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Past price cycles in Póvoa de Varzim

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 2011. The deepest began in July 2012.

Deepest fall
−28.0%
Recovery from the low
50 months

Prices in Póvoa de Varzim and Portugal, indexed

Bank valuations, both set to 100 in January 2011.

  • Póvoa de Varzim
  • Portugal
  • 100 = January 2011
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PeriodPóvoa de VarzimPortugal
Sep 2026260.8259.7
Aug 2026260.0257.0
Jul 2026262.4255.4
Jun 2026267.7254.0
May 2026262.8251.8
Apr 2026263.3247.9
Mar 2026255.3245.3
Feb 2026244.6242.0
Jan 2026238.0240.0
Dec 2025241.4237.3
Nov 2025245.7234.9
Oct 2025243.2230.9
Sep 2025239.4227.5
Aug 2025235.1224.1
Jul 2025235.9221.8
Jun 2025233.4217.9
May 2025231.2215.1
Apr 2025226.4212.8
Mar 2025226.1210.6
Feb 2025215.8206.4
Jan 2025212.8202.3
Dec 2024211.3199.2
Nov 2024207.2198.4
Oct 2024206.8196.2
Sep 2024202.8193.3
Aug 2024202.8189.7
Jul 2024194.2186.8
Jun 2024188.0184.5
May 2024180.7183.6
Apr 2024184.1182.0
Mar 2024188.9180.2
Feb 2024191.9177.9
Jan 2024193.5176.7
Dec 2023188.4175.1
Nov 2023183.5174.5
Oct 2023173.9175.1
Sep 2023175.5175.7
Aug 2023178.4175.4
Jul 2023178.4173.9
Jun 2023173.7173.1
May 2023172.9172.2
Apr 2023174.6170.0
Mar 2023176.5169.1
Feb 2023177.3168.5
Jan 2023170.0169.3
Dec 2022171.1166.2
Nov 2022174.0165.2
Oct 2022178.9161.9
Sep 2022180.6162.9
Aug 2022175.6161.2
Jul 2022163.0161.6
Jun 2022156.9160.4
May 2022155.0157.4
Apr 2022160.5154.6
Mar 2022157.9151.8
Feb 2022151.8149.8
Jan 2022148.0147.3
Dec 2021151.8146.5
Nov 2021149.1145.0
Oct 2021150.3142.6
Sep 2021149.4140.9
Aug 2021149.3139.2
Jul 2021149.7139.2
Jun 2021143.2138.5
May 2021143.3138.2
Apr 2021137.4136.8
Mar 2021133.4135.3
Feb 2021136.6133.9
Jan 2021133.9133.4
Dec 2020135.4131.8
Nov 2020133.2130.4
Oct 2020137.4129.0
Sep 2020138.1128.6
Aug 2020138.1128.6
Jul 2020140.1128.5
Jun 2020140.2127.6
May 2020136.8127.0
Apr 2020136.8126.7
Mar 2020130.9126.6
Feb 2020130.4126.7
Jan 2020126.0125.8
Dec 2019124.6124.4
Nov 2019123.8122.7
Oct 2019131.5121.9
Sep 2019132.8121.6
Aug 2019127.8120.2
Jul 2019127.7119.0
Jun 2019127.0117.4
May 2019126.9116.6
Apr 2019124.8115.7
Mar 2019121.7114.7
Feb 2019113.4114.0
Jan 2019108.8112.1
Dec 2018106.7111.4
Nov 2018111.5110.4
Oct 2018114.9110.3
Sep 2018116.1109.4
Aug 2018110.6108.4
Jul 2018106.8107.3
Jun 2018109.4106.3
May 2018110.0105.9
Apr 2018113.5105.4
Mar 2018112.6104.9
Feb 2018109.9103.9
Jan 2018108.1102.9
Dec 2017102.5101.6
Nov 2017110.0101.4
Oct 2017104.5101.0
Sep 2017103.5100.5
Aug 2017102.599.0
Jul 2017101.798.2
Jun 2017100.598.1
May 2017101.497.7
Apr 2017103.797.4
Mar 2017102.496.8
Feb 2017100.096.6
Jan 2017100.295.9
Dec 201695.095.0
Nov 201694.194.2
Oct 201691.693.5
Sep 201697.993.0
Aug 201694.992.8
Jul 201694.491.9
Jun 201690.691.6
May 201691.691.2
Apr 201692.790.5
Mar 201688.689.9
Feb 201684.589.5
Jan 201680.689.5
Dec 201584.789.9
Nov 201585.389.3
Oct 201586.088.9
Sep 201586.188.6
Aug 201589.688.3
Jul 201589.188.5
Jun 201591.887.7
May 201591.587.6
Apr 201591.586.7
Mar 201591.086.2
Feb 201590.486.2
Jan 201596.586.2
Dec 201496.585.6
Nov 201491.485.6
Oct 201488.986.2
Sep 201483.788.0
Aug 201489.788.4
Jul 201486.387.0
Jun 201482.185.3
May 201482.184.2
Apr 201491.183.9
Mar 2014106.184.3
Feb 201499.585.7
Jan 201492.886.7
Dec 201386.587.0
Nov 201387.786.9
Oct 201381.387.2
Sep 201377.787.0
Aug 201378.886.8
Jul 201387.086.5
Jun 201392.687.1
May 201395.386.4
Apr 201392.685.3
Mar 201392.484.6
Feb 201390.085.1
Jan 201395.386.5
Dec 2012100.787.8
Nov 2012104.288.3
Oct 2012102.988.7
Sep 2012105.089.4
Aug 2012105.089.4
Jul 2012107.889.7
Jun 2012105.090.2
May 2012103.691.2
Apr 201299.092.8
Mar 201295.192.5
Feb 201294.092.4
Jan 201292.692.2
Dec 201192.993.3
Nov 201192.794.5
Oct 201191.095.0
Sep 201192.796.2
Aug 2011101.697.1
Jul 201196.597.9
Jun 201199.499.4
May 201192.9101.4
Apr 201198.8102.6
Mar 201199.4102.4
Feb 2011105.9101.1
Jan 2011100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
February 2011October 2011−14.1%89
July 2012September 2013−28.0%1450
November 2017December 2017−6.9%13
April 2018July 2018−6.0%32
September 2018December 2018−8.2%33
September 2019November 2019−6.8%25
June 2020November 2020−5.0%56
April 2022May 2022−3.4%12
September 2022January 2023−5.9%410
January 2024May 2024−6.6%42
November 2025January 2026−3.1%22

