León · Castilla y León · CP 24115
Ponferrada
Ponferrada: living in León
Ponferrada offers 2471 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
63,186
Avg. summer temp
20.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1472 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~110 min; airport ~157 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,471 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.1% over the series; mean age 48.0; foreign residents 3.8%; property prices +4.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 31.9% of the area (nearest site ~3.7 km).
Place location
Ponferrada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48
<16
12.1%
16–64
62.6%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 62,221 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 2,453 (3.8%)
- Portugal: 385
- Colombia: 304
- Dominican Republic: 270
- Romania: 171
- Morocco: 156
- Brazil: 129
- China: 96
- Bulgaria: 93
English speakers ≈ 21
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 80% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.50, -6.56)
291 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.9 km
- 02Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.3 km
Day trip
- 03Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.2 km
- 04Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.7 km
- 05Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 52.7 km
- 06Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.1 km
- 07Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 57.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ponferrada
€4,484
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€206
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€384
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Ponferrada you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
3,496
Affiliated workers (approx.)
27,954
Self-employed (approx.)
4,746
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€81,373,000
Expenses
€69,146,613
Balance
€12,226,387
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Olegario Ramon Fernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 218.7 km · 157 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 128 km · 110 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 120 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 220.6 km · 159 min
Nearest city
León · 121.3 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PONFERRADA · 10.9 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Pza.Lazurtegui-Ponferrada · 10.4 km · 35 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
34,350
544 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
7,538
119 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,908
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
108
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
360
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2471 sunshine hours
Ponferrada averages about 2471 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.1%) makes Ponferrada a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Ponferrada
Ponferrada is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,043 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 943 €/m². Compare Ponferrada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24115 · CP 24115 · lat 42.497238388265494, lon -6.564176765692746 · 143 m · Income: €32,490