Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38008
Breña Alta
Breña Alta: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Breña Alta offers 2990 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a hospital within about half an hour — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
7,487
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#802 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~7 min; airport ~160 min; Renfe ~1,605 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.3/10
Better than other places. About 2,990 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.2% of padrón; international residents 5.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.3% over the series; mean age 44.9; foreign residents 5.8%; property prices +8.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,400; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Breña Alta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.9
<16
13.3%
16–64
68%
65+
18.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,784 (94.2%)
Foreign residents: 420 (5.8%)
- Germany: 143
- Venezuela: 83
- Italy: 32
- Cuba: 20
- Colombia: 16
- United Kingdom: 15
- China: 15
- Romania: 10
English speakers ≈ 15
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 151% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.66, -17.80)
352 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cumbre Vieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.5 km
- 02Juan Mayor (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 3 km
- 03Las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.7 km
- 04La Caldera de Taburiente (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 4.2 km
- 05Barranco del Agua (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 8.5 km
Day trip
- 06Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 73.4 km
- 07Valle de Gran Rey (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 74.1 km
- 08Charco de Cieno (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 76.2 km
- 09Charco del Conde (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 77.7 km
- 10Orone (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 80.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Breña Alta
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Breña Alta you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
513
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,589
Self-employed (approx.)
611
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,256,817
Expenses
€13,256,817
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Jonathan de Felipe Lorenzo (CCA)
2023–2027 · Coalicion Canaria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 186.7 km · 160 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 7.7 km · 7 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1872.8 km · 1605 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 214.5 km · 184 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 11.4 km · 56 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1872.3 km · 1605 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Transportes Cabildo de La Palma · Hospital · 3.2 km · 3 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
4,033
539 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,858
248 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
558
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
36
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2990 sunshine hours
Breña Alta averages about 2990 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 79.9%
SETELECO reports 79.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Breña Alta
Breña Alta is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,239 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1039 €/m². Compare Breña Alta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38008 · CP 38008 · lat 28.656489871504487, lon -17.80317880950072 · 34 m · Income: €41,375