Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03005
Albatera
Albatera: living in Alacant
Albatera offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
13,566
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1344 / 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 · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~84 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 80.7% of padrón; international residents 19.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.9% over the series; mean age 39.9; foreign residents 19.3%; property prices +12.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 25.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Albatera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.9
<16
19.1%
16–64
65.7%
65+
15.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,909 (80.7%)
Foreign residents: 2,370 (19.3%)
- Morocco: 1,270
- United Kingdom: 287
- Ecuador: 286
- Romania: 154
- Bulgaria: 46
- Germany: 29
- Bolivia: 29
- Colombia: 27
English speakers ≈ 287
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 82% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.22, -0.89)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Fondó/El Hondo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.7 km
- 02Parque Natural del Fondo d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.7 km
- 03La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.1 km
- 04La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.4 km
- 05Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 13.6 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.1 km
- 07Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.2 km
- 08Sierra de El Carche (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 28.8 km
- 09Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29 km
- 10Parque del Molino del Agua (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albatera
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Albatera you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
695
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,313
Self-employed (approx.)
1,070
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Ana Iluminada Serna Garcia (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 Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 45.8 km · 84 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 83.2 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 43.9 km · 35 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 119.5 km · 88 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 83.2 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN ISIDRO-ALBATERA-CATRAL · 9.4 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Albatera · 4.9 km · 8 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
6,297
464 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,639
121 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
629
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
170
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Albatera averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~25%
About 25% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Albatera
Albatera is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 718 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1918 €/m². Compare Albatera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03005 · CP 03005 · lat 38.21594385435859, lon -0.8918709748578167 · 618 m · Income: €29,376