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New homes in Cantabria province

60.5% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,491
Per 1,000 residents
2.5

Homes licensed for construction in Cantabria province

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

  • Cantabria province
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodCantabria province
May 20261,491
Apr 20261,411
Mar 20261,334
Feb 20261,192
Jan 20261,125
Dec 20251,134
Nov 20251,057
Oct 20251,084
Sep 20251,081
Aug 20251,033
Jul 20251,005
Jun 20251,171
May 20251,069
Apr 20251,014
Mar 20251,348
Feb 20251,324
Jan 20251,306
Dec 20241,260
Nov 20241,286
Oct 20241,316
Sep 20241,315
Aug 20241,243
Jul 20241,246
Jun 20241,131
May 20241,150
Apr 20241,084
Mar 2024775
Feb 2024925
Jan 2024946
Dec 2023957
Nov 20231,096
Oct 20231,021
Sep 20231,062
Aug 20231,062
Jul 20231,045
Jun 20231,200
May 20231,242
Apr 20231,346
Mar 20231,322
Feb 20231,280
Jan 20231,377
Dec 20221,378
Nov 20221,211
Oct 20221,193
Sep 20221,163
Aug 20221,343
Jul 20221,444
Jun 20221,210
May 20221,206
Apr 20221,137
Mar 20221,227
Feb 20221,168
Jan 20221,036
Dec 2021993
Nov 20211,017
Oct 20211,032
Sep 2021985
Aug 2021876
Jul 2021763
Jun 2021805
May 2021815
Apr 2021780
Mar 2021660
Feb 2021602
Jan 2021594
Dec 2020611
Nov 2020611
Oct 2020687
Sep 2020765
Aug 2020845
Jul 2020877
Jun 2020838
May 2020785
Apr 2020927
Mar 2020945
Feb 2020948
Jan 2020980
Dec 20191,028
Nov 2019992
Oct 2019985
Sep 20191,003
Aug 2019847
Jul 2019911
Jun 2019938
May 2019912
Apr 2019806
Mar 2019872
Feb 2019868
Jan 2019910
Dec 2018966
Nov 2018964
Oct 2018857
Sep 2018824
Aug 2018922
Jul 2018863
Jun 2018808
May 2018795
Apr 2018757
Mar 2018668
Feb 2018666
Jan 2018610
Dec 2017492
Nov 2017514
Oct 2017535
Sep 2017488
Aug 2017420
Jul 2017378
Jun 2017388
May 2017380
Apr 2017396
Mar 2017395
Feb 2017395
Jan 2017359
Dec 2016483
Nov 2016480
Oct 2016461
Sep 2016443
Aug 2016417
Jul 2016453
Jun 2016473
May 2016479
Apr 2016512
Mar 2016490
Feb 2016564
Jan 2016660
Dec 2015539
Nov 2015516
Oct 2015513
Sep 2015494
Aug 2015564
Jul 2015531
Jun 2015536
May 2015571
Apr 2015507
Mar 2015560
Feb 2015480
Jan 2015371
Dec 2014362
Nov 2014530
Oct 2014555
Sep 2014610
Aug 2014583
Jul 2014630
Jun 2014586
May 2014552
Apr 2014575
Mar 2014529
Feb 2014533
Jan 2014542
Dec 2013557
Nov 2013384
Oct 2013366
Sep 2013316
Aug 2013258
Jul 2013260
Jun 2013305
May 2013327
Apr 2013339
Mar 2013354
Feb 2013366
Jan 2013499
Dec 2012485
Nov 2012578
Oct 2012632
Sep 2012666
Aug 2012847
Jul 2012975
Jun 20121,107
May 20121,264
Apr 20121,411
Mar 20121,637
Feb 20121,674
Jan 20121,599
Dec 20111,661
Nov 20112,027
Oct 20112,514
Sep 20112,845
Aug 20112,674
Jul 20112,555
Jun 20112,414
May 20112,561
Apr 20112,496
Mar 20112,407
Feb 20112,535
Jan 20112,798
Dec 20102,866
Nov 20102,886
Oct 20102,443
Sep 20102,165
Aug 20102,297
Jul 20102,408
Jun 20102,584
May 20102,310
Apr 20102,431
Mar 20102,401
Feb 20102,529
Jan 20102,397
Dec 20092,336
Nov 20092,334
Oct 20092,516
Sep 20092,641
Aug 20092,713
Jul 20092,739
Jun 20093,039
May 20093,481
Apr 20093,742
Mar 20093,888
Feb 20094,248
Jan 20094,376
Dec 20084,675
Nov 20084,742
Oct 20084,810
Sep 20085,332
Aug 20085,748
Jul 20086,000
Jun 20086,438
May 20086,986
Apr 20087,348
Mar 20088,033
Feb 20088,455
Jan 20089,203
Dec 200710,076
Nov 200710,460
Oct 200710,552
Sep 200710,953
Aug 200712,337
Jul 200713,343
Jun 200713,294
May 200713,187
Apr 200713,208
Mar 200713,400
Feb 200713,029
Jan 200712,605
Dec 200611,936
Nov 200612,071
Oct 200613,020
Sep 200612,874
Aug 200611,649
Jul 200610,745
Jun 200610,737
May 200610,545
Apr 200610,629
Mar 20069,924
Feb 20069,855
Jan 20069,789
Dec 20059,774
Nov 20059,202
Oct 20058,395
Sep 20057,748
Aug 20057,948
Jul 20058,271
Jun 20058,242
May 20058,046
Apr 20057,503
Mar 20057,516
Feb 20057,345
Jan 20057,704
Dec 20047,727
Nov 20047,540
Oct 20047,645
Sep 20047,911
Aug 20047,216
Jul 20046,797
Jun 20046,721
May 20046,785
Apr 20046,758
Mar 20046,937
Feb 20046,988
Jan 20046,364
Dec 20036,142
Nov 20036,563
Oct 20036,442
Sep 20036,537
Aug 20037,048
Jul 20037,403
Jun 20036,882
May 20036,573
Apr 20036,705
Mar 20037,069
Feb 20037,333
Jan 20038,147
Dec 20028,377
Nov 20028,355
Oct 20028,207
Sep 20028,735
Aug 20028,490
Jul 20028,852
Jun 20029,272
May 20029,468
Apr 20029,611
Mar 200210,095
Feb 200211,366
Jan 200212,059
Dec 200112,266
Nov 200112,252
Oct 200112,399
Sep 200111,564
Aug 200111,526
Jul 200110,871
Jun 200111,075
May 200111,502
Apr 200112,399
Mar 200111,960
Feb 200111,033
Jan 20019,964
Dec 20009,824
Nov 200010,174
Oct 200011,522
Sep 200011,747
Aug 200012,148
Jul 200012,383
Jun 200012,179
May 200011,899
Apr 200011,219
Mar 200010,995
Feb 200010,813
Jan 200010,754
Dec 199910,379
Nov 19999,915
Oct 19998,731
Sep 19998,861
Aug 19998,318
Jul 19998,249
Jun 19998,429
May 19998,199
Apr 19998,107
Mar 19997,865
Feb 19997,341
Jan 19997,368
Dec 19987,595
Nov 19987,559
Oct 19987,369
Sep 19987,226
Aug 19987,103
Jul 19986,651
Jun 19986,453
May 19986,763
Apr 19986,236
Mar 19986,093
Feb 19986,037
Jan 19985,657
Dec 19975,720
Nov 19975,796
Oct 19975,669
Sep 19975,367
Aug 19975,222
Jul 19975,680
Jun 19975,447
May 19974,860
Apr 19974,983
Mar 19974,745
Feb 19974,745
Jan 19974,680
Dec 19964,557
Nov 19964,089
Oct 19964,004
Sep 19963,829
Aug 19964,078
Jul 19963,522
Jun 19963,769
May 19964,142
Apr 19964,046
Mar 19963,966
Feb 19964,210
Jan 19964,397
Dec 19954,180
Nov 19954,181
Oct 19954,217
Sep 19954,400
Aug 19954,448
Jul 19954,733
Jun 19954,962
May 19954,743
Apr 19954,735
Mar 19954,882
Feb 19954,736
Jan 19954,697
Dec 19944,558
Nov 19944,644
Oct 19944,545
Sep 19944,495
Aug 19944,227
Jul 19943,827
Jun 19943,702
May 19943,877
Apr 19943,980
Mar 19943,951
Feb 19943,899
Jan 19943,626
Dec 19933,853
Nov 19933,665
Oct 19933,749
Sep 19933,604
Aug 19933,724
Jul 19934,133
Jun 19933,755
May 19933,584
Apr 19933,895
Mar 19934,398
Feb 19934,351
Jan 19934,593
Dec 19924,478
Nov 19924,939
Oct 19925,005

