Segovia · Castilla y León · CP 40076
El Espinar
El Espinar: living in Segovia
El Espinar offers 2688 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,409
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#37 / 8133
Overall score
8.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.7/10
Average. Housing about 950 €/m²; cost of living at 43% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~45 min; airport ~157 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~34 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.3/10
Better than other places. About 2,688 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.2% of padrón; international residents 10.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Average. Population +2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.3% over the series; mean age 43.1; foreign residents 10.8%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
El Espinar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.1
<16
16.9%
16–64
66.3%
65+
16.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,020 (89.2%)
Foreign residents: 966 (10.8%)
- Romania: 251
- Morocco: 208
- Ukraine: 43
- Colombia: 38
- Poland: 37
- Bulgaria: 32
- Italy: 28
- Venezuela: 24
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€950
Flats €/m²
874 €
Houses €/m²
1026 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 210 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.73, -4.22)
316 approx. sunny days · 27 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Segovia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.3 km
- 02Peña del Arcipreste de Hita (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional · 7.9 km
- 03Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 9.1 km
- 04Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 10.8 km
- 05Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 13.4 km
Day trip
- 06Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44 km
- 07Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 65.6 km
- 08Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.9 km
- 09Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.9 km
- 10Hayedo de Montejo de la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 73.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Espinar
€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 El Espinar you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
399
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,909
Self-employed (approx.)
828
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,541,000
Expenses
€13,305,090
Balance
€235,910
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Javier Figueredo Soto (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 96.7 km · 157 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 43.4 km · 45 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 73.7 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 415 km · 356 min
Nearest city
Segovia · 43.4 km · 45 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN RAFAEL · 7.5 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Escoriales-Hospital Guadarrama · 21.1 km · 34 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
5,275
507 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,557
150 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
585
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
18
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
26
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2688 sunshine hours
El Espinar averages about 2688 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes El Espinar a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About El Espinar
El Espinar is a municipality in Segovia (Castilla y León) with about 1,147 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3247 €/m². Compare El Espinar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 40076 · CP 40076 · lat 40.730801164071686, lon -4.222434454826163 · 147 m · Income: €33,748