Campo de Ourique is the Lisbon neighbourhood that still feels like a village: a walkable grid of 19th-century buildings, its own market hall and a tram link down to the Tagus at Prazeres. Fine Luxury Property advises international buyers on restored apartments, townhouses and new-build schemes across one of central Lisbon's most sought-after upscale residential parishes, with dedicated multilingual brokerage coverage.
Renovated three-to-four bedroom apartments in 19th-century buildings on Rua Coelho da Rocha, Rua Saraiva de Carvalho and Rua Ferreira Borges, typically €950,000-€2.5 million with original stone staircases and wrought-iron balconies.
Four-storey townhouses and small palacetes on Rua Tomás da Anunciação and Rua Silva Carvalho, suited to family conversions or consular residences, with rear patios and, in many cases, original azulejo work.
New-build and conversion penthouses on upper floors of Avenida Infante Santo and Rua Coelho da Rocha, with Tagus views south towards Alcântara and private terraces integrated into original mansard rooflines.
Two-bedroom flats in 1930s and 1940s buildings around Jardim da Parada, typically €550,000-€950,000 with restored pinewood floors, modernised services and strong long-let demand from professional families.
Fine Luxury Property runs a dedicated Lisbon parish desk operating as an AMI-licensed estate agency across Campo de Ourique, Estrela, Lapa and Amoreiras. Our brokers work in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish, reflecting the neighbourhood's French, Brazilian and American family buyer base, and we coordinate NIF, IMT, condominium due diligence and notary work alongside independent Portuguese lawyers for every international transaction.
Campo de Ourique retains a walkable grid of 19th- and early-20th-century buildings around the Jardim da Parada and its namesake market hall, delivering a village-scale daily experience inside one of Lisbon's most central parishes, a character that cannot be replicated by new-build districts.
Lycée Français Charles Lepierre sits directly on Avenida Eng. Duarte Pacheco, with St Julian's, Carlucci American International School and Deutsche Schule all reachable within twenty minutes, making Campo de Ourique a primary family-relocation choice for French, American, British and German buyers.
Campo de Ourique delivers among central Lisbon's deepest long-let markets, driven by professional-family tenants rather than short-let investors, supporting stable 3.5-4.5% gross yields and low vacancy compared to contention-zone short-let parishes like Santa Maria Maior or Misericórdia.
The refurbished Mercado de Campo de Ourique, its ring of traditional pastelarias, the Jardim da Parada square and independent concept stores give the parish a genuine daily-life economy, rather than a tourist-facing one, which is central to its upscale residential appeal.
The first step is a Portuguese tax number (NIF), a local bank account and, where needed, a power of attorney granted to a Lisbon-based advogado. Fine Luxury Property organises all three inside two weeks, including apostille and sworn translation for non-EU clients.
Campo de Ourique's stock ranges from 19th-century buildings without lifts to 1940s buildings with small lifts to new-build schemes on Avenida Infante Santo with full parking. We start each engagement with a building-by-building briefing so the buyer understands condominium fees, lift status, street noise and rental licence realities.
A reservation fee holds the property while lawyers verify Caderneta Predial, Certidão Permanente, energy certificate, condominium minutes, and any heritage overlays applicable across the parish's protected 19th-century buildings and the Bairro do Arco do Cego edge.
The promissory contract is signed before a notary or lawyer with a 10-20% deposit transferred via Portuguese bank. Completion is scheduled 30-90 days later, typically subject to mortgage approval where financing is used, or clearance of title queries for cash transactions.
At the final deed, the buyer settles IMT transfer tax on the sliding 0-7.5% scale, 0.8% stamp duty and approximately 1-2% in notary and registry fees. The Registo Predial updates ownership the same day and keys transfer on funds release. Any AL licence, if applicable, is filed separately with Câmara Municipal de Lisboa.
Campo de Ourique is genuinely a residents' neighbourhood, with tenants dominated by Lisbon professionals, relocating international families and embassy staff rather than short-stay tourists, delivering stable long-let demand largely insulated from AL licensing policy volatility.