Portugal against the EU since 2015

Eurostat's house price index for all dwellings, 2015 = 100. National figures, comparable across member states.

  • Portugal
  • EU
  • 2015 = 100
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PeriodPortugalEU
Q2 2026301.4168.6
Q1 2026291.0166.5
Q4 2025280.2164.6
Q3 2025269.4163.5
Q2 2025258.8161.0
Q1 2025247.1158.5
Q4 2024235.7156.2
Q3 2024228.9155.1
Q2 2024220.7152.7
Q1 2024212.5149.8
Q4 2023211.3148.9
Q3 2023208.5149.1
Q2 2023204.7148.2
Q1 2023198.6147.6
Q4 2022195.9148.7
Q3 2022193.8150.9
Q2 2022188.3149.6
Q1 2022182.6146.2
Q4 2021176.0143.2
Q3 2021171.3140.2
Q2 2021166.4136.0
Q1 2021161.7132.1
Q4 2020157.7129.8
Q3 2020153.6128.1
Q2 2020154.3126.3
Q1 2020151.7124.4
Q4 2019146.1122.7
Q3 2019143.7121.5
Q2 2019140.7119.8
Q1 2019137.1117.6
Q4 2018132.3116.8
Q3 2018129.7115.9
Q2 2018128.5114.2
Q1 2018125.6112.3
Q4 2017121.1111.2
Q3 2017119.6110.4
Q2 2017115.5108.8
Q1 2017111.9106.9
Q4 2016109.6106.1
Q3 2016108.3105.4
Q2 2016106.9103.8
Q1 2016103.7102.0
Q4 2015101.8101.1
Q3 2015100.7100.8
Q2 2015100.699.8
Q1 201596.998.3

Bank valuations go back to 2011, so they include the fall after the euro crisis; asking prices start in 2015. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Póvoa de Varzim

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,729/m² and €3,085/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,907/m²
Chance of a rise
93%

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €207,990. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €789 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

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

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
€818
Owning per month
€781

Sellers ask 16.8% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +18.6%.

Gap today
+16.8%
Change in a year
−1.8 pp

44.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
230
Per 1,000 residents
3.2

Figures for Área Metropolitana do Porto: Póvoa de Varzim has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 31.6% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+31.6%

In 2025 the population grew by 783 while 1 homes were finished: 783.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
783.0
Population change, 2025
+783

7.3% of the 36,143 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
7.3%
Empty homes
2,635

In 2025, 50% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
50%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public bodies signed €12.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €29.7M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€12.4M
Per resident, 2025
€172

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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