Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11017
Espera
Espera: living in Cádiz
Espera offers 2884 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,755
Avg. summer temp
27.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2341 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,332 €/m²; cost of living at 61% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~56 min; airport ~60 min; Renfe ~46 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,884 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.6°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.9% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 0.7%; property prices +10.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 4.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
Espera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
14.3%
16–64
66.9%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,833 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 27 (0.7%)
- Romania: 5
- Morocco: 5
- China: 4
- Cuba: 3
- Poland: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Germany: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.88, -5.80)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Endorreico de Espera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 5.2 km
- 02Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.7 km
- 03Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 10.6 km
- 04Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.6 km
- 05Peña de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.4 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.3 km
- 07La Saura (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27.8 km
- 08Brazo del Este (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29 km
- 09Doñana (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.8 km
- 10Laguna de Medina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Espera
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Espera you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
226
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,775
Self-employed (approx.)
301
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,966,300
Expenses
€2,923,171
Balance
€43,129
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- IU A
Tamara Lozano Muñoz (IU ANDALUCÍA)
2023–2027 · Izquierda Unida Andalucia
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 45.8 km · 60 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 73.5 km · 56 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 75.2 km · 58 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 73.8 km · 56 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 73.5 km · 56 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · AEROPUERTO DE JEREZ · 48.3 km · 46 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Estación De Autobuses Arcos · 16.3 km · 28 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
1,852
493 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
347
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
214
57 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2884 sunshine hours
Espera averages about 2884 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Espera a practical base for remote work.
About Espera
Espera is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 690 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3490 €/m². Compare Espera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11017 · CP 11017 · lat 36.8785367817409, lon -5.80165533179749 · 590 m · Income: €25,900