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Renovation in Terceira island

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
0.0

Buildings finished in Terceira island, by kind of work

Buildings completed each year: new construction, extensions, alterations and reconstructions. INE.

  • Reconstructions
  • Alterations
  • Extensions
  • New construction
Show the numbers
YearNew constructionExtensionsAlterationsReconstructionsTotal
202564160080
202461131075
202369171087
202270210091
202160221083
202054190073
201947120059
201856150071
201762120074
201649140063
201572150087
201471220194
20131194273171
201213960610215
20111737466259

INE counts buildings, not homes, and every kind of building, not only housing. A reconstruction rebuilds an existing building; an alteration changes its layout or use.

Other reports for Terceira island

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €1,933/m² and €2,342/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,137/m²
Chance of a rise
96%

Figures for Portugal: Terceira island has no reliable figures of its own.

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €205,020. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €778 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
63%

Figures for Portugal: Terceira island has no reliable figures of its own.

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
€878
Owning per month
€715

8.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
71
Per 1,000 residents
1.3

Figures for Portugal: Terceira island has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 33.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+33.5%

Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 2015. The deepest began in April 2016.

Deepest fall
−17.6%
Recovery from the low
37 months

In 2025 the population grew by 78 while 53 homes were finished: 1.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.5
Population change, 2025
+78

12.7% of the 25,326 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.7%
Empty homes
3,220

Public bodies signed €14.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €41.4M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€14.2M
Per resident, 2025
€260

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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