Renovation in Barcelona
- Households
- 671,178
- Owner-occupied
- 61%
- Most common home
- 61–90 m²
- Dwellings built before 1981
- 668,394
- Average household income
- 25,898 €
Idescat, 2021
409,683 homes
38.6% of homes
48.2% of the ring
Idescat, 2023
What the housing stock is like here
Barcelona has 671,178 main homes, and the most common size is 61 to 90 m² — 38.6% of them. 48.4% come in under 60 m², so the work here is bathrooms and kitchens far more often than full renovations.
409,683 of those homes are owner-occupied, 61%. That is the figure that actually matters for a renovation, because a tenant does not commission a kitchen. There are 671,178 households and 1,713,247 residents in total.
668,394 homes were built before 1981, 48.2% 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 €25,898 per resident (Idescat, 2023).
Half the older housing stock in the whole area is here. Within the city, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi averages €81,478 in household income against the city’s €47,361, so the kind of work varies sharply by district.
Size of the main home
| 45 m² or less | 106,449 | 15.9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46–60 m² | 216,924 | 32.5% | |
| 61–90 m² | 257,667 | 38.6% | |
| 91–120 m² | 53,037 | 7.9% | |
| Over 120 m² | 33,507 | 5% |
What do you want renovated
- Bathroom 4,400–6,500€ VAT included
- Kitchen 5,000–8,800€ VAT included
- Whole flat 35,000–65,000€ VAT included
Indicative ranges. The firm price is set by the builder in writing after the visit.
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Barcelona and the 85 municipalities within 30 km. 68% of the housing in this area was built before 1981, which is exactly the stock that needs work.
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