Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13006
Alcoba
Alcoba: living in Ciudad Real
Alcoba offers 2753 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
558
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6224 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~119 min; airport ~227 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,753 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 95.0% of padrón; international residents 5.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.1% over the series; mean age 50.8; foreign residents 5.0%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 56.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alcoba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.8
<16
5.8%
16–64
64.9%
65+
29.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 554 (95.0%)
Foreign residents: 29 (5.0%)
- Romania: 17
- Morocco: 9
- Bulgaria: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.31, -4.42)
324 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cabañeros (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 0 km
- 02Bonal del Cerro de los Barranquillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 12.7 km
- 03Bonal el Alcornocal (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 12.9 km
- 04Bonal de la Sierra del Hontanar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 17.5 km
- 05Chorrera de Horcajo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 17.7 km
Day trip
- 06Bonal del Barranco de Zarzalagorda (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.2 km
- 07Bonal del Barranco del Chorro (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.4 km
- 08Turbera de Valdeyernos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.1 km
- 09Bonal del Arroyo de Valdelamadera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 32 km
- 10Bonal del Barranco del Remilladero (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcoba
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcoba you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
29
Affiliated workers (approx.)
256
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€624,283
Expenses
€615,121
Balance
€9,162
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Pedro José Escudero Hidalgo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 191.7 km · 227 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 68.1 km · 119 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 171.9 km · 205 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 410.8 km · 361 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 68.1 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CIUDAD REAL · 76 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Pueblonuevo del Bullaque · 18.4 km · 16 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
421
754 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
160
287 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
33
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2753 sunshine hours
Alcoba averages about 2753 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes Alcoba a practical base for remote work.
About Alcoba
Alcoba is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,740 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1440 €/m². Compare Alcoba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13006 · CP 13006 · lat 39.31000791999743, lon -4.415008673724025 · 740 m · Income: €29,588