Almería · Andalucía · CP 04007
Alcolea
Alcolea: living in Almería
Alcolea offers 2928 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
829
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#3852 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
Images: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Wikipedia — Everything on this website is pulled from open data sources, so the site administrator cannot take full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~110 min; airport ~108 min; Renfe ~103 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.7/10
Average. About 2,928 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 76% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.9% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 2.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Alcolea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
10.6%
16–64
64.4%
65+
25%
International community
Spanish nationals: 810 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 15 (1.8%)
- United Kingdom: 4
- Morocco: 3
- Romania: 2
- Russia: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04003 (19.3km)
344 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
75.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8 km
- 02Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 8.2 km
- 03Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.4 km
Day trip
- 05Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.7 km
- 06Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.7 km
- 07Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.5 km
- 08Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 49.2 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcolea
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcolea you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
47
Affiliated workers (approx.)
377
Self-employed (approx.)
64
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Antonio Ocaña Baños (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 Almería (LEI) · 103.2 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 112.7 km · 110 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 127.9 km · 137 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 84.6 km · 99 min
Nearest city
Almería · 112.7 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GUADIX · 67.5 km · 103 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Venta De Cherin · 4.6 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).
| Service | Yes | Unknown | No | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarket | ||||
| Grocery | ||||
| Bakery | ||||
| Butcher | ||||
| Pharmacy | ||||
| Health centre | ||||
| Dentist | ||||
| Psychologist | ||||
| Vet | ||||
| Hospital | ||||
| Nursing home | ||||
| Kindergarten | ||||
| School | ||||
| Secondary school | ||||
| Adult education | ||||
| Post office | ||||
| Bank | ||||
| Town hall | ||||
| Police | ||||
| Petrol station | ||||
| Bar / café | ||||
| Restaurant | ||||
| Cinema | ||||
| Swimming pool | ||||
| Sports centre | ||||
| Library |
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
518
625 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
190
229 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
48
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
7
8 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2928 sunshine hours
Alcolea averages about 2928 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 75.8%
SETELECO reports 75.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Alcolea
Alcolea is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,511 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 911 €/m². Compare Alcolea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04007 · CP 04007 · lat 36.938679949854595, lon -2.9903760652877116 · 26 m · Income: €21,610