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New homes in Ourense province

12.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
260
Per 1,000 residents
0.9

Homes licensed for construction in Ourense province

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

  • Ourense province
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodOurense province
May 2026260
Apr 2026252
Mar 2026270
Feb 2026442
Jan 2026469
Dec 2025472
Nov 2025528
Oct 2025543
Sep 2025552
Aug 2025515
Jul 2025454
Jun 2025442
May 2025434
Apr 2025471
Mar 2025478
Feb 2025308
Jan 2025356
Dec 2024414
Nov 2024361
Oct 2024341
Sep 2024384
Aug 2024388
Jul 2024382
Jun 2024371
May 2024381
Apr 2024366
Mar 2024353
Feb 2024359
Jan 2024309
Dec 2023253
Nov 2023254
Oct 2023263
Sep 2023217
Aug 2023257
Jul 2023267
Jun 2023278
May 2023255
Apr 2023242
Mar 2023245
Feb 2023241
Jan 2023247
Dec 2022333
Nov 2022329
Oct 2022350
Sep 2022351
Aug 2022322
Jul 2022319
Jun 2022317
May 2022320
Apr 2022317
Mar 2022303
Feb 2022307
Jan 2022296
Dec 2021205
Nov 2021206
Oct 2021194
Sep 2021239
Aug 2021237
Jul 2021241
Jun 2021353
May 2021453
Apr 2021453
Mar 2021463
Feb 2021463
Jan 2021463
Dec 2020461
Nov 2020472
Oct 2020459
Sep 2020405
Aug 2020396
Jul 2020381
Jun 2020284
May 2020176
Apr 2020172
Mar 2020165
Feb 2020169
Jan 2020153
Dec 2019160
Nov 2019209
Oct 2019203
Sep 2019226
Aug 2019222
Jul 2019233
Jun 2019209
May 2019225
Apr 2019225
Mar 2019221
Feb 2019215
Jan 2019230
Dec 2018250
Nov 2018190
Oct 2018193
Sep 2018171
Aug 2018177
Jul 2018174
Jun 2018178
May 2018177
Apr 2018167
Mar 2018172
Feb 2018165
Jan 2018158
Dec 2017130
Nov 2017140
Oct 2017155
Sep 2017153
Aug 2017153
Jul 2017250
Jun 2017246
May 2017298
Apr 2017306
Mar 2017298
Feb 2017325
Jan 2017321
Dec 2016323
Nov 2016312
Oct 2016296
Sep 2016301
Aug 2016298
Jul 2016195
Jun 2016197
May 2016139
Apr 2016152
Mar 2016161
Feb 2016135
Jan 2016137
Dec 2015140
Nov 2015135
Oct 2015137
Sep 2015132
Aug 2015137
Jul 2015136
Jun 2015141
May 2015131
Apr 2015117
Mar 2015112
Feb 2015111
Jan 2015106
Dec 2014104
Nov 2014117
Oct 2014149
Sep 2014152
Aug 2014149
Jul 2014157
Jun 2014159
May 2014160
Apr 2014188
Mar 2014190
Feb 2014189
Jan 2014189
Dec 2013189
Nov 2013178
Oct 2013143
Sep 2013138
Aug 2013144
Jul 2013150
Jun 2013156
May 2013163
Apr 2013142
Mar 2013162
Feb 2013159
Jan 2013159
Dec 2012166
Nov 2012162
Oct 2012178
Sep 2012178
Aug 2012209
Jul 2012212
Jun 2012247
May 2012335
Apr 2012326
Mar 2012310
Feb 2012324
Jan 2012349
Dec 2011359
Nov 2011378
Oct 2011361
Sep 2011375
Aug 2011349
Jul 2011349
Jun 2011333
May 2011287
Apr 2011289
Mar 2011282
Feb 2011275
Jan 2011261
Dec 2010242
Nov 2010226
Oct 2010281
Sep 2010342
Aug 2010366
Jul 2010361
Jun 2010576
May 2010563
Apr 2010582
Mar 2010604
Feb 2010605
Jan 2010595
Dec 2009637
Nov 2009696
Oct 2009660
Sep 2009653
Aug 2009926
Jul 2009963
Jun 20091,165
May 20091,434
Apr 20091,636
Mar 20091,849
Feb 20092,048
Jan 20092,138
Dec 20082,180
Nov 20082,284
Oct 20082,388
Sep 20082,525
Aug 20082,517
Jul 20082,805
Jun 20082,436
May 20082,328
Apr 20082,309
Mar 20082,310
Feb 20082,543
Jan 20082,572
Dec 20072,874
Nov 20072,860
Oct 20072,873
Sep 20073,154
Aug 20073,670
Jul 20073,638
Jun 20073,829
May 20073,970
Apr 20074,073
Mar 20074,158
Feb 20074,220
Jan 20074,378
Dec 20064,138
Nov 20064,145
Oct 20064,313
Sep 20064,103
Aug 20063,409
Jul 20063,476
Jun 20063,616
May 20063,528
Apr 20063,524
Mar 20063,327
Feb 20063,280
Jan 20063,090
Dec 20053,042
Nov 20053,281
Oct 20053,142
Sep 20053,160
Aug 20053,261
Jul 20053,197
Jun 20053,204
May 20053,069
Apr 20053,054
Mar 20053,222
Feb 20053,028
Jan 20053,109
Dec 20043,185
Nov 20043,045
Oct 20043,005
Sep 20043,124
Aug 20043,259
Jul 20043,131