The parish's characteristic 19th- and early-20th-century building stock is fully built-out, with heritage protections preventing wholesale redevelopment. New supply is limited to Avenida Infante Santo and perimeter regeneration schemes, creating structural scarcity in the village core.
Proximity to Lycée Français Charles Lepierre underpins sustained French family-buyer demand, a cohort that has grown materially since 2015 and now represents a meaningful percentage of Campo de Ourique transactions, visible directly in GSC queries such as acheter appartement Lisbonne.
Tram 28, the Amoreiras commercial cluster five minutes away, Rato metro station and direct access to the Eixo Norte-Sul motorway all sit inside a ten-minute radius, giving the parish one of the best overall commuter profiles in central Lisbon.
A renovated three-bedroom apartment in a 19th-century building in Campo de Ourique typically costs €950,000-€2.5 million, or €6,500-€9,500 per square metre. Townhouses and small palacetes trade at €6,000-€9,000 per square metre. Penthouses with terraces reach €7,500-€11,000. Two-bedroom flats in 1930s and 1940s buildings run €550,000-€950,000, and new-build apartments on Avenida Infante Santo deliver at €7,000-€10,000 per square metre with parking and full modern services.
Campo de Ourique combines central-Lisbon location with a genuine village feel rare in the city centre. The Jardim da Parada, the refurbished Mercado de Campo de Ourique, independent pastelarias and walkable streets give children and elderly residents an unusually high quality of daily life. Lycée Français Charles Lepierre sits inside the parish, with St Julian's, Carlucci American International and Deutsche Schule within twenty minutes, making it the default French, American and British family-relocation choice in central Lisbon.
Rua Coelho da Rocha, Rua Saraiva de Carvalho, Rua Ferreira Borges and the streets immediately around the Jardim da Parada hold the premium 19th-century apartment stock. Rua Tomás da Anunciação and Rua Silva Carvalho offer four-storey townhouses and small palacetes. Avenida Infante Santo, on the southern edge, delivers the best Tagus-view new-build and mid-century conversions. Rua Maria Pia defines the eastern border with Estrela, with direct access to Jardim da Estrela and the basilica.
Portugal imposes no restrictions on foreign ownership. Non-residents need a Portuguese NIF, a local bank account and an independent advogado. After offer acceptance, a reservation agreement holds the property while lawyers verify title, heritage overlays and condominium status, then the CPCV is signed with a 10-20% deposit, and the final deed follows 30-90 days later. Our Lisbon parish desk routinely completes Campo de Ourique transactions for French, British, American, Swiss and Brazilian clients in French, English and Portuguese.
Campo de Ourique is dominated by long-let rather than short-let demand. Prime long-let apartments deliver 3.5-4.5% gross yield, driven by professional-family tenants. Long-let townhouses run 3-4% gross on higher entry prices. Two-bedroom 1930s-1940s flats reach 4-5% gross. Licensed Alojamento Local short-lets, where available, reach 4.5-5.5% gross but are less common in the parish than in Santa Maria Maior or Misericórdia given its residents-first character. Net yields sit 80-150 bps below gross.
Campo de Ourique sits largely outside Lisbon's most constrained Alojamento Local contention zones, which focus on Santa Maria Maior and Misericórdia. New AL registrations in Campo de Ourique have historically remained possible subject to Câmara Municipal de Lisboa's broader policy updates. The parish is also less suited to short-let operationally, given its residents-first character and the relative absence of tourist-traffic streets. We verify parish-level AL status and building-level restrictions before every reservation.
IMT transfer tax applies on a sliding 0-7.5% scale, with second-home buyers from abroad typically falling into higher effective tiers above the €1 million threshold. Stamp duty is 0.8%. Notary and Conservatória do Registo Predial fees add roughly 1-2% combined. Annual IMI municipal property tax in Lisbon sits at 0.3% of the rateable value. Legal fees run approximately 1% plus 23% VAT for full conveyancing by an independent Portuguese advogado, with bilingual counsel available through our partner firms.
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