Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06158
Zafra
Zafra: living in Badajoz
Zafra offers 2803 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
16,735
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#390 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~11 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,803 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.3°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.4% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 3.4%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.7/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,030; Natura 2000 covers about 0.6% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Zafra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
15.1%
16–64
65.5%
65+
19.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 16,226 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 571 (3.4%)
- Romania: 136
- China: 60
- Portugal: 32
- Dominican Republic: 31
- Morocco: 26
- Brazil: 26
- Colombia: 26
- Italy: 17
English speakers ≈ 16
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.44, -6.45)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de los Olivos (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 3.5 km
- 02Sierra del Cordel y Minas de Burguillos del Cerro (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 14.8 km
- 03Minas de Santa Marta (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 23.5 km
- 04Cañada de Sierra Calera (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 05La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 39.2 km
- 06Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.6 km
- 07El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 41.1 km
- 08Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 53.8 km
- 09Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zafra
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Zafra you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
986
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,744
Self-employed (approx.)
1,315
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Juan Carlos Fernandez Calderon (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 de Badajoz (BJZ) · 109.3 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 112.4 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 141.5 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 243.1 km · 153 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 112.4 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ZAFRA FERIA · 6.2 km · 11 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Zafra · 6.4 km · 12 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
9,669
578 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,650
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,111
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
14
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
95
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2803 sunshine hours
Zafra averages about 2803 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.8%) makes Zafra a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Zafra
Zafra is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 1,210 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2810 €/m². Compare Zafra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06158 · CP 06158 · lat 38.43692520491881, lon -6.4502698855762155 · 210 m · Income: €32,407