Imofolio
Sign inGet started for free

Mafra · report

New homes in Mafra

20.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
529
Per 1,000 residents
5.5

Homes licensed for construction in Mafra

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

  • Mafra
  • Ten-year average
Show the numbers
PeriodMafra
Aug 2026529
Jul 2026551
Jun 2026573
May 2026625
Apr 2026633
Mar 2026636
Feb 2026688
Jan 2026687
Dec 2025657
Nov 2025697
Oct 2025705
Sep 2025717
Aug 2025753
Jul 2025754
Jun 2025768
May 2025727
Apr 2025720
Mar 2025716
Feb 2025649
Jan 2025652
Dec 2024603
Nov 2024564
Oct 2024574
Sep 2024555
Aug 2024522
Jul 2024498
Jun 2024475
May 2024457
Apr 2024451
Mar 2024451
Feb 2024459
Jan 2024445
Dec 2023472
Nov 2023459
Oct 2023426
Sep 2023417
Aug 2023422
Jul 2023447
Jun 2023425
May 2023460
Apr 2023464
Mar 2023463
Feb 2023470
Jan 2023463
Dec 2022448
Nov 2022449
Oct 2022476
Sep 2022474
Aug 2022503
Jul 2022478
Jun 2022498
May 2022487
Apr 2022483
Mar 2022470
Feb 2022468
Jan 2022475
Dec 2021459
Nov 2021458
Oct 2021420
Jul 2021408
Apr 2021428
Jan 2021375
Oct 2020425
Sep 2020428
Aug 2020436
Jul 2020473
Jun 2020470
May 2020476
Apr 2020466
Mar 2020492
Feb 2020498
Jan 2020504
Dec 2019478
Nov 2019473
Oct 2019478
Sep 2019462
Aug 2019458
Jul 2019418
Jun 2019414
May 2019433
Apr 2019422
Mar 2019421
Feb 2019393
Jan 2019368
Dec 2018361
Nov 2018350
Oct 2018347
Sep 2018382
Aug 2018362
Jul 2018358
Jun 2018329
May 2018292
Apr 2018278
Mar 2018245
Feb 2018252
Jan 2018268
Dec 2017254
Nov 2017255
Oct 2017232
Sep 2017158
Aug 2017150
Jul 2017146
Jun 2017147
May 2017146
Apr 2017137
Mar 2017140
Feb 2017135
Jan 2017122
Dec 2016121
Nov 2016111
Oct 2016105
Sep 201699
Aug 2016104
Jul 2016105
Jun 2016110
May 2016102
Apr 201696
Mar 201692
Feb 201681
Jan 201670
Dec 201564
Nov 201573
Oct 201569
Sep 201567
Aug 201557
Jul 201555
Jun 201541
May 201542
Apr 201538
Mar 201534
Feb 201532
Jan 201529
Dec 201433
Nov 201447
Oct 201450
Sep 201451
Aug 201455
Jul 201453
Jun 201457
May 201457
Apr 201460
Mar 201468
Feb 201469
Jan 201473
Dec 201375
Nov 201352
Oct 201348
Sep 201346
Aug 201344
Jul 201350
Jun 201350
May 201351
Apr 201353
Mar 201350
Feb 201358
Jan 201355
Dec 201251
Nov 201254
Oct 201256
Sep 201260
Aug 201267
Jul 201274
Jun 201275
May 201280
Apr 201288
Mar 201293
Feb 201295
Jan 2012101
Dec 2011128
Nov 2011128
Oct 2011135
Sep 2011128
Aug 2011118

Homes finished and licensed each year in Mafra

Homes completed in new buildings (columns) against homes licensed for construction (line), each year since 2011. INE.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
Show the numbers
YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
2025334657
2024310603
2023348472
2022378448
2021308459
2020299402
2019230478
2018174361
2017104254
201683121
20159564
20147333
201311075
201235451
2011285128
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.5

Who built the homes finished in Mafra

Who built the homes completed each year, as a share of that year. INE, since 2011.

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
Show the numbers
YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202558.7%41.3%0.0%0.0%334
202447.7%51.6%0.0%0.6%310
202350.3%48.3%1.4%0.0%348
202255.3%44.7%0.0%0.0%378
202155.8%43.8%0.3%0.0%308
202055.5%43.8%0.0%0.7%299
201967.4%32.2%0.0%0.4%230
201851.7%48.3%0.0%0.0%174
201736.5%63.5%0.0%0.0%104
201660.2%39.8%0.0%0.0%83
201535.8%64.2%0.0%0.0%95
201424.7%75.3%0.0%0.0%73
201342.7%57.3%0.0%0.0%110
201268.9%31.1%0.0%0.0%354
201155.4%44.6%0.0%0.0%285

Homes finished in Mafra, 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
Show the numbers
YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
20256.6%39.5%40.7%13.2%334
20245.2%31.3%43.2%20.3%310
20235.5%28.4%46.3%19.8%348
20225.6%31.5%44.7%18.3%378
20219.4%31.5%46.4%12.7%308
20207.0%29.8%44.1%19.1%299
201917.4%29.1%44.8%8.7%230
201812.6%31.0%46.0%10.3%174
201712.5%15.4%51.0%21.2%104
20169.6%26.5%38.6%25.3%83
20154.2%20.0%47.4%28.4%95
201411.0%13.7%61.6%13.7%73
201313.6%20.9%46.4%19.1%110
20126.8%38.4%41.8%13.0%354
20117.4%20.4%51.2%21.1%285

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 Mafra

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €3,247/m² and €3,618/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€3,433/m²
Chance of a rise
97%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €245,430. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €931 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
33%
Payment, one income
66%

Buy or rent

Owning and renting a 90 m² home cost about the same each month. 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
€987
Owning per month
€949

Asking against valuation

Sellers ask 15.6% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +21.4%.

Gap today
+15.6%
Change in a year
−5.8 pp

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 52.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+52.6%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2011. The deepest began in February 2012.

Deepest fall
−26.7%
Recovery from the low
49 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 673 while 334 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.0
Population change, 2025
+673

Empty homes

9.1% of the 44,882 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
9.1%
Empty homes
4,093

Renovation

In 2025, 14% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
14%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.7

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €22.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €35.2M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€22.1M
Per resident, 2025
€230

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.

Made with Imofolio · imofolio.com/en/market/portugal/mafra/supply

Selling homes in Portugal? Keep the whole sale in one place.

Imofolio is the CRM for estate agents and agencies: properties, buyers, viewings, proposals and your own website, from the first enquiry to the closing.

Try free for 3 daysTalk to the team