Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03053
Castalla
Castalla: living in Alacant
Castalla offers 2813 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,908
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#71 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~93 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,813 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.0% of padrón; international residents 11.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.1% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 11.0%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 93.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Castalla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
15%
16–64
65.9%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,009 (89.0%)
Foreign residents: 1,115 (11.0%)
- United Kingdom: 394
- Morocco: 211
- Ecuador: 37
- Romania: 30
- Argentina: 29
- France: 28
- Italy: 27
- Pakistan: 23
English speakers ≈ 394
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 76% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03002 (14.2km)
331 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.4 km
- 02Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.6 km
- 03Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10 km
- 04Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11 km
- 05Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 06Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 07Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.4 km
- 08Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.9 km
- 09Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29 km
- 10Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (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 · Castalla
€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 Castalla you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
654
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,552
Self-employed (approx.)
942
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jesus Lopez Blanco (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) · 50 km · 93 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 39.8 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 42.5 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 140.1 km · 111 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 39.8 km · 44 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAX · 22.2 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ibi · 14.7 km · 27 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
5,859
492 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,397
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
900
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
72
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2813 sunshine hours
Castalla averages about 2813 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~93%
About 93% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 92.9%
SETELECO reports 92.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Castalla
Castalla is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 871 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2071 €/m². Compare Castalla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03053 · CP 03053 · lat 38.567968977648405, lon -0.6706120874953656 · 771 m · Income: €30,756