Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02072
Socovos
Socovos: living in Albacete
Socovos offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,643
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4577 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~147 min; airport ~178 min; Renfe ~105 min; coach ~77 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.0% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 3.4%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 37.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Socovos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
10.1%
16–64
61.8%
65+
28.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,726 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 61 (3.4%)
- Bulgaria: 36
- Ecuador: 8
- Morocco: 7
- Italy: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 2
- France: 1
- Senegal: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.34, -1.91)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sotos y bosques de ribera de Cañaverosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.7 km
- 02Yesares de Hellín (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 19.1 km
- 03Saladar de Agramón (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 24.5 km
Day trip
- 04Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 32.8 km
- 05Saladar de Cordovilla (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.3 km
- 06Laguna de Alboraj (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34.9 km
- 07Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.2 km
- 08Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Socovos
€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 Socovos you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.2%
SEPE unemployed
114
Affiliated workers (approx.)
714
Self-employed (approx.)
122
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Francisco Garcia Martinez (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 145 km · 178 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 109.4 km · 147 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 110.3 km · 129 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 190.4 km · 180 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 109.4 km · 147 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CIEZA · 68.4 km · 105 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Calasparra · 35.6 km · 77 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
1,031
628 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
445
271 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
115
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Socovos averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.8%) makes Socovos a practical base for remote work.
About Socovos
Socovos is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,641 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3141 €/m². Compare Socovos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02072 · CP 02072 · lat 38.33923052706811, lon -1.9087154301668192 · 741 m · Income: €21,924