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Renovation in Portel

In 2025, 25% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
25%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
11.1

Buildings finished in Portel, by kind of work

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

  • Reconstructions
  • Alterations
  • Extensions
  • New construction
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YearNew constructionExtensionsAlterationsReconstructionsTotal
2025911112
20241003013
20231112014
20221203116
20211015016
2020568019
2019925016
201860107
201751208
201651006
2015921012
20141242018
201342118
201261108
2011840113

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.

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At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €64,800. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €246 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
22%

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
€287
Owning per month
€227

16.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
7
Per 1,000 residents
1.2

Figures for Alentejo: Portel has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 24.9% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+24.9%

In 2025 the population fell by 42 while 8 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
8
Population change, 2025
−42

16.5% of the 4,243 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
16.5%
Empty homes
702

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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