Jun 20043,080
May 20043,105
Apr 20042,957
Mar 20042,755
Feb 20042,679
Jan 20042,649
Dec 20032,779
Nov 20032,836
Oct 20032,873
Sep 20032,788
Aug 20032,647
Jul 20032,597
Jun 20032,384
May 20032,364
Apr 20032,430
Mar 20032,528
Feb 20032,424
Jan 20032,518
Dec 20022,478
Nov 20022,413
Oct 20022,361
Sep 20022,256
Aug 20022,165
Jul 20022,375
Jun 20022,296
May 20022,377
Apr 20022,377
Mar 20022,289
Feb 20022,768
Jan 20022,946
Dec 20012,766
Nov 20012,896
Oct 20012,838
Sep 20012,741
Aug 20013,121
Jul 20013,027
Jun 20013,180
May 20013,302
Apr 20013,393
Mar 20013,454
Feb 20013,163
Jan 20012,973
Dec 20002,994
Nov 20002,923
Oct 20003,144
Sep 20003,210
Aug 20002,868
Jul 20002,871
Jun 20002,799
May 20002,778
Apr 20002,907
Mar 20002,958
Feb 20002,881
Jan 20002,748
Dec 19992,868
Nov 19992,750
Oct 19992,650
Sep 19992,724
Aug 19992,719
Jul 19992,584
Jun 19992,661
May 19992,522
Apr 19992,323
Mar 19992,379
Feb 19992,272
Jan 19992,199
Dec 19982,123
Nov 19982,135
Oct 19982,031
Sep 19981,877
Aug 19981,825
Jul 19981,865
Jun 19981,823
May 19981,759
Apr 19981,740
Mar 19981,633
Feb 19981,656
Jan 19981,702
Dec 19971,778
Nov 19971,659
Oct 19971,727
Sep 19971,705
Aug 19971,806
Jul 19971,743
Jun 19971,719
May 19971,733
Apr 19971,655
Mar 19971,561
Feb 19971,599
Jan 19971,615
Dec 19961,581
Nov 19961,684
Oct 19961,644
Sep 19961,648
Aug 19961,605
Jul 19961,619
Jun 19961,512
May 19961,485
Apr 19961,463
Mar 19961,532
Feb 19961,488
Jan 19961,445
Dec 19951,447
Nov 19951,439
Oct 19951,478
Sep 19951,499
Aug 19951,420
Jul 19951,538
Jun 19951,689
May 19951,748
Apr 19951,780
Mar 19951,723
Feb 19952,125
Jan 19952,225
Dec 19942,113
Nov 19941,958
Oct 19941,971
Sep 19941,919
Aug 19941,895
Jul 19941,807
Jun 19941,828
May 19941,767
Apr 19941,707
Mar 19941,727
Feb 19941,344
Jan 19941,374
Dec 19931,351
Nov 19931,441
Oct 19931,437
Sep 19931,451
Aug 19931,494
Jul 19931,446
Jun 19931,482
May 19931,528
Apr 19931,513
Mar 19931,495
Feb 19931,584
Jan 19931,598
Dec 19921,644
Nov 19921,609
Oct 19921,572

Homes finished and licensed each year in Ourense 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
2025218472
2024278414
2023351253
2022327333
2021239205
2020283461
2019183160
2018336250
2017303130
2016239323
2015332140
201478104
2013305189
2012575166
2011676359
20101,873242
20092,050637
20082,2782,180
20073,0722,874
20062,4314,138
20052,3763,042
20042,8903,185
20032,2392,779
20021,8122,478
20011,8302,766
20001,6492,994
19991,5762,868
19981,4642,123
19979511,778
19961,6801,581
19951,3191,447
19941,2482,113
19931,0761,351
19921,5051,644
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
0.7

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 Ourense province

Affordability

At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €96,327. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €367 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.

Payment, two incomes
12%
Payment, one income
24%

Foreign buyers

Buyers living abroad bought 3.1% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
3.1%

Past cycles

Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2012. The deepest began in Q4 2012.

Deepest fall
−13.1%
Recovery from the low
48 months

People and new homes

In 2024 the population grew by 940 while 278 homes were finished: 3.4 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2024
3.4
Population change, 2024
+940

Empty homes

43.7% of the 272,883 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
43.7%
Empty homes
119,280

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €12.3M of housing works here in 2025, and €12.3M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€12.3M
Per resident, 2025
€40