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Tâmega e Sousa

Vineyard terraces and chestnut woods step down to the Tâmega and Sousa rivers, granite farmhouses and Romanesque churches sit above the valley floor, and market towns thread along the old routes inland from Porto. This is the green, working countryside behind the northern coast.

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What does property cost in Tâmega e Sousa?

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 · Tâmega e SousaSold · INE

€1,234/m²

Tâmega e Sousa

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
CC BY 4.0
Median new-lease rent · Tâmega e SousaRent · INE

€5.36/m²

Tâmega e Sousa

2nd Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
CC BY 4.0

Sub-region level (Tâmega e Sousa) — INE publishes the rent series by NUTS-III only, so there is no separate concelho-level rent figure for these municipalities.

How Tâmega e Sousa sold prices have moved

Median sold price · Tâmega e Sousa, last 12 months (line, left axis) against dwellings sold in the last 12 months (bars, right axis).

Q4 2019 → Q1 2026Latest data: Q1 2026

Median sold price · Tâmega e Sousa: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · indicator 0012234 (dim3=H1) · retrieved 2026-08-12 · CC BY 4.0

Sold in last 12 months: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · indicator 0014363 · retrieved 2026-10-02 · CC BY 4.0

Show the data as a table (26 quarters)
Every quarter in the chart (Q4 2019 – Q1 2026).
QuarterMedian sold price · Tâmega e Sousa (last 12 months, €/m²)Sold in last 12 months (dwellings)
Q1 20261,2344,181
Q4 20251,1854,201
Q3 20251,1154,073
Q2 20251,0693,945
Q1 20251,0103,882
Q4 20249833,820
Q3 20249523,616
Q2 20249333,575
Q1 20249393,381
Q4 20239133,312
Q3 20239023,302
Q2 20238873,382
Q1 20238633,426
Q4 20228593,514
Q3 20228523,733
Q2 20228253,664
Q1 20227953,725
Q4 20217803,611
Q3 20217543,363
Q2 20217503,285
Q1 20217532,936
Q4 20207492,852
Q3 20207242,886
Q2 20207052,887
Q1 20206923,059
Q4 20196753,072

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 Tâmega e Sousa?

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 Tâmega e Sousa
FlatsMedian€1,640€/m²PeriodAugust 2026
VillasMedian€1,351€/m²PeriodAugust 2026
All housingMedian€1,486€/m²PeriodAugust 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 Tâmega e Sousa
New dwellingsMedian€1,452€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€1,136€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€1,234€/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 Tâmega e Sousa 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 Tâmega e Sousa?

Those trends describe Tâmega e Sousa 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.

Tâmega e Sousa on the map

The 11 municipalities that make up Tâmega e Sousa. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

Castelo de PaivaCelorico de BastoAmaranteBaiãoFelgueirasLousadaMarco de CanavesesPaços de FerreiraPenafielCinfãesResende
  1. 1. Castelo de Paiva
  2. 2. Celorico de Basto
  3. 3. Amarante
  4. 4. Baião
  5. 5. Felgueiras
  6. 6. Lousada
  7. 7. Marco de Canaveses
  8. 8. Paços de Ferreira
  9. 9. Penafiel
  10. 10. Cinfães
  11. 11. Resende

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

What is living in Tâmega e Sousa 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 Tâmega e Sousa today, each added as the data becomes available.

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

3.8doctors/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

25,043accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

21.6

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

0beaches

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

8°C–29°C

Observed range · August 2025 – October 2026

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

Not a full-year normal — our IPMA observations cover August 2025 – October 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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Tâmega e Sousa at a glance

Tâmega e Sousa is the NUTS-III sub-region immediately inland from the Porto metropolitan area, following the Tâmega and Sousa river valleys south and east of the city. Its main municipalities — Penafiel, Amarante, Felgueiras, Lousada, Paços de Ferreira, Marco de Canaveses and Baião — mix a long-established manufacturing base (furniture around Paços de Ferreira, footwear and textiles around Felgueiras) with vineyards, farmland and Romanesque heritage.

For buyers it reads as the affordable commuter and lifestyle hinterland of Porto: the motorway network and the Douro rail line put much of it within a manageable drive of the city, while transacted prices sit well below the metropolitan area. The figures above are the official medians published for the sub-region itself, with full provenance — not an average synthesised from its municipalities. Each municipality also has its own page with its own concelho-level figures.

What are the rules and costs in Tâmega e Sousa?

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 Tâmega e Sousa — 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 picture here compared with Porto or the coast, but it exists around Amarante, the Douro-facing parts of Baião and Marco de Canaveses, and the Romanesque route. AL is regulated at the municipal level under the national regime (Decreto-Lei 128/2014, as amended); registration requirements, and any contention-style restrictions on new registrations, are set concelho 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) — rates across the Tâmega e Sousa municipalities are set independently and can differ from one another and from Porto. 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 Tâmega e Sousa

How much does property cost per square metre in Tâmega e Sousa?
In Tâmega e Sousa, the median transacted (sold) price is about €1,234 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 Tâmega e Sousa?
In Tâmega e Sousa, the median bank appraisal value is about €1,640 per square metre for flats and €1,351 per square metre for villas (August 2026). These are lender valuations for mortgage purposes, not transacted prices. Registered sales — what buyers actually paid — ran about €1,452 per square metre for newly built homes and €1,136 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 Tâmega e Sousa?
In Tâmega e Sousa, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €5.36 per square metre (2nd Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Tâmega e Sousa?
Over the August 2025 – October 2026 climate observations available for Tâmega e Sousa's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 8.4°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 28.9°C (in September 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 Tâmega e Sousa?
Tâmega e Sousa's anchor municipality records about 21.6 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 Tâmega e Sousa have?
Tâmega e Sousa's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 3.8 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 Tâmega e Sousa?
Tâmega e Sousa's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 25,043 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Tâmega e Sousa have?
Tâmega e Sousa's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 0 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

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Municipalities in Tâmega e Sousa

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.

We publish a number only when the warehouse can source it. Many of the series shown here, including the sold-price median, are listed in the public data registry with their official sources, reference periods and licences. The dwellings-sold bars in the price chart print their source, INE indicator code and licence under the chart.

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