Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23092
Úbeda
Úbeda: living in Jaén
Úbeda offers 2852 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
33,588
Avg. summer temp
27.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1554 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~114 min; airport ~159 min; Renfe ~83 min; coach ~63 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,852 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.7°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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.2% over the series; mean age 44.0; foreign residents 2.5%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~4.7 km).
Place location
Úbeda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44
<16
14.7%
16–64
65.9%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 33,500 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 845 (2.5%)
- Morocco: 191
- Romania: 177
- China: 74
- Algeria: 38
- Russia: 36
- Colombia: 35
- Paraguay: 24
- United Kingdom: 22
English speakers ≈ 22
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.99, -3.31)
336 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 4.6 km
- 02Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
- 03Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 22.2 km
- 04Pinar de Cánavas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.4 km
Day trip
- 05Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.7 km
- 06Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.3 km
- 07Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 42.6 km
- 08Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.5 km
- 09Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 49.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Úbeda
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Úbeda you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.3%
SEPE unemployed
2,065
Affiliated workers (approx.)
15,627
Self-employed (approx.)
2,656
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€42,127,177
Expenses
€42,127,177
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonia Olivares Martínez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 163.4 km · 159 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 74.7 km · 114 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 159.2 km · 157 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 274.6 km · 226 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 74.7 km · 114 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 19.6 km · 83 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · San Bartolome (E) · 9.3 km · 63 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
17,181
512 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,174
154 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2,120
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
155
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2852 sunshine hours
Úbeda averages about 2852 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.8%) makes Úbeda a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Úbeda
Úbeda is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 3,036 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1236 €/m². Compare Úbeda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23092 · CP 23092 · lat 37.99359522935412, lon -3.3093904485464227 · 236 m · Income: €32,324