Renovation in Badalona

Households

83,337

Idescat, 2021

Owner-occupied

73.9%

61,548 homes

Most common home

61–90 m²

45.7% of homes

Dwellings built before 1981

66,855

4.8% of the ring

Average household income

19,114 €

Idescat, 2023

What the housing stock is like here

Badalona has 83,337 main homes, and the most common size is 61 to 90 m² — 45.7% of them. Neither the small end (39.5% under 60 m²) nor the large (14.8% over 90 m²) dominates: all three kinds of job happen here.

61,548 of those homes are owner-occupied, 73.9%. That is the figure that actually matters for a renovation, because a tenant does not commission a kitchen. There are 83,337 households and 230,642 residents in total.

66,855 homes were built before 1981, 4.8% of all the older stock across the 85 municipalities. In that band you normally find wiring with no earth, original soil pipes and aluminium windows with no thermal break, and that is what pushes a quote up. Gross disposable household income is €19,114 per resident (Idescat, 2023).

Mostly 1960s and 70s blocks. This is where aluminosis turns up most often once floors are opened, so it is worth budgeting for the engineer’s report.

Size of the main home

45 m² or less	6,462		7.8%
46–60 m²	26,334		31.7%
61–90 m²	37,944		45.7%
91–120 m²	7,992		9.6%
Over 120 m²	4,296		5.2%