Aveiro

The Aveiro district runs down Portugal’s central-Atlantic coast, from the lagoon city of Aveiro and its salt pans to a busy industrial belt that spills north into the Porto metropolitan area. Because Portugal’s statistics office publishes house prices by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, this guide leads with the official figures for the Região de Aveiro sub-region around Aveiro city and then breaks the whole district down municipality by municipality — each number with its own source and reference period.

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What does property cost in Aveiro?

The figures below are the latest official medians for the region, each shown beside its reference period and INE source. Transacted (sold) prices are drawn from INE’s house-price statistics; the national median is shown alongside so you can see how the region compares.

Median sold price · AveiroSold · INE

€1,627/m²

Região de Aveiro

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Median sold price · PortugalSold · INE (national)

€2,168/m²

Portugal

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Median new-lease rent · AveiroRent · INE

€7.43/m²

Região de Aveiro

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Sub-region level (Região de Aveiro) — INE publishes the rent series by NUTS-III only, so there is no separate concelho-level rent figure for the Aveiro municipalities.

How Aveiro sold prices have moved

  • Median sold price · Aveiro· Sold
Latest data: 1st Quarter 2026Median sold price · AveiroMedian sold price · Aveiro: latest 1,627 €/m² in 1st Quarter 2026.1,627 €/m² · 1st Quarter 2026

Median sold price · Aveiro: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-08-12T23:51:31.305187Z · CC BY 4.0

How Aveiro sold prices have moved — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodMedian sold price · Aveiro (€/m²)
2nd Quarter 20231219
3rd Quarter 20231251
4th Quarter 20231283
1st Quarter 20241285
2nd Quarter 20241329
3rd Quarter 20241348
4th Quarter 20241372
1st Quarter 20251422
2nd Quarter 20251461
3rd Quarter 20251534
4th Quarter 20251591
1st Quarter 20261627
Median sold price · AveiroLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,627 · Min 875 · Max 1,627 · Range 752 · CAGR +10.4%/yr
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How Aveiro sold prices have moved — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodMedian sold price · Aveiro (€/m²)
4th Quarter 2019875
1st Quarter 2020890
2nd Quarter 2020900
3rd Quarter 2020917
4th Quarter 2020944
1st Quarter 2021964
2nd Quarter 2021977
3rd Quarter 2021993
4th Quarter 20211008
1st Quarter 20221038
2nd Quarter 20221069
3rd Quarter 20221105
4th Quarter 20221158
1st Quarter 20231189
2nd Quarter 20231219
3rd Quarter 20231251
4th Quarter 20231283
1st Quarter 20241285
2nd Quarter 20241329
3rd Quarter 20241348
4th Quarter 20241372
1st Quarter 20251422
2nd Quarter 20251461
3rd Quarter 20251534
4th Quarter 20251591
1st Quarter 20261627
Median sold price · AveiroLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,627 · Min 875 · Max 1,627 · Range 752 · CAGR +10.4%/yr

Asking vs sold

Asking-price data pending — we publish an asking figure only from a licensed source, never scraped listings, and we always label it separately from the sold (INE) median so the two are never conflated.

What does each type of property cost in Aveiro?

Two official medians, kept deliberately apart. Bank appraisals are what lenders valued homes at; registered sales are what buyers actually paid. They are measured differently, published on different cadences, and are never averaged together.

Flats vs villas

Bank appraisal · INE · €/m²

Median value of bank evaluations on housing — what lenders valued property at for mortgage purposes. It is a valuation opinion, not a transacted price, so it is never mixed with the sale medians below.

Median flats vs villas price per square metre in Aveiro
FlatsMedian€1,954€/m²PeriodJune 2026
VillasMedian€1,425€/m²PeriodJune 2026
All housingMedian€1,656€/m²PeriodJune 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

New vs existing homes

Sold · INE · €/m²

Median value of registered dwelling sales — what buyers actually transacted at, split by whether the home was newly built or already existing. This is the sold family; it is never mixed with appraisals.

