Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38039
Santa Úrsula
Santa Úrsula: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Úrsula offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
15,429
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#806 / 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~123 min; airport ~37 min; Renfe ~1,519 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,242 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.5% of padrón; international residents 8.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.7% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 8.5%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,614; Natura 2000 covers about 97.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Santa Úrsula in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
14%
16–64
70%
65+
16%
International community
Spanish nationals: 13,436 (91.5%)
Foreign residents: 1,243 (8.5%)
- Germany: 271
- Venezuela: 205
- Italy: 187
- Cuba: 96
- United Kingdom: 58
- Argentina: 32
- France: 31
- Portugal: 31
English speakers ≈ 58
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 138% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 38001 (38.3km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Palomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 0.4 km
- 02Las Lagunetas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.4 km
- 03La Resbala (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.7 km
- 04Pinoleris (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 2 km
- 05Costa de Acentejo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.9 km
Day trip
- 06Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 28 km
- 07Interián (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 30.6 km
- 08Pijaral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 31.6 km
- 09Ifonche (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.9 km
- 10Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 31.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Úrsula
€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 Santa Úrsula you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.4%
SEPE unemployed
1,231
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,591
Self-employed (approx.)
1,296
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€17,579,860
Expenses
€17,579,860
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- A.I.
Juan Manuel Acosta Mendéz (A.I.S.U.)
2023–2027 · Agrupacion Independiente de Santa Ursula
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 25.8 km · 37 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 143.3 km · 123 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1773.1 km · 1520 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 41.5 km · 36 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 180.1 km · 154 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1772.2 km · 1519 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TITSA · Estación de Guaguas de La Orotava · 5.9 km · 5 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
8,779
569 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,264
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,189
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
70
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
30
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Santa Úrsula averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~97%
About 97% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa Úrsula
Santa Úrsula is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,333 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1133 €/m². Compare Santa Úrsula with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38039 · CP 38039 · lat 28.406917507222992, lon -16.47736225656678 · 128 m · Income: €32,989