Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03075
el Castell de Guadalest
el Castell de Guadalest: living in Alacant
el Castell de Guadalest offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
284
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1060 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,794 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 52% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 74.2% of padrón; international residents 25.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 47.6; foreign residents 25.8%; 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 93.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
el Castell de Guadalest in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.6
<16
8.5%
16–64
70.5%
65+
20.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 161 (74.2%)
Foreign residents: 56 (25.8%)
- United Kingdom: 21
- Italy: 5
- Russia: 4
- Germany: 3
- Bulgaria: 3
- France: 3
- Argentina: 1
English speakers ≈ 21
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 73% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (24.6km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
52.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.8 km
- 02Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.3 km
- 03Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6 km
- 04Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.1 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.5 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 07Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 08Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.5 km
- 09El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.9 km
- 10Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · el Castell de Guadalest
€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 el Castell de Guadalest you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
143
Self-employed (approx.)
24
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Joan Gadea Pons (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 Valencia (VLC) · 156.8 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 97.7 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 71.6 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 146.6 km · 130 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 97.7 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 40.7 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Callosa Ensarria · 7.2 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
138
486 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
41
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
47
165 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
el Castell de Guadalest averages about 2794 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).
Founded ~1050
Historical record places el Castell de Guadalest around 1050 — older settlement heritage.
About el Castell de Guadalest
el Castell de Guadalest is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 935 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2135 €/m². Compare el Castell de Guadalest with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03075 · CP 03075 · lat 38.67000645210534, lon -0.1684703310692361 · 835 m · Income: €30,045