Median new vs existing homes price per square metre in Aveiro
New dwellingsMedian€2,101€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€1,527€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€1,627€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

Prices are one part of the picture. Below, see how Aveiro sits through the market cycle — bank appraisals against sold prices, transaction activity and rents, each drawn live from INE with its source and reference period.

Where exactly in Aveiro?

Those trends describe Aveiro as a whole. Below, place it on the map to see exactly where they apply — and, where the data allows, how prices vary from one part of the region to the next.

Aveiro on the map

The 19 municipalities that make up the Aveiro distrito. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

ÁguedaAlbergaria-a-VelhaAnadiaAroucaAveiroCastelo de PaivaEspinhoEstarrejaSanta Maria da FeiraÍlhavoMealhadaMurtosaOliveira de AzeméisOliveira do BairroOvarSão João da MadeiraSever do VougaVagosVale de Cambra
  1. 1. Águeda
  2. 2. Albergaria-a-Velha
  3. 3. Anadia
  4. 4. Arouca
  5. 5. Aveiro
  6. 6. Castelo de Paiva
  7. 7. Espinho
  8. 8. Estarreja
  9. 9. Santa Maria da Feira
  10. 10. Ílhavo
  11. 11. Mealhada
  12. 12. Murtosa
  13. 13. Oliveira de Azeméis
  14. 14. Oliveira do Bairro
  15. 15. Ovar
  16. 16. São João da Madeira
  17. 17. Sever do Vouga
  18. 18. Vagos
  19. 19. Vale de Cambra

Boundaries: Direção-Geral do Território — Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP2025)source — CC BY 4.0 (DGT)

Aveiro district, municipality by municipality

Portugal’s statistics office (INE) does not publish transacted house prices on district boundaries — the official series is released for NUTS-III sub-regions and for individual municipalities (concelhos) only. The headline figures on this page are therefore the official medians for the Região de Aveiro sub-region, which contains the city of Aveiro; they are not a district-wide aggregate. The full district — 19 municipalities spread across the Região de Aveiro, the Área Metropolitana do Porto, Tâmega e Sousa and Região de Coimbra sub-regions — is shown municipality by municipality in the breakdown below, each figure with its own INE source and reference period. We never synthesise a single district number.

Região de Aveiro

Sub-region median: €1,627/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Região de Aveiro
AveiroMedian sold€2,329€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
ÁguedaMedian sold€1,366€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Albergaria-a-VelhaMedian sold€1,357€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
AnadiaMedian sold€941€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
EstarrejaMedian sold€1,248€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
ÍlhavoMedian sold€2,248€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
MurtosaMedian sold€1,406€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Oliveira do BairroMedian sold€1,358€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
OvarMedian sold€1,836€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Sever do VougaMedian sold€786€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
VagosMedian sold€1,715€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Área Metropolitana do Porto

Sub-region median: €2,404/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Área Metropolitana do Porto
AroucaMedian sold€1,012€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
EspinhoMedian sold€2,776€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Santa Maria da FeiraMedian sold€1,700€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Oliveira de AzeméisMedian sold€1,412€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
São João da MadeiraMedian sold€1,836€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Vale de CambraMedian sold€1,318€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Tâmega e Sousa

Sub-region median: €1,234/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Tâmega e Sousa
Castelo de PaivaMedian sold€952€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Região de Coimbra

Sub-region median: €1,413/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Região de Coimbra
MealhadaMedian sold€1,132€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Transacted (sold) median price per square metre. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0. Figures are the latest available official medians; each municipality carries its own reference period, shown above.

What is living in Aveiro like?

Knowing where a property sits is only half the decision — the other half is what daily life there is like. Here are the liveability signals we can source for Aveiro today, each added as the data becomes available.

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

6.5doctors/1k inhab.

Medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

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0.2pharmacies/1k inhab.

Pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

2hospitals

Hospitals · S7A2024

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ConnectivityINE · fixed broadband

41,631accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

36.6

crimes/1k residents

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents · 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population

Derived: registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

CoastINE · Blue Flag beaches

15beaches

Blue Flag beaches (regional total) · S7A2026

Regional total (NUTS3) — shared across the surrounding region, not this municipality alone. NUTS regional total broadcast to member concelhos — the WHOLE region's count, NOT this concelho's own; never sum across concelhos.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ClimateIPMA · monthly temperature

11°C26°C

Observed range · August 2025 – August 2026

Coolest: mean daily low, November 2025 · Warmest: mean daily high, July 2026

Not a full-year normal — our IPMA observations cover August 2025 – August 2026, so the coldest winter months are not represented.

IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da AtmosferaFree reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data)

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Aveiro at a glance

The district of Aveiro lines Portugal’s central coast around the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, built on ceramics, chemicals and a dense manufacturing base that reaches from the university city of Aveiro north through Ovar and the Feira belt into the southern edge of the Porto metropolitan area. It is one of the mainland’s more industrial and export-driven markets, and its northern concelhos are effectively part of the Greater Porto commuter economy.

Because the official price series is published by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, the headline figures above are for the Região de Aveiro sub-region around Aveiro city, with full provenance; the breakdown that follows shows every municipality in the district — including the concelhos that INE classifies inside the Porto metro area — so the wide internal spread is visible with the same discipline rather than hidden inside a single average.

What are the rules and costs in Aveiro?

Lifestyle is the human side of the decision; the rules and costs are the practical one. These are the two rules that shape most purchases in Aveiro — plus the guides and calculator to model your all-in costs.

Two rules shape most purchases here — whether a property can be let short-term, and what it costs to hold each year — followed by the guides and calculator to model your full purchase.

Can you run a short-term rental here?

Short-term letting (Alojamento Local, AL) is a modest part of the investment case across most of the Aveiro district, though it matters along the lagoon and the Costa Nova / Praia da Barra beach strip and in the historic centre of Aveiro itself. AL is regulated at the municipal level under the national regime (Decreto-Lei 128/2014, as amended), and rules, registration status and any contention-style limits vary by concelho and change over time.

This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the current AL status and any local limits for a specific address with the relevant câmara municipal before assuming a property can be operated as a short-term rental.

What about annual property tax (IMI)?

Municipal Property Tax (IMI) is levied annually by each concelho within a band set nationally, so the exact rate depends on the municipality and the property’s taxable value (VPT) — the rate in Aveiro can differ from that of the industrial concelhos to the north or the quieter rural municipalities inland. Any specific rate we publish is sourced from the official register with its reference year; where the warehouse cannot yet source a rate it is shown as pending rather than estimated.

Common questions about Aveiro

How much does property cost per square metre in Aveiro?
In Região de Aveiro, the median transacted (sold) price is about €1,627 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). For comparison, the national median sold price is about €2,168 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
How much do flats and villas cost per square metre in Aveiro?
In Região de Aveiro, the median bank appraisal value is about €1,954 per square metre for flats and €1,425 per square metre for villas (June 2026). These are lender valuations for mortgage purposes, not transacted prices. Registered sales — what buyers actually paid — ran about €2,101 per square metre for newly built homes and €1,527 per square metre for existing homes (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the average rent per square metre in Aveiro?
In Região de Aveiro, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €7.43 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Aveiro?
Over the August 2025 – August 2026 climate observations available for Aveiro's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 11.5°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 26.2°C (in July 2026). This is the observed range for that window, not a full-year normal: our IPMA observations do not span a full calendar year, so the coldest winter months are not represented. Source: IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Free reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data).
What is the reported-crime rate in Aveiro?
Aveiro's anchor municipality records about 36.6 crimes/1k residents (Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, reference period 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population). Derived as registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What healthcare access does Aveiro have?
Aveiro's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 6.5 doctors/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.2 pharmacies/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; hospitals: 2 hospitals, reference period S7A2024. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
What is internet connectivity like in Aveiro?
Aveiro's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 41,631 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Aveiro have?
Aveiro's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 15 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

Every figure on this page is drawn from the public data registry with full provenance — official sources, reference periods and licences. We publish a number only when the warehouse can source it.

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