Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03025
Benferri
Benferri: living in Alacant
Benferri offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,099
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#448 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~67 min; airport ~82 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 85.3% of padrón; international residents 14.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.7% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 14.7%; property prices +12.0% 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.9 km).
Place location
Benferri in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
17.5%
16–64
65.3%
65+
17.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,656 (85.3%)
Foreign residents: 286 (14.7%)
- United Kingdom: 65
- Germany: 52
- Poland: 23
- Morocco: 21
- Romania: 15
- Argentina: 12
- France: 11
- Ukraine: 10
English speakers ≈ 65
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 79% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (10.7km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5 km
- 02La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8 km
- 03Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.3 km
- 04Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.7 km
- 05La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 15 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura y frente litoral del Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.3 km
- 07Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.7 km
- 08Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.7 km
- 09Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.4 km
- 10Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benferri
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Benferri you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
99
Affiliated workers (approx.)
972
Self-employed (approx.)
165
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Luis Vicente Mateo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 64.4 km · 82 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 91.7 km · 67 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 34.4 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 110 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 91.7 km · 67 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ORIHUELA-MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ · 11.5 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Granja De Rocamora · 12 km · 18 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
1,162
554 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
165
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
134
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
49
42 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Benferri averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91%
SETELECO reports 91% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Benferri.
About Benferri
Benferri is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 780 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1980 €/m². Compare Benferri with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03025 · CP 03025 · lat 38.1517792477849, lon -0.983138601316593 · 680 m · Income: €30,649