Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16006
Albendea
Albendea: living in Cuenca
Albendea offers 2693 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
132
Avg. summer temp
23.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#3811 / 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 · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.0/10
Average. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~51 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,693 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +10.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +20.0% over the series; mean age 56.2; foreign residents 4.1%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Albendea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.2
<16
5.7%
16–64
50.8%
65+
43.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 116 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 5 (4.1%)
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.47, -2.40)
317 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.9 km
- 02Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
- 03Tetas de Viana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.7 km
Day trip
- 04Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 05Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.2 km
- 06Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 44.3 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 45.6 km
- 08Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 48.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albendea
€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 Albendea you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
47
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€506,000
Expenses
€506,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Luis Enrique Perez Bueno (CS)
2023–2027 · Ciudadanos-Partido de la Ciudadania
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 142.2 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 61.8 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 147.4 km · 127 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 266.1 km · 219 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 61.8 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 63.8 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Arbeteta (Cruce) · 35.5 km · 51 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
77
583 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
31
235 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
13
98 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2693 sunshine hours
Albendea averages about 2693 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Albendea a practical base for remote work.
About Albendea
Albendea is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,113 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1213 €/m². Compare Albendea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16006 · CP 16006 · lat 40.47229678756167, lon -2.3994722749591006 · 113 m · Income: €27,002