Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06037
La Codosera
La Codosera: living in Badajoz
La Codosera offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,983
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1599 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~117 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~53 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 69% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 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 92.1% of padrón; international residents 7.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.0% over the series; mean age 50.9; foreign residents 7.9%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-15,000; Natura 2000 covers about 67.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Codosera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.9
<16
8.9%
16–64
58.8%
65+
32.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,911 (92.1%)
Foreign residents: 164 (7.9%)
- Portugal: 130
- United Kingdom: 7
- Germany: 5
- Romania: 5
- Italy: 3
- Argentina: 3
- Peru: 3
- Brazil: 2
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 06123 (18.9km)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
68.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Data (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.5 km
- 02Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 03Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46.4 km
- 04Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.8 km
- 05Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 57.7 km
- 06Piedra Furada (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 66.3 km
- 07El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 67.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Codosera
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In La Codosera you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.3%
SEPE unemployed
167
Affiliated workers (approx.)
814
Self-employed (approx.)
140
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Juan Manuel Gómez Herrera (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 Badajoz (BJZ) · 73.6 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 71.7 km · 117 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 310.3 km · 266 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 307.8 km · 264 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 71.7 km · 117 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN VICENTE DE ALCÁNTARA · 27.5 km · 53 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 18.7 km · 38 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
1,244
627 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
372
188 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
139
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
6
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
16
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
La Codosera averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~67%
About 67% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Codosera
La Codosera is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 4,686 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1786 €/m². Compare La Codosera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06037 · CP 06037 · lat 39.22481266080689, lon -7.193374828234706 · 986 m · Income: €20,979