Granada · Andalucía · CP 18182
Ugíjar
Ugíjar: living in Granada
Ugíjar offers 2972 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,574
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#1906 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~111 min; airport ~109 min; Renfe ~95 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.5/10
Better than other places. About 2,972 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.9% of padrón; international residents 7.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.7% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 7.1%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.1 km).
Place location
Ugíjar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
15.9%
16–64
62.1%
65+
22%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,343 (92.9%)
Foreign residents: 180 (7.1%)
- Morocco: 65
- Romania: 50
- United Kingdom: 26
- Russia: 7
- Germany: 6
- Colombia: 4
- China: 4
- Argentina: 3
English speakers ≈ 26
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18004 (17.0km)
350 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.1 km
- 02Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 14.4 km
- 03Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 23.4 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.6 km
- 05Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.9 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.9 km
- 07Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.8 km
- 08Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 48.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ugíjar
€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 Ugíjar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.8%
SEPE unemployed
189
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,122
Self-employed (approx.)
192
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,899,891
Expenses
€2,899,891
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Federico Lopez Maldonado (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 110.4 km · 109 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 119.9 km · 111 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 107.7 km · 127 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 91.8 km · 100 min
Nearest city
Granada · 116.9 km · 129 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENALÚA DE GUADIX · 70.8 km · 95 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ugijar · 3.8 km · 12 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
1,210
470 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
518
201 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
115
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2972 sunshine hours
Ugíjar averages about 2972 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.7%) makes Ugíjar a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Ugíjar
Ugíjar is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,400 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3200 €/m². Compare Ugíjar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18182 · CP 18182 · lat 36.94749736392487, lon -3.0680202983384315 · 35 m · Income: €23,803