Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08244
Santa Coloma de Cervelló
Santa Coloma de Cervelló: living in Barcelona
Santa Coloma de Cervelló offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
8,273
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2180 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,246 €/m²; cost of living at 102% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~27 min; airport ~53 min; Renfe ~25 min; coach ~7 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,545 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.2% over the series; mean age 41.1; foreign residents 3.5%; property prices +6.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 6.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Santa Coloma de Cervelló in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.1
<16
18.1%
16–64
67.6%
65+
14.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,929 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 289 (3.5%)
- Italy: 24
- Russia: 19
- Romania: 16
- Morocco: 16
- Brazil: 16
- Colombia: 16
- France: 13
- United Kingdom: 10
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 125% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (18.8km)
299 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Delta del Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.2 km
- 02Muntanyes de l`Ordal (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.6 km
- 03Serra de Collserola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 04Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 6.3 km
- 05Massís del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.5 km
Day trip
- 06Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.5 km
- 07Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.6 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 60.6 km
- 09Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 63.9 km
- 10Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 72.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Coloma de Cervelló
€4,868
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€590
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€0
People in Barcelona pay about the same tax as here
In Santa Coloma de Cervelló you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
SEPE unemployed
210
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,995
Self-employed (approx.)
671
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- SANT
David Segado García (SANTA COLOMA DE CERVELLÓ)
2023–2027 · Santa Coloma de Cervelló Suma- Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya- Candidatura de Progrés.
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 Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 23 km · 53 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 19 km · 27 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 16.2 km · 26 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 24.3 km · 27 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 19 km · 27 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA-SANTS · 15.9 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 3 km · 7 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
4,035
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
662
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,179
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
40
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2545 sunshine hours
Santa Coloma de Cervelló averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.3%) makes Santa Coloma de Cervelló a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 24.3 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Platja de la Barceloneta, about 24.3 km by road.
About Santa Coloma de Cervelló
Santa Coloma de Cervelló is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,218 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1718 €/m². Compare Santa Coloma de Cervelló with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08244 · CP 08244 · lat 41.367861187995, lon 2.0187314320263394 · 418 m · Income: €52,238