Sines

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Common questions about Sines

How much does property cost per square metre in Sines?

In Sines, the median transacted (sold) price is about €2,473 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). The median bank valuation — what lenders appraised, a separate measure from the transacted price — is about €2,670 per square metre (June 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.

What is the IMI (municipal property tax) rate in Sines?

In Sines, the municipal property tax (IMI) rate for urban property — the rate applied to most homes and other urban buildings — is 0.33% (set for 2025). The exact IMI you pay is this rate applied to the property's taxable value (VPT). For rustic (rural-land) property the rate is 0.8%, a separate statutory rate. Source: Portal das Finanças (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira), Public administrative data (Portal das Finanças / AT).

What is the reported-crime rate in Sines?

In Sines, the reported-crime rate is about 72.9 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 Sines is classified as urban or urbanisable land?

In Sines, about 7.6% 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, 1990-08-04T00:00:00+00:00..1990-08-04T00:00:00+00:00); the remaining 92.4% 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 20,452 hectares of in-force planned land — 1,562 urban/urbanisable, 18,387 rural. Source: DGT — Direção-Geral do Território, CC BY 4.0.