Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35031
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria: living in Las Palmas
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria offers 3090 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and a hospital within about half an hour — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
9,869
Avg. summer temp
24.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1083 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,764 €/m²; cost of living at 80% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~15 min; airport ~49 min; Renfe ~1,486 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.4/10
Better than other places. About 3,090 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 61% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.5% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 4.1%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 30.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
13.4%
16–64
72.4%
65+
14.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,953 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 387 (4.1%)
- Italy: 44
- Morocco: 37
- Argentina: 36
- Romania: 30
- Germany: 27
- Cuba: 21
- Colombia: 16
- Venezuela: 16
English speakers ≈ 15
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 34 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 35002 (11.1km)
364 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
60.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Marteles (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 0.8 km
- 02Las Cumbres (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.7 km
- 03Lomo Magullo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.9 km
- 04Pino Santo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.3 km
- 05Tafira (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.7 km
Day trip
- 06Las Dunas de Maspalomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 26 km
- 07Güi-güí (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 27.1 km
- 08Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 85.7 km
- 09Ijuana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 85.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
€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 Valsequillo de Gran Canaria you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.7%
SEPE unemployed
620
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,051
Self-employed (approx.)
857
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,217,557
Expenses
€13,026,550
Balance
€191,007
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ASBA
Francisco Manuel Atta Perez (ASBA)
2023–2027 · Asociacion de Barrios Asba
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA) · 24.6 km · 49 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 17.6 km · 15 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1734.5 km · 1487 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 25.4 km · 22 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 30.6 km · 42 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1733.3 km · 1486 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Guaguas (San Mateo) · 4.8 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
5,680
576 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,357
239 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
728
74 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
11
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
36
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3090 sunshine hours
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria averages about 3090 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 25.4 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Las Canteras, about 25.4 km by road.
About Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 452 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1352 €/m². Compare Valsequillo de Gran Canaria with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35031 · CP 35031 · lat 27.984338491918784, lon -15.50902924204531 · 27 m · Income: €37,168