Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16155
El Peral
El Peral: living in Cuenca
El Peral offers 2767 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
660
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3465 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~91 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~60 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,767 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.8% of padrón; international residents 12.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population +1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +10.0% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 12.2%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~25.3 km).
Place location
El Peral in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
10.8%
16–64
63.5%
65+
25.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 555 (87.8%)
Foreign residents: 77 (12.2%)
- Romania: 32
- Morocco: 32
- Bulgaria: 7
- United Kingdom: 3
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.49, -1.88)
326 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.8 km
- 02Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34.3 km
- 03El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 45.3 km
- 04Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 51.4 km
- 05Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 52.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Peral
€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 El Peral you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
33
Affiliated workers (approx.)
297
Self-employed (approx.)
50
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€810,550
Expenses
€810,550
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Eugenio Mejias Lopez (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) · 144.8 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 86.4 km · 91 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 148.5 km · 105 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 161.6 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 75.6 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA RODA DE ALBACETE · 61.6 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 10.1 km · 21 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
430
652 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
166
252 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
18
27 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
33
77 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2767 sunshine hours
El Peral averages about 2767 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.7%) makes El Peral a practical base for remote work.
About El Peral
El Peral is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,228 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2328 €/m². Compare El Peral with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16155 · CP 16155 · lat 39.49160801670258, lon -1.8845921943330637 · 328 m · Income: €26,188