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New homes in Trofa

133.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
139
Per 1,000 residents
3.3

Homes licensed for construction in Trofa

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

  • Trofa
  • Ten-year average
Show the numbers
PeriodTrofa
Aug 2026139
Jul 2026143
Jun 2026214
May 2026214
Apr 2026143
Mar 2026141
Feb 2026143
Jan 2026147
Dec 2025148
Nov 2025108
Oct 2025107
Sep 2025108
Aug 2025108
Jul 2025109
Jun 202537
May 202541
Apr 202551
Mar 202549
Feb 202547
Jan 202546
Dec 202444
Nov 202446
Oct 202446
Sep 202448
Aug 202447
Jul 202443
Jun 202440
May 202438
Apr 202424
Mar 202426
Feb 202426
Jan 202426
Dec 202330
Nov 202329
Oct 202327
Sep 202329
Aug 202330
Jul 202336
Jun 202336
May 202337
Apr 202342
Mar 202346
Feb 202373
Jan 202372
Dec 202269
Nov 202269
Oct 202271
Sep 202274
Aug 202279
Jul 202277
Jun 202282
May 202298
Apr 202296
Mar 202295
Feb 202269
Jan 202270
Dec 202170
Nov 202169
Oct 202168
Jul 202171
Apr 202157
Jan 202154
Oct 202058
Sep 202052
Aug 202051
Jul 202049
Jun 202042
May 202036
Apr 202040
Mar 202044
Feb 202088
Jan 202097
Dec 201999
Nov 201991
Oct 201992
Sep 201984
Aug 201979
Jul 201986
Jun 201986
May 201986
Apr 201991
Mar 201983
Feb 201935
Jan 201930
Dec 201829
Nov 201827
Oct 201829
Sep 201829
Aug 201827
Jul 201823
Jun 201825
May 201820
Apr 201817
Mar 201821
Feb 201818
Jan 201820
Dec 201723
Nov 201718
Oct 201724
Sep 201727
Aug 201721
Jul 201725
Jun 201727
May 201727
Apr 201724
Mar 201725
Feb 201720
Jan 201720
Dec 201622
Nov 201620
Oct 201616
Sep 201618
Aug 201618
Jul 201617
Jun 201616
May 201613
Apr 201614
Mar 201613
Feb 201613
Jan 201612
Dec 201511
Nov 201511
Oct 201510
Sep 20158
Aug 20158
Jul 201510
Jun 20159
May 201510
Apr 201510
Mar 201510
Feb 201512
Jan 201512
Dec 201412
Nov 201414
Oct 201414
Sep 201415
Aug 201418
Jul 201417
Jun 201418
May 201419
Apr 201421
Mar 201424
Feb 201423
Jan 201423
Dec 201324
Nov 201322
Oct 201322
Sep 201321
Aug 201318
Jul 201320
Jun 201319
May 201317
Apr 201317
Mar 201316
Feb 201315
Jan 201324
Dec 201222
Nov 201225
Oct 201227
Sep 201227
Aug 201232
Jul 201230
Jun 201236
May 201239
Apr 201238
Mar 201238
Feb 201239
Jan 201240
Dec 201144
Nov 201143
Oct 201143
Sep 201142
Aug 201136

Homes finished and licensed each year in Trofa

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
202559148
20244744
20235830
20224569
20218470
20203553
20192697
20181629
20171420
20162822
20151311
20144612
20135124
20125122
20118544
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.4

Who built the homes finished in Trofa

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
202527.1%72.9%0.0%0.0%59
20240.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%47
202329.3%70.7%0.0%0.0%58
202240.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%45
202161.9%38.1%0.0%0.0%84
202034.3%65.7%0.0%0.0%35
201946.2%53.8%0.0%0.0%26
201831.3%68.8%0.0%0.0%16
20177.1%92.9%0.0%0.0%14
201639.3%60.7%0.0%0.0%28
20150.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%13
201465.2%34.8%0.0%0.0%46
201351.0%49.0%0.0%0.0%51
20127.8%92.2%0.0%0.0%51
201154.1%43.5%2.4%0.0%85

Homes finished in Trofa, 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
202511.9%10.2%66.1%11.9%59
202421.3%8.5%63.8%6.4%47
20236.9%22.4%69.0%1.7%58
20220.0%6.7%86.7%6.7%45
20214.8%33.3%46.4%15.5%84
20200.0%5.7%68.6%25.7%35
20190.0%3.8%92.3%3.8%26
20180.0%37.5%56.3%6.3%16
20170.0%7.1%57.1%35.7%14
20160.0%3.6%67.9%28.6%28
20150.0%7.7%69.2%23.1%13
20140.0%2.2%52.2%45.7%46
20137.8%31.4%54.9%5.9%51
20122.0%3.9%66.7%27.5%51
20115.9%22.4%56.5%15.3%85

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 Trofa

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €2,430/m² and €2,973/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€2,702/m²
Chance of a rise
94%

Affordability

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €177,750. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €674 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
27%
Payment, one income
54%

Buy or rent

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
€683
Owning per month
€619

Asking against valuation

Sellers ask 20.0% more than banks value homes at. A year ago the gap was +13.3%.

Gap today
+20.0%
Change in a year
+6.7 pp

Foreign buyers

Figures for Área Metropolitana do Porto: Trofa 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%

Past cycles

Bank valuations have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 2015. The deepest began in November 2022.

Deepest fall
−12.0%
Recovery from the low
10 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 197 while 59 homes were finished: 3.3 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
3.3
Population change, 2025
+197

Empty homes

8.4% of the 15,976 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
8.4%
Empty homes
1,338

Renovation

In 2025, 21% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
21%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.0

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €55.3K of housing works here in 2025, and €55.8K since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€55.3K
Per resident, 2025
€1

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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