Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13078
Socuéllamos
Socuéllamos: living in Ciudad Real
Socuéllamos offers 2802 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,172
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#812 / 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 · 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~108 min; airport ~179 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~32 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,802 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.3°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.3% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 10.2%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.7% of the area (nearest site ~9.6 km).
Place location
Socuéllamos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
15.3%
16–64
65.3%
65+
19.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,897 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 1,242 (10.2%)
- Romania: 482
- Morocco: 252
- Bolivia: 145
- Ecuador: 69
- Paraguay: 63
- Ukraine: 42
- Argentina: 26
- Bulgaria: 24
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.26, -2.84)
330 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.7 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.2 km
- 03Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.9 km
Day trip
- 04Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.6 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.8 km
- 06Laguna de los Carros (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43 km
- 07Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45 km
- 08Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 46.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Socuéllamos
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Socuéllamos you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
628
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,628
Self-employed (approx.)
954
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€12,796,499
Expenses
€12,796,499
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
María Elena García Zalve (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 247.4 km · 179 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 128.2 km · 108 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 200.7 km · 155 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 294.1 km · 252 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 128.2 km · 108 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SOCUÉLLAMOS · 8.5 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Socuellamos · 6.2 km · 32 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
7,064
580 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,219
182 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
790
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
301
43 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2802 sunshine hours
Socuéllamos averages about 2802 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes Socuéllamos a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Socuéllamos
Socuéllamos is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,959 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1659 €/m². Compare Socuéllamos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13078 · CP 13078 · lat 39.25585321141647, lon -2.8418432469685166 · 959 m · Income: €27,958