 19943,092
Nov 19943,109
Oct 19943,239
Sep 19943,041
Aug 19942,925
Jul 19942,736
Jun 19942,635
May 19942,834
Apr 19942,895
Mar 19942,840
Feb 19942,916
Jan 19942,769
Dec 19932,911
Nov 19932,728
Oct 19932,574
Sep 19932,471
Aug 19932,542
Jul 19932,712
Jun 19933,156
May 19932,889
Apr 19932,994
Mar 19933,077
Feb 19933,056
Jan 19933,062
Dec 19923,092
Nov 19922,990
Oct 19922,832

Homes finished and licensed each year in Bizkaia province

Homes certified complete (columns) against homes in approved works plans (line), each year since 1992. MIVAU.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20251,9462,048
20242,1572,662
20231,6252,202
20221,9804,195
20212,4724,633
20201,9273,373
20191,7443,922
20181,5333,306
20171,2282,643
20166202,532
20151,9071,761
20142,8361,856
20131,9301,512
20122,6861,916
20112,7572,277
20104,5512,129
20094,1122,117
20087,3993,495
20077,8236,578
20067,7434,897
20054,7786,097
20046,0288,318
20036,5447,447
200211,7206,750
20012,8596,910
20003,1817,570
19993,3507,428
19983,6466,204
19973,4366,215
19963,4584,717
19952,9484,058
19942,4103,092
19933,5312,911
19923,2123,092
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.7

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. A visado is the architects' association's approval of a works plan, which comes before the municipal licence; not every approved home is built. Ceuta and Melilla publish none.

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Affordability

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €317,637. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,211 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

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

Foreign buyers

Figures for Bizkaia province: Bilbao has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 0.4% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
0.4%

Past cycles

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2005. The deepest began in Q1 2008.

Deepest fall
−41.3%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

Empty homes

5.5% of the 165,685 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
5.5%
Empty homes
9,179