Homes finished and licensed each year in Cantabria province

Homes certified complete (columns) against homes in approved works plans (line), each year since 1992. MIVAU.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20251,7851,134
20241,3691,260
20231,471957
20221,0361,378
20211,042993
2020835611
20198881,028
2018650966
2017259492
2016263483
2015750539
2014288362
2013815557
2012876485
20112,8411,661
20104,2352,866
20097,8252,336
200813,6584,675
200710,65710,076
20069,99511,936
20059,2939,774
200411,0977,727
200311,8316,142
200213,2438,377
20017,03612,266
20003,1729,824
19993,47510,379
19983,4337,595
19974,5695,720
19963,6944,557
19954,4234,180
19943,4314,558
19934,1443,853
19924,8204,478
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
3.0

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. A visado is the architects' association's approval of a works plan, which comes before the municipal licence; not every approved home is built. Ceuta and Melilla publish none.

Other reports for Cantabria province

Affordability

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €190,980. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €728 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
42%

Foreign buyers

Buyers living abroad bought 1.3% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.3%

Past cycles

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q3 2007.

Deepest fall
−32.4%
Recovery from the low
72 months

People and new homes

In 2024 the population grew by 2,885 while 1,369 homes were finished: 2.1 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2024
2.1
Population change, 2024
+2,885

Empty homes

12.9% of the 383,642 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
12.9%
Empty homes
49,372

Renovation

In 2025, 45% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
45%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €38.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €38.2M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€38.2M
Per resident, 2025
€64