IMI in Espinho: the rate is set per parish
The municipality of Espinho (Aveiro district) does not set a single IMI rate: it sets one per freguesia. So there is no figure here — printing a zero would be printing something untrue. Your own rate is on the Autoridade Tributária bill and at the câmara municipal.
Updated on
New developments in Espinho in the catalogue: 2
Why there is no figure
8 of the 308 municipalities do not report a single rate to the Autoridade Tributária: they report one per freguesia. The cell stays empty and we say why, instead of filling it with a zero nobody pays.
Espinho on the map
The municipality of Espinho is highlighted. Neighbours in the same district link to their IMI rate pages.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP, Direção-Geral do Território (DGT).
Espinho on the map of Portugal
Espinho and the nearest municipalities
Espinho: 32 455 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 100.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Espinho, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espinho | — | 2 797 € | 3.08 | |
| Santa Maria da Feira | 12 km | 0,365 % | 1 766 € | 2.07 |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 14 km | 0,36 % | 2 652 € | 9.24 |
| Porto | 16 km | 0,324 % | 3 631 € | 6.96 |
| Ovar | 16 km | 0,34 % | 1 937 € | 4.36 |
| São João da Madeira | 17 km | 0,35 % | 1 916 € | 0.63 |
IMI: Tax Authority (AT), 2025. €/m²: INE, median of sales over the 12 months to Q2 2026. New homes: INE, dwellings licensed in new residential buildings in 2025, per 1,000 residents. “—”: no figure for this period.
How the rate changed
Espinho set no single rate in any of the verified years — it sets one per freguesia, so there is no series to show.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0,39 % |
| 2022 | no single rate |
| 2023 | no single rate |
| 2024 | no single rate |
| 2025 | no single rate |
Median price per m² in Espinho
In Espinho the median sale value of family dwellings was 2 797 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q2 2026.
- New housing only: 3 157 € per m².
- Existing housing only: 2 436 € per m².
- Flats only: 3 018 € per m².
It is the price paid in sales recorded by the Tax Authority, not asking prices — and not a valuation of your home: half the sales were above it, half below.
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estatística, «Estatísticas de preços da habitação ao nível local». INE data as of 2026-10-23. Licence CC BY 4.0.
Purchasing power in Espinho
Purchasing power per capita in Espinho is 95.89, on a scale where Portugal = 100 (2021).
100 is the national average; it is not income or salary but an INE index.
Source: INE — Municipal purchasing power study. Indicator 0008614. INE data updated on 2023-11-06. CC BY 4.0 licence.
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New homes, stage by stage
From the case filed with the council to the home for sale: what is known about house building in this municipality. Each row has its own period and source.
No data collected What we have for this municipality Building cases: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Energy pre-certificates (ADENE): fullDwellings licensed (INE): fullDwellings completed (INE): fullDevelopments in the catalogue: partialLicensing time: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Income per tax household (INE): fullNew-build price (INE): full
| Stage | Number | Period | Per 1,000 res. | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building-works cases filed with the council | — | — | — | — |
| Energy pre-certificates for new homes (ADENE) | 108 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 | 3.33 | −55% |
| Dwellings licensed, last 12 months (INE) | 86 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 | 2.65 | −28% |
| Dwellings licensed in the year (INE) | 100 | 2025 | 3.08 | +16% |
| Dwellings completed in the year (INE) | 62 | 2025 | 1.91 | −62% |
| Units for sale in our catalogue | 0 | 27.10.2026 | ||
| Catalogue developments with no published price | 2 | 27.10.2026 | ||
| Completed 2023–2025 against licensed 2021–2023 (lag of 2 years) | 57% |
Sources: municipal councils (cases), ADENE (pre-certificates), INE (dwellings licensed and completed, population), the flatin.pt catalogue. Compare with other municipalities
In the same district
Rates in the other municipalities of Aveiro district:
- Águeda 0,3 %
- Albergaria-a-Velha 0,3 %
- Anadia 0,3 %
- Arouca 0,3 %
- Aveiro 0,35 %
- Castelo de Paiva 0,3 %
- Estarreja 0,3 %
- Ílhavo 0,3 %
- Mealhada 0,3 %
- Murtosa 0,32 %
- Oliveira de Azeméis 0,3 %
- Oliveira do Bairro 0,3 %
- Ovar 0,34 %
- São João da Madeira 0,35 %
- Santa Maria da Feira 0,365 %
- Sever do Vouga 0,3 %
- Vagos 0,4 %
- Vale de Cambra 0,3 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Espinho?
- There is no single rate: Espinho sets one per freguesia. Your own rate is on the Autoridade Tributária bill.
- When is IMI paid in Espinho?
- The 2025 IMI bill arrives in February-April 2026. Up to 100 €, one instalment in May; above 100 €, two (May and November); above 500 €, three (May, August and November).
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Espinho charge?
- Santa Maria da Feira 0,365 %, Vila Nova de Gaia 0,36 %, Porto 0,324 %, Ovar 0,34 %, São João da Madeira 0,35 %.
How IMI works
What the municipality decides and what the law decides
The law sets the urban rate between 0,3 % and 0,45 % and the rural rate at 0,8 % (CIMI, article 112.º). The municipal assembly picks the rate every year, for the whole municipality or per freguesia; if no decision reaches the Tax Authority by 31 December, the minimum applies.
The 2025 bill arrives between February and April 2026. Up to 100 € it is paid in May; up to 500 € in May and November; above that in May, August and November. Below 10 € nothing is charged.
Articles of the IMI Code on the Autoridade Tributária portal, checked on 2026-09-14:
Portal das Finanças, Consultar taxas de IMI — table checked line by line on 2026-09-12
What you pay on top of the price
What you pay every year for owning a home
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