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The Leiria district joins an inland industrial heartland — glass, moulds and plastics around Leiria and Marinha Grande — to a fast-growing stretch of the Silver Coast at Nazaré, Óbidos and Peniche. 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 Leiria sub-region 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 Leiria?

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 · LeiriaSold · INE

€1,472/m²

Região de Leiria

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
CC BY 4.0
Median sold price · PortugalSold · INE (national)

€2,168/m²

Portugal

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Median new-lease rent · LeiriaRent · INE

€6.98/m²

Região de Leiria

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Sub-region level (Região de Leiria) — INE publishes the rent series by NUTS-III only, so there is no separate concelho-level rent figure for the Leiria municipalities.

How Leiria sold prices have moved

  • Median sold price · Leiria· Sold
Latest data: 1st Quarter 2026Median sold price · LeiriaMedian sold price · Leiria: latest 1,472 €/m² in 1st Quarter 2026.1,472 €/m² · 1st Quarter 2026

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

How Leiria sold prices have moved — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodMedian sold price · Leiria (€/m²)
2nd Quarter 20231068
3rd Quarter 20231097
4th Quarter 20231138
1st Quarter 20241128
2nd Quarter 20241144
3rd Quarter 20241171
4th Quarter 20241190
1st Quarter 20251242
2nd Quarter 20251290
3rd Quarter 20251338
4th Quarter 20251414
1st Quarter 20261472
Median sold price · LeiriaLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,472 · Min 797 · Max 1,472 · Range 675 · CAGR +10.3%/yr
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How Leiria sold prices have moved — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodMedian sold price · Leiria (€/m²)
4th Quarter 2019797
1st Quarter 2020818
2nd Quarter 2020841
3rd Quarter 2020849
4th Quarter 2020851
1st Quarter 2021864
2nd Quarter 2021857
3rd Quarter 2021875
4th Quarter 2021893
1st Quarter 2022905
2nd Quarter 2022946
3rd Quarter 2022974
4th Quarter 20221009
1st Quarter 20231038
2nd Quarter 20231068
3rd Quarter 20231097
4th Quarter 20231138
1st Quarter 20241128
2nd Quarter 20241144
3rd Quarter 20241171
4th Quarter 20241190
1st Quarter 20251242
2nd Quarter 20251290
3rd Quarter 20251338
4th Quarter 20251414
1st Quarter 20261472
Median sold price · LeiriaLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 1,472 · Min 797 · Max 1,472 · Range 675 · CAGR +10.3%/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 Leiria?

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 Leiria
FlatsMedian€1,689€/m²PeriodJune 2026
VillasMedian€1,223€/m²PeriodJune 2026
All housingMedian€1,493€/m²PeriodJune 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC 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 Leiria
New dwellingsMedian€1,792€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€1,379€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€1,472€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

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

Prices are one part of the picture. Below, see how Leiria 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 Leiria?

Those trends describe Leiria 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.

Leiria on the map

The 16 municipalities that make up the Leiria distrito. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

AlcobaçaAlvaiázereAnsiãoBatalhaBombarralCaldas da RainhaCastanheira de PêraFigueiró dos VinhosLeiriaMarinha GrandeNazaréÓbidosPedrógão GrandePenichePombalPorto de Mós
  1. 1. Alcobaça
  2. 2. Alvaiázere
  3. 3. Ansião
  4. 4. Batalha
  5. 5. Bombarral
  6. 6. Caldas da Rainha
  7. 7. Castanheira de Pêra
  8. 8. Figueiró dos Vinhos
  9. 9. Leiria
  10. 10. Marinha Grande
  11. 11. Nazaré
  12. 12. Óbidos
  13. 13. Pedrógão Grande
  14. 14. Peniche
  15. 15. Pombal
  16. 16. Porto de Mós

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

Leiria 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 Leiria sub-region, which contains the city of Leiria; they are not a district-wide aggregate. The full district — 16 municipalities split between the inland Região de Leiria and the coastal Oeste 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 Leiria

Sub-region median: €1,472/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Região de Leiria
LeiriaMedian sold€1,922€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
AlvaiázereMedian sold€651€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
AnsiãoMedian sold€727€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
BatalhaMedian sold€1,387€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Castanheira de PêraMedian sold€609€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Figueiró dos VinhosMedian sold€555€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Marinha GrandeMedian sold€1,462€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Pedrógão GrandeMedian sold€576€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
PombalMedian sold€1,230€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Porto de MósMedian sold€1,233€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Oeste

Sub-region median: €2,023/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Oeste
AlcobaçaMedian sold€1,808€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
BombarralMedian sold€1,582€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Caldas da RainhaMedian sold€2,092€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
NazaréMedian sold€2,424€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
ÓbidosMedian sold€2,242€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
PenicheMedian sold€2,219€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

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

What is living in Leiria 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 Leiria today, each added as the data becomes available.

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

4.9doctors/1k inhab.

Medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

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

60,156accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

30.4

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

6beaches

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

10°C–28°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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Leiria at a glance

The district of Leiria bridges the Centro region’s interior and its Atlantic coast. Its inland heart — Leiria city and Marinha Grande — is one of Portugal’s densest industrial clusters, built on glass, moulds and plastics, while its western concelhos form part of the Oeste along the Silver Coast, where Nazaré’s big-wave surf, the walled town of Óbidos and the Peniche peninsula draw strong tourism and second-home demand.

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 Leiria sub-region around Leiria city, with full provenance; the breakdown that follows shows every municipality in the district — including the coastal Oeste concelhos that INE groups separately — so the gap between the industrial interior and the tourist coast is visible with the same discipline rather than hidden inside a single average.

What are the rules and costs in Leiria?

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 Leiria — 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 significant part of the investment case along the Leiria coast — Nazaré, Óbidos, Peniche and São Martinho do Porto all draw strong seasonal and surf tourism — while it plays a smaller role in the inland industrial concelhos. 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 Leiria or Marinha Grande can differ from that of the coastal Oeste concelhos such as Caldas da Rainha or Peniche. 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 Leiria

How much does property cost per square metre in Leiria?
In Região de Leiria, the median transacted (sold) price is about €1,472 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 Leiria?
In Região de Leiria, the median bank appraisal value is about €1,689 per square metre for flats and €1,223 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 €1,792 per square metre for newly built homes and €1,379 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 Leiria?
In Região de Leiria, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €6.98 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Leiria?
Over the August 2025 – August 2026 climate observations available for Leiria's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 10.0°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 27.9°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 Leiria?
Leiria's anchor municipality records about 30.4 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 Leiria have?
Leiria's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 4.9 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 Leiria?
Leiria's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 60,156 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Leiria have?
Leiria's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 6 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

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Municipalities in Leiria

Every municipality below has its own page, held to the same provenance discipline: a figure appears only when the warehouse can source it, shown with its INE source and reference period. Where it cannot, the page says so in place of the figure. Never an estimate.

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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