IMI in Sesimbra: the rate is set per parish
The municipality of Sesimbra (Setúbal 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 Sesimbra in the catalogue: 1
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.
Sesimbra on the map
The municipality of Sesimbra is highlighted. Neighbours in the same district link to their IMI rate pages.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP, Direção-Geral do Território (DGT).
Sesimbra on the map of Portugal
Sesimbra and the nearest municipalities
Sesimbra: 59 440 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 169.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Sesimbra, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesimbra | — | 3 065 € | 2.84 | |
| Setúbal | 20 km | 0,37 % | 2 760 € | 1.77 |
| Seixal | 22 km | 0,325 % | 2 957 € | 4.24 |
| Palmela | 22 km | 0,3 % | 2 522 € | 2.76 |
| Barreiro | 24 km | 0,35 % | 2 882 € | 1.18 |
| Moita | 25 km | 0,365 % | 2 538 € | 1.27 |
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
Sesimbra has not touched the rate since 2021: 0,4 % for 4 years running.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0,4 % |
| 2022 | 0,4 % |
| 2023 | 0,4 % |
| 2024 | 0,4 % |
| 2025 | no single rate |
Median price per m² in Sesimbra
In Sesimbra the median sale value of family dwellings was 3 065 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q2 2026.
- New housing only: 3 187 € per m².
- Existing housing only: 3 037 € per m².
- Flats only: 3 070 € 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 Sesimbra
Purchasing power per capita in Sesimbra is 94.05, 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) | 397 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 | 6.68 | +17% |
| Dwellings licensed, last 12 months (INE) | 149 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 | 2.51 | −40% |
| Dwellings licensed in the year (INE) | 169 | 2025 | 2.84 | −33% |
| Dwellings completed in the year (INE) | 69 | 2025 | 1.16 | −24% |
| Units for sale in our catalogue | 0 | 27.10.2026 | ||
| Catalogue developments with no published price | 1 | 27.10.2026 | ||
| Completed 2023–2025 against licensed 2021–2023 (lag of 2 years) | 46% |
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 Setúbal district:
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Sesimbra?
- There is no single rate: Sesimbra sets one per freguesia. Your own rate is on the Autoridade Tributária bill.
- When is IMI paid in Sesimbra?
- 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 Sesimbra charge?
- Setúbal 0,37 %, Seixal 0,325 %, Palmela 0,3 %, Barreiro 0,35 %, Moita 0,365 %.
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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