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New homes in Sesimbra

7.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
149
Per 1,000 residents
2.5

Homes licensed for construction in Sesimbra

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

  • Sesimbra
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodSesimbra
Aug 2026149
Jul 2026132
Jun 2026141
May 2026143
Apr 2026147
Mar 2026145
Feb 2026152
Jan 2026171
Dec 2025169
Nov 2025182
Oct 2025194
Sep 2025189
Aug 2025247
Jul 2025272
Jun 2025273
May 2025279
Apr 2025281
Mar 2025290
Feb 2025279
Jan 2025254
Dec 2024254
Nov 2024267
Oct 2024256
Sep 2024234
Aug 2024173
Jul 2024136
Jun 2024128
May 2024130
Apr 2024131
Mar 2024126
Feb 2024138
Jan 2024152
Dec 2023172
Nov 2023155
Oct 2023155
Sep 2023162
Aug 2023155
Jul 2023166
Jun 2023175
May 2023187
Apr 2023186
Mar 2023188
Feb 2023187
Jan 2023184
Dec 2022172
Nov 2022162
Oct 2022172
Sep 2022183
Aug 2022202
Jul 2022209
Jun 2022209
May 2022202
Apr 2022205
Mar 2022213
Feb 2022215
Jan 2022216
Dec 2021214
Nov 2021216
Oct 2021215
Jul 2021198
Apr 2021189
Jan 2021173
Oct 2020166
Sep 2020168
Aug 2020169
Jul 2020160
Jun 2020165
May 2020166
Apr 2020162
Mar 2020173
Feb 2020172
Jan 2020169
Dec 2019171
Nov 2019164
Oct 2019173
Sep 2019159
Aug 2019148
Jul 2019146
Jun 2019155
May 2019147
Apr 2019149
Mar 2019130
Feb 2019132
Jan 2019141
Dec 2018141
Nov 2018139
Oct 2018130
Sep 2018125
Aug 2018132
Jul 2018135
Jun 2018119
May 2018126
Apr 2018123
Mar 2018131
Feb 2018127
Jan 201890
Dec 2017114
Nov 2017105
Oct 201775
Sep 2017116
Aug 201796
Jul 201762
Jun 201788
May 201772
Apr 201745
Mar 201762
Feb 201753
Jan 201755
Dec 201637
Nov 201649
Oct 201650
Sep 201622
Aug 201637
Jul 201644
Jun 201627
May 201632
Apr 201630
Mar 201610
Feb 201623
Jan 201624
Dec 201515
Nov 201512
Oct 201520
Sep 201519
Aug 20158
Jul 201523
Jun 201520
May 201510
Apr 201525
Mar 201527
Feb 20156
Jan 201521
Dec 201429
Nov 201411
Oct 201420
Sep 201425
Aug 201418
Jul 201420
Jun 201427
May 201412
Apr 201421
Mar 201426
Feb 201420
Jan 201430
Dec 201326
Nov 201320
Oct 201332
Sep 201333
Aug 201323
Jul 201333
Jun 201335
May 201338
Apr 201340
Mar 201343
Feb 201347
Jan 201352
Dec 201254
Nov 201260
Oct 201262
Sep 2012109
Aug 2012115
Jul 2012117
Jun 2012119
May 2012136
Apr 2012175
Mar 2012175
Feb 2012171
Jan 2012179
Dec 2011188
Nov 2011203
Oct 2011203
Sep 2011151
Aug 2011145

Homes finished and licensed each year in Sesimbra

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

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
202569169
202491254
202397172
2022103172
2021161214
202098172
201989171
201870141
20173599
20161649
20151015
20142622
20136724
201212354
2011175188
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.2

Who built the homes finished in Sesimbra

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

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
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YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202553.6%46.4%0.0%0.0%69
202445.1%53.8%1.1%0.0%91
202335.1%64.9%0.0%0.0%97
202238.8%61.2%0.0%0.0%103
202146.6%53.4%0.0%0.0%161
202032.7%67.3%0.0%0.0%98
201942.7%57.3%0.0%0.0%89
201844.3%55.7%0.0%0.0%70
201757.1%42.9%0.0%0.0%35
201625.0%68.8%6.3%0.0%16
201510.0%90.0%0.0%0.0%10
20147.7%92.3%0.0%0.0%26
201335.8%38.8%0.0%25.4%67
201254.5%44.7%0.0%0.8%123
201131.4%68.6%0.0%0.0%175

Homes finished in Sesimbra, 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
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YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
20254.3%11.6%65.2%18.8%69
20247.7%14.3%60.4%17.6%91
20233.1%15.5%55.7%25.8%97
20221.0%12.6%68.0%18.4%103
20216.2%14.3%63.4%16.1%161
20208.2%12.2%64.3%15.3%98
20193.4%20.2%59.6%16.9%89
20180.0%12.9%70.0%17.1%70
20172.9%22.9%62.9%11.4%35
20160.0%25.0%75.0%0.0%16
201520.0%10.0%40.0%30.0%10
20140.0%23.1%57.7%19.2%26
201316.4%50.7%22.4%10.4%67
201213.0%22.0%44.7%20.3%123
20116.9%30.9%49.1%13.1%175

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 Sesimbra

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €3,869/m² and €4,266/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,067/m²
Chance of a rise
100%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €253,350. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €961 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
34%
Payment, one income
68%

Buy or rent

Renting a 90 m² home costs less each month than owning 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
€917
Owning per month
€968

Asking against valuation

Sellers ask 29.4% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +37.5%.

Gap today
+29.4%
Change in a year
−8.1 pp

Foreign buyers

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 22.8% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+22.8%

Past cycles

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

Deepest fall
−27.2%
Recovery from the low
48 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 484 while 69 homes were finished: 7.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
7.0
Population change, 2025
+484

Empty homes

7.0% of the 33,163 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
7.0%
Empty homes
2,328

Renovation

In 2025, 4% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
4%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €308.7K of housing works here in 2025, and €4.4M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€308.7K
Per resident, 2025
€5

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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