Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02039
Higueruela
Higueruela: living in Albacete
Higueruela offers 2769 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,133
Avg. summer temp
24.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2559 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.1/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 806 €/m²; cost of living at 37% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,769 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.0% of padrón; international residents 5.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.7% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 5.0%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 33.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Higueruela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
10.9%
16–64
61.8%
65+
27.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,100 (95.0%)
Foreign residents: 58 (5.0%)
- Romania: 23
- Morocco: 21
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Venezuela: 2
- Ecuador: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02064 (11.3km)
326 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna Salada de Pétrola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.6 km
Day trip
- 02Laguna de San Benito (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.9 km
- 03Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.6 km
- 04Embalse de Embarcaderos (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 42 km
- 05Arenales del Caudete (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44 km
- 06Laguna de Alboraj (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Higueruela
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Higueruela you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
497
Self-employed (approx.)
84
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Isabel Martinez Arnedo (PSOE HIGUERUELA)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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 Valencia (VLC) · 166.2 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 54.4 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 133.6 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 156 km · 124 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 54.4 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALBACETE-LOS LLANOS · 47.5 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · POZO LORENTE · 16.4 km · 26 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
720
635 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
181
160 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
68
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
45
63 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2769 sunshine hours
Higueruela averages about 2769 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Higueruela a practical base for remote work.
About Higueruela
Higueruela is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,524 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3024 €/m². Compare Higueruela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02039 · CP 02039 · lat 38.96637763149864, lon -1.4290403749468916 · 624 m · Income: €31,547