Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16079
Cueva del Hierro
Cueva del Hierro: living in Cuenca
Cueva del Hierro offers 2634 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
27
Avg. summer temp
20.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5525 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~124 min; airport ~217 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,634 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.2% of padrón; international residents 13.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population +8.0% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 56.2; foreign residents 13.8%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 76.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cueva del Hierro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.2
<16
8.6%
16–64
62.9%
65+
28.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 25 (86.2%)
Foreign residents: 4 (13.8%)
- Morocco: 3
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.58, -2.01)
310 approx. sunny days · 23 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.5%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.2 km
- 02Muela Pinilla y del Puntal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.1 km
- 03Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.2 km
- 04Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.5 km
- 05Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11 km
Day trip
- 06Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 32.2 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43.4 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.7 km
- 09Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 52 km
- 10Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 53.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cueva del Hierro
€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 Cueva del Hierro you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€162,000
Expenses
€162,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jesus Heras Esteban (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 219.2 km · 217 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 90.4 km · 124 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 216.6 km · 197 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 249.1 km · 214 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 90.4 km · 124 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAFRANCA DEL CAMPO · 75.6 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villanueva de Alcoron · 32 km · 27 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
27
1,000 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
14
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2634 sunshine hours
Cueva del Hierro averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Cueva del Hierro
Cueva del Hierro is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,333 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1433 €/m². Compare Cueva del Hierro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16079 · CP 16079 · lat 40.5752985565884, lon -2.005546543488083 · 333 m · Income: €26,787