Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05014
Arenas de San Pedro
Arenas de San Pedro: living in Ávila
Arenas de San Pedro offers 2697 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,460
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1379 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~107 min; airport ~199 min; Renfe ~70 min; coach ~33 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,697 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.4% over the series; mean age 48.5; foreign residents 4.2%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Arenas de San Pedro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.5
<16
12%
16–64
60.8%
65+
27.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,109 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 268 (4.2%)
- Romania: 72
- Morocco: 46
- China: 26
- Dominican Republic: 18
- Argentina: 12
- Bulgaria: 8
- France: 6
- Italy: 6
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.17, -5.11)
317 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 1.8 km
- 02Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 15.5 km
Day trip
- 03Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.6 km
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.6 km
- 05Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 63 km
- 06Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 64.4 km
- 07Garganta de las Lanchas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 67.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arenas de San Pedro
€4,484
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€206
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€384
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Arenas de San Pedro you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
400
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,768
Self-employed (approx.)
471
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Juan Carlos Sanchez Meson (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 299.2 km · 199 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 96.8 km · 107 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 172.5 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 498.8 km · 428 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 96.8 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TALAVERA DE LA REINA · 48.8 km · 70 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Ramacastañas · 11 km · 33 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
3,541
548 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,055
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
578
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2697 sunshine hours
Arenas de San Pedro averages about 2697 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Arenas de San Pedro
Arenas de San Pedro is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 1,830 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2730 €/m². Compare Arenas de San Pedro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05014 · CP 05014 · lat 40.17313937051878, lon -5.112112430508768 · 830 m · Income: €27,161