Espinho

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Common questions about Espinho

How much does property cost per square metre in Espinho?

In Espinho, the median transacted (sold) price is about €2,776 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). The median bank valuation — what lenders appraised, a separate measure from the transacted price — is about €2,132 per square metre (August 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.

What is the reported-crime rate in Espinho?

In Espinho, the reported-crime rate is about 35.7 crimes/1k residents (Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, reference period 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population). This counts crimes recorded by the authorities, normalised per 1,000 residents so municipalities of different sizes compare fairly — it is not a measure of how likely any individual is to be affected. Derived as registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.

How much of Espinho is classified as urban or urbanisable land?

In Espinho, about 66.1% of the município's in-force planned land is classified as urban or urbanisable ("solo urbano") under its municipal master plan (PDM) (in-force municipal plans, 2016-09-01T00:00:00+00:00..2016-09-01T00:00:00+00:00); the remaining 33.9% is classified rural ("solo rústico"). This is a land-use-regime classification the município's PDM fixes — how the plan zones the territory — not a measure of how much land is physically buildable or already built, and not a price. Of about 2,106 hectares of in-force planned land — 1,391 urban/urbanisable, 711 rural. Source: DGT — Direção-Geral do Território, CC BY 4.0.

How much of Espinho's property is mapped in the national land register?

In Espinho, about 30.3% of the município's property tax-matrices have been georeferenced in the national land register through eBUPi (Balcão Único do Prédio) (eBUPi flow, 2021-09..2026-09). This is a data-coverage signal — how many property records have been precisely located on the map — not a measure of how much land is buildable, not a claim about who owns the land, and not a price. That is 2,010 of 6,645 registered tax-matrices. Source: eBUPi — Balcão Único do Prédio, CC BY 4.0 (eBUPi / dados.gov.pt).

How much electricity could a solar panel generate in Espinho?

In Espinho, a standard 1 kWp solar panel system mounted at its optimal tilt would generate about 1,526 kWh of electricity per year (PVGIS-SARAH2, 2005..2020), modelled by the EU Joint Research Centre's PVGIS at the município's own interior point. This is a solar-yield estimate — how much electricity the sun could produce for a standard panel — not a price, and not a claim that any particular plot may be built on. Year to year, that yield varies by about ±66 kWh (the interannual standard deviation across the modelled years). Source: JRC Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) v5.2, CC BY 4.0 (European Commission reuse policy; PVGIS-SARAH2).

What healthcare access does Espinho have?

In Espinho, the warehouse records medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 7.9 doctors/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.3 pharmacies/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; hospitals: 1 hospitals, reference period S7A2024. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

How many Blue Flag beaches does Espinho have?

In Espinho, the warehouse records blue flag beaches (regional total): 58 beaches (a NUTS3 regional total shared across the surrounding region, not this municipality alone), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.