Almería · Andalucía · CP 04053
Huércal-Overa
Huércal-Overa: living in Almería
Huércal-Overa offers 2840 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
20,860
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#460 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~88 min; Renfe ~48 min; coach ~33 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,840 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.4% of padrón; international residents 18.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.5% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 18.6%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 7.3% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Huércal-Overa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
17.1%
16–64
64.8%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,571 (81.4%)
Foreign residents: 3,556 (18.6%)
- Morocco: 893
- United Kingdom: 866
- Bulgaria: 327
- Romania: 211
- Ecuador: 176
- Colombia: 174
- Ukraine: 80
- Senegal: 73
English speakers ≈ 866
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 107% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04006 (17.5km)
334 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Geoda de Pulpí y Mina Rica del Pilar de Jaravía (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.4 km
Day trip
- 02Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.5 km
- 03Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 04Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.4 km
- 05Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 34.7 km
- 06Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 38.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Huércal-Overa
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Huércal-Overa you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
902
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,597
Self-employed (approx.)
1,622
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Domingo Fernández Zurano (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) · 116.2 km · 88 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 111.3 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 111.5 km · 85 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 136 km · 101 min
Nearest city
Almería · 111.3 km · 81 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 40.1 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 19.5 km · 33 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
11,287
541 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,472
119 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,597
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
31
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
506
45 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2840 sunshine hours
Huércal-Overa averages about 2840 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 84.1%
SETELECO reports 84.1% 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 Huércal-Overa.
About Huércal-Overa
Huércal-Overa is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,662 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1062 €/m². Compare Huércal-Overa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04053 · CP 04053 · lat 37.42859780587277, lon -1.9394275593980397 · 862 m · Income: €33,044