Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07064
es Castell
es Castell: living in Illes Balears
es Castell offers 2667 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,774
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2167 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,254 €/m²; cost of living at 148% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~258 min; airport ~37 min; Renfe ~283 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,667 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.6% of padrón; international residents 11.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −43.2% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 11.4%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,771; Natura 2000 covers about 1.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
es Castell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
12.9%
16–64
68.9%
65+
18.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,587 (88.6%)
Foreign residents: 847 (11.4%)
- United Kingdom: 243
- Italy: 128
- Morocco: 74
- Bulgaria: 71
- Romania: 43
- France: 34
- Brazil: 33
- Germany: 28
English speakers ≈ 243
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 358% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 07002 (14.2km)
314 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01S'Albufera des Grau (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.2 km
- 02Illes des Porros, s'Estany, la bassa de Morella, es Prat i l'illa d'en Colom (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.9 km
Day trip
- 03Península de Llevant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 68.6 km
- 04Cap des Freu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 72.1 km
- 05Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 78.4 km
- 06Cap Farrutx (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 78.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · es Castell
€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 es Castell you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3%
SEPE unemployed
159
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,832
Self-employed (approx.)
643
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
José Luis Camps 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 Menorca (MAH) · 10.9 km · 37 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 175 km · 258 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 333.9 km · 286 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 181.3 km · 265 min
Nearest city
Palma · 175 km · 258 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA ESTACIÓ DE FRANÇA · 330.7 km · 283 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació Autobusos · 6.7 km · 13 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
5,336
686 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
954
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,268
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2667 sunshine hours
es Castell averages about 2667 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.4%
SETELECO reports 92.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near es Castell.
About es Castell
es Castell is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 3,067 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 867 €/m². Compare es Castell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07064 · CP 07064 · lat 39.86440312375004, lon 4.2858773807004145 · 62 m · Income: €40,941