Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34214
Villalba de Guardo
Villalba de Guardo: living in Palencia
Villalba de Guardo offers 2478 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
194
Avg. summer temp
18.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6228 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~120 min; airport ~180 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,478 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.9% of padrón; international residents 1.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −44.4% over the series; mean age 56.8; foreign residents 1.1%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Villalba de Guardo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.8
<16
2.5%
16–64
62.5%
65+
35%
International community
Spanish nationals: 185 (98.9%)
Foreign residents: 2 (1.1%)
- Colombia: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34080 (7.1km)
292 approx. sunny days · 16 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 15.4 km
Day trip
- 03Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 39.5 km
- 04Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 45.7 km
- 05Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.2 km
- 06Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.4 km
- 07Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villalba de Guardo
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villalba de Guardo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
86
Self-employed (approx.)
15
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€705,800
Expenses
€705,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Mateo Garcia Lopez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 177.8 km · 180 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 105.2 km · 120 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 105 km · 115 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 178 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 94.2 km · 145 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GUARDO APEADERO · 9.7 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Guardo-Las Rozas · 10 km · 9 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
149
768 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
42
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
17
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2478 sunshine hours
Villalba de Guardo averages about 2478 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Villalba de Guardo
Villalba de Guardo is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 4,024 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1424 €/m². Compare Villalba de Guardo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34214 · CP 34214 · lat 42.722996821218516, lon -4.840690073224307 · 324 m · Income: €43,892