Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02059
Peñascosa
Peñascosa: living in Albacete
Peñascosa offers 2796 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
329
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#7142 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~148 min; airport ~266 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,796 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.4% of padrón; international residents 0.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.7% over the series; mean age 54.1; foreign residents 0.6%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 31.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
Peñascosa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.1
<16
5.6%
16–64
61%
65+
33.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 332 (99.4%)
Foreign residents: 2 (0.6%)
- Ukraine: 1
- Morocco: 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 02008 (18.4km)
329 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Arquillo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.3 km
- 02La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 10.1 km
- 03Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.3 km
- 04Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19 km
- 05Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.3 km
- 07Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 08Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.2 km
- 09Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.3 km
- 10Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 39 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Peñascosa
€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 Peñascosa you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.9%
SEPE unemployed
24
Affiliated workers (approx.)
141
Self-employed (approx.)
24
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- I.U.
Pedro Rodriguez Corcoles (I.U.)
2023–2027 · Izquierda Unida
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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 270 km · 266 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 100.4 km · 148 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 238.2 km · 216 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 243.2 km · 253 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 100.4 km · 148 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALBACETE-LOS LLANOS · 74.9 km · 64 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcaraz · 19.7 km · 17 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
195
593 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
89
271 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
30
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2796 sunshine hours
Peñascosa averages about 2796 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€806/m²
Asking prices around €806 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~32%
About 32% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Peñascosa
Peñascosa is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,586 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3086 €/m². Compare Peñascosa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02059 · CP 02059 · lat 38.669398779048535, lon -2.3288731177176047 · 686 m · Income: €26,615