Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39090
Udías
Udías: living in Cantabria
Udías offers 2049 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
960
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3789 / 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 · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~11 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,049 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.1% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 1.0%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Udías in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
14%
16–64
66.8%
65+
19.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 925 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.0%)
- Portugal: 2
- Brazil: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 103 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.34, -4.25)
241 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sequoias del Monte Cabezón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.9 km
- 02Oyambre (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.8 km
- 03Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.9 km
- 04La Viesca (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 14.5 km
- 05Pozo Tremeo (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 06Cuevas del Pendo-Peñajorao (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 27.2 km
- 07Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 31.5 km
- 08Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.8 km
- 09Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.6 km
- 10Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 50.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Udías
€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 Udías you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
45
Affiliated workers (approx.)
455
Self-employed (approx.)
77
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,300,672
Expenses
€1,300,672
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Cantabria")
Fernando Fernandez Sampedro (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Cantabria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 49.2 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 45.1 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 249.9 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 49.4 km · 43 min
Nearest city
Santander · 45.1 km · 33 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CABEZÓN DE LA SAL · 6.1 km · 11 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cabezon De La Sal · 5.5 km · 10 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
622
648 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
149
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
133
139 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2049 sunshine hours
Udías averages about 2049 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.3%
SETELECO reports 92.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~1450
Historical record places Udías around 1450 — older settlement heritage.
About Udías
Udías is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,801 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3101 €/m². Compare Udías with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39090 · CP 39090 · lat 43.337342729492526, lon -4.253089141528264 · 901 m · Income: €31,742