Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29904
Serrato
Serrato: living in Málaga
Serrato offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
457
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3763 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,957 €/m²; cost of living at 134% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~67 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,904 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.6°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.4% over the series; mean age 50.0; foreign residents 3.1%; property prices +17.1% 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~100; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Serrato in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50
<16
7.9%
16–64
61.8%
65+
30.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 462 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 15 (3.1%)
- United Kingdom: 5
- France: 3
- Russia: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Germany: 1
- Paraguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 373% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.86, -4.99)
342 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 7.1 km
- 02Mirador Cuenca del Rio Turon-Mirador del Guarda Forestal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.7 km
- 03Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 17.5 km
- 04Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 18.6 km
- 05Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.7 km
- 07Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.9 km
- 08Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.4 km
- 09Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.5 km
- 10Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 40.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Serrato
€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 Serrato you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.2%
SEPE unemployed
40
Affiliated workers (approx.)
197
Self-employed (approx.)
34
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Francisco López Arana (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 77.4 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 32.6 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 50.8 km · 76 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 85 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 82.7 km · 104 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SETENIL · 21.1 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Bus · 14.5 km · 67 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
61
133 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
17
37 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3
7 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2904 sunshine hours
Serrato averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.9%
SETELECO reports 88.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Serrato
Serrato is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,154 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 754 €/m². Compare Serrato with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29904 · CP 29904 · lat 36.8605089362531, lon -4.991332292769192 · 154 m · Income: €21,097