Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03107
Polop
Polop: living in Alacant
Polop offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,828
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#284 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~111 min; Renfe ~65 min; coach ~8 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 70.2% of padrón; international residents 29.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.8% over the series; mean age 42.1; foreign residents 29.8%; 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 91.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Polop in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.1
<16
16.7%
16–64
66.6%
65+
16.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,486 (70.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,479 (29.8%)
- United Kingdom: 339
- Russia: 114
- Morocco: 95
- Romania: 83
- France: 56
- Germany: 43
- Algeria: 41
- Ecuador: 41
English speakers ≈ 339
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (22.1km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
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 · 0 km
- 02Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6 km
- 03Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.8 km
- 04Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.6 km
- 05Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.3 km
Day trip
- 06Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.8 km
- 07Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.8 km
- 08Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27 km
- 09Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.4 km
- 10Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Polop
€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 Polop you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
231
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,760
Self-employed (approx.)
466
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Gabriel Fernandez Fernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 70.8 km · 111 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 101.5 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 53 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 151.3 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 101.5 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 44.6 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Polop · 2.1 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
2,836
487 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
655
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
601
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Polop averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes Polop a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~91%
About 91% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Polop
Polop is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,681 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2881 €/m². Compare Polop with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03107 · CP 03107 · lat 38.62077256231229, lon -0.15243330287626433 · 681 m · Income: €28,779