Median house price in Portugal reaches 2,445 euros per square metre

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Median house price in Portugal reaches 2,445 euros per square metre

25 October 2026

Statistics Portugal (INE) has published its house price statistics for the second quarter of 2026.
The median price of the 37,854 family dwellings sold in Portugal was 2,445 euros per square metre.
That is a rise of 18.4 per cent over the same quarter of 2025, after 19.8 per cent in the previous quarter.
The number of family dwellings sold fell by 9.0 per cent against the same quarter of 2025.
The municipalities of Lisboa (5,299 euros per square metre), Cascais (5,200) and Oeiras (4,704) had the highest prices.
Prices accelerated in 10 of the 24 municipalities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants, led by Loures and Matosinhos.

Median house price: 2,445 €/m2 Dwellings transacted: 37,854 Year-on-year rise: 18.4% Highest-priced municipality: Lisboa, 5,299 €/m2

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25 October 2026 Source: Statistics Portugal (INE)

In plain words

INE Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) — Portugal's national statistical office, which compiles its official price, population and output figures.

Median price — The middle value in a list of prices, so half the sales are above it and half below.