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Granite churches and tiled facades stack above the Douro, port lodges line the Gaia bank, and the tight lanes of Ribeira open onto a metro-linked ring of Matosinhos beaches and Vila Nova de Gaia hills. This is the industrious northern capital and its fast-growing metro.

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What does property cost in Porto?

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 · PortoSold · INE

€2,404/m²

Área Metropolitana do Porto

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Median sold price · Porto citySold · INE (city)

€3,510/m²

Porto

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Porto city (concelho) alone — transacted prices in the historic core run ahead of the wider metropolitan median.

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 · PortoRent · INE

€10.13/m²

Área Metropolitana do Porto

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Region-level only — INE does not publish a concelho-level rent series, so there is no separate Porto-city rent figure.

How Porto sold prices have moved

  • Median sold price · Porto· Sold
Latest data: 1st Quarter 2026Median sold price · PortoMedian sold price · Porto: latest 2,404 €/m² in 1st Quarter 2026.2,404 €/m² · 1st Quarter 2026

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

How Porto sold prices have moved — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodMedian sold price · Porto (€/m²)
2nd Quarter 20231706
3rd Quarter 20231766
4th Quarter 20231800
1st Quarter 20241833
2nd Quarter 20241875
3rd Quarter 20241922
4th Quarter 20241986
1st Quarter 20252047
2nd Quarter 20252129
3rd Quarter 20252199
4th Quarter 20252305
1st Quarter 20262404
Median sold price · PortoLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 2,404 · Min 1,108 · Max 2,404 · Range 1,296 · CAGR +13.2%/yr
Show all 26 rows
How Porto sold prices have moved — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodMedian sold price · Porto (€/m²)
4th Quarter 20191108
1st Quarter 20201147
2nd Quarter 20201164
3rd Quarter 20201201
4th Quarter 20201243
1st Quarter 20211274
2nd Quarter 20211303
3rd Quarter 20211331
4th Quarter 20211370
1st Quarter 20221429
2nd Quarter 20221484
3rd Quarter 20221557
4th Quarter 20221607
1st Quarter 20231646
2nd Quarter 20231706
3rd Quarter 20231766
4th Quarter 20231800
1st Quarter 20241833
2nd Quarter 20241875
3rd Quarter 20241922
4th Quarter 20241986
1st Quarter 20252047
2nd Quarter 20252129
3rd Quarter 20252199
4th Quarter 20252305
1st Quarter 20262404
Median sold price · PortoLatest 1st Quarter 2026: 2,404 · Min 1,108 · Max 2,404 · Range 1,296 · CAGR +13.2%/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 Porto?

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 Porto
FlatsMedian€2,385€/m²PeriodJune 2026
VillasMedian€1,752€/m²PeriodJune 2026
All housingMedian€2,218€/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 Porto
New dwellingsMedian€2,754€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€2,292€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€2,404€/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 Porto 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 Porto?

Those trends describe Porto 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.

Porto on the map

The 17 municipalities that make up Porto. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

AroucaEspinhoSanta Maria da FeiraOliveira de AzeméisSão João da MadeiraVale de CambraGondomarMaiaMatosinhosParedesPortoPóvoa de VarzimSanto TirsoValongoVila do CondeVila Nova de GaiaTrofa
  1. 1. Arouca
  2. 2. Espinho
  3. 3. Santa Maria da Feira
  4. 4. Oliveira de Azeméis
  5. 5. São João da Madeira
  6. 6. Vale de Cambra
  7. 7. Gondomar
  8. 8. Maia
  9. 9. Matosinhos
  10. 10. Paredes
  11. 11. Porto
  12. 12. Póvoa de Varzim
  13. 13. Santo Tirso
  14. 14. Valongo
  15. 15. Vila do Conde
  16. 16. Vila Nova de Gaia
  17. 17. Trofa

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

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

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

20.7doctors/1k inhab.

Medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

0.4pharmacies/1k inhab.

Pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

18hospitals

Hospitals · S7A2024

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ConnectivityINE · fixed broadband

138,333accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

70.8

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

58beaches

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°C–27°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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Porto at a glance

The Área Metropolitana do Porto covers the city of Porto and its surrounding concelhos along the Douro and the northern coast — from Vila Nova de Gaia and Matosinhos to Maia, Gondomar and beyond. It is the country’s second-deepest and second-most-liquid housing market, and its transacted prices sit between the national median and Greater Lisbon’s.

The metro-area median masks a wide internal spread: the historic city core and the riverside concelhos trade well above the outer municipalities. This page shows the official medians for the metropolitan area as a whole alongside the Porto-city concelho figure, each with its own provenance; concelho-level pages are planned so the full intra-region gap can be shown with the same discipline.

What are the rules and costs in Porto?

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 Porto — 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) in the Porto area is regulated at the municipal level under the national AL regime (Decreto-Lei 128/2014, as amended). Porto operates áreas de contenção that restrict or suspend new AL registrations in parts of the historic centre and riverside, and restriction status varies by concelho and changes over time.

This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the current status for a specific address with the relevant câmara municipal before assuming a property can be operated as AL.

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 Porto city can differ from that of neighbouring concelhos in the metropolitan area. 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 Porto

How much does property cost per square metre in Porto?
In Área Metropolitana do Porto, the median transacted (sold) price is about €2,404 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 Porto?
In Área Metropolitana do Porto, the median bank appraisal value is about €2,385 per square metre for flats and €1,752 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 €2,754 per square metre for newly built homes and €2,292 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 Porto?
In Área Metropolitana do Porto, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €10.13 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Porto?
Over the August 2025 – August 2026 climate observations available for Porto's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 10.9°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 27.4°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 Porto?
Porto's anchor municipality records about 70.8 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 Porto have?
Porto's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 20.7 doctors/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.4 pharmacies/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; hospitals: 18 hospitals, reference period S7A2024. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
What is internet connectivity like in Porto?
Porto's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 138,333 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Porto have?
Porto's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 58 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

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Municipalities in Porto

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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