Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03121
Santa Pola
Santa Pola: living in Alacant
Santa Pola offers 2780 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
39,709
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#36 / 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 · 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~68 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,780 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 82.9% of padrón; international residents 17.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.3% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 17.1%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 54.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Santa Pola in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
14.6%
16–64
66.2%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 26,795 (82.9%)
Foreign residents: 5,511 (17.1%)
- United Kingdom: 1,066
- Italy: 326
- Russia: 325
- Colombia: 286
- France: 266
- China: 217
- Morocco: 215
- Romania: 213
English speakers ≈ 1,066
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 53% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03014 (20.2km)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 0.3 km
- 02Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.3 km
- 03Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.3 km
- 04Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.7 km
- 05Illa de Tabarca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 06Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.1 km
- 07La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.7 km
- 08Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28 km
- 09Paraje Natural Municipal Clots de la Sal y Monte de la Mola, Novelda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.1 km
- 10La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Pola
€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 Santa Pola you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
2,120
Affiliated workers (approx.)
18,609
Self-employed (approx.)
3,154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Maria Loreto Serrano Pomares (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) · 19.7 km · 68 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 79.5 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 19.7 km · 24 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 111.5 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 79.5 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORRELLANO · 17.4 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Santa Pola / Estación de Autobuses de Santa Pola · 1.6 km · 4 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
17,645
444 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,164
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,228
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
28
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Santa Pola is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the…
Santa Pola is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea.
It has an area of 58.6 km2 and has a population of 36,174 inhabitants of whom 6,000 are residents…
It has an area of 58.6 km2 and has a population of 36,174 inhabitants of whom 6,000 are residents of the nearby town of Gran Alacant.
The town has an important salt evaporation pond known as the salines which remains in business,…
The town has an important salt evaporation pond known as the salines which remains in business, additionally, most of it is recognized as the Natural Park of Salines de Santa Pola, an important Ramsar site.
About Santa Pola
Santa Pola is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,737 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2937 €/m². Compare Santa Pola with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03121 · CP 03121 · lat 38.203508658026074, lon -0.5773037049051497 · 737 m · Income: €29,628