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Avilés, Asturias property and area FAQs

Avilés is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than 140 metres. Situated in the Avilés estuary, in the Northern Central area of the Asturian coast, west of Peñas Cape, is its national seaport.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Avilés?

Avilés is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.

What does the official settlement record show for Avilés?

For Avilés, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 62 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Avilés, at a recorded elevation of approximately 10 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Valgranda (1,030 residents in the cited settlement record), L'Alfaraz (439 residents in the cited settlement record), Heros (341 residents in the cited settlement record), La Sablera (202 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Caliero (165 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What additional local context is recorded for Avilés?

The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than 140 metres. Situated in the Avilés estuary, in the Northern Central area of the Asturian coast, west of Peñas Cape, is its national seaport.

What is the recorded municipal area for Avilés?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 26.7 square kilometres for Avilés municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What geographic level does the Avilés page cover?

Avilés is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

What does the sourced record show about named places within Avilés?

The audited municipality record contains 34 additional named-place records for Avilés municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Does Avilés have a linked official website?

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Avilés?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 62 official population nuclei for Avilés municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

What population density follows from the published figures for Avilés?

Dividing the INE population of 75,189 by the recorded municipal area of 26.7 km² gives approximately 2,814.0 residents per km² for Avilés municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

Where is Avilés?

Avilés is an official municipality in Asturias province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

What elevation is recorded for Avilés?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 139 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Avilés?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.5561, -5.9222. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

How does NLS avoid mixing Avilés with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 33004 and keeps the province label Asturias. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Avilés?

The latest imported INE population for Avilés municipality is 75,189, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Avilés?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Avilés municipality, recorded population changed by -5.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Avilés?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Avilés municipality is €15,545 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Avilés?

INE records an average age of 48.9 years for Avilés municipality, for period 2023.

What does the first available population point show for Avilés?

The displayed series for Avilés municipality begins at 79,698 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What is the average household size in Avilés?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for Avilés municipality, for period 2023.

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Avilés?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Avilés municipality changed by -5.7%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What share of residents in Avilés is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 5.6% for Avilés municipality, in period 2023.

Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Avilés?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Avilés municipality is 77,132 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What share of residents in Avilés is aged 65 or over?

INE records 27.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Avilés municipality, in period 2023.

When is the minimum in the current population series for Avilés?

Within the same displayed series for Avilés municipality, the lowest population value is 75,165 residents in 2022.

Which published period has the largest population value for Avilés?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Avilés municipality, the highest population value is 79,698 residents in 2015.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Avilés?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Avilés municipality records €1,350 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What appraised housing value is available for Avilés?

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €1,531 per square metre for Avilés municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

Where does the published appraised housing value series for Avilés begin?

The displayed series for Avilés municipality begins at €1,168 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What is the highest displayed appraised housing value point relevant to Avilés?

Within the 12 displayed observations for Avilés municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €1,531 per m² in 2026Q1.

What average registered sale price is shown for Avilés?

The latest Registradores average is €140,444 in 2026Q2 for Asturias. It remains labelled as province evidence.

How has the published regional house-price index series moved across the displayed span for Avilés?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Asturias, Principado de changed by 27.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the lowest displayed appraised housing value point relevant to Avilés?

Within the same displayed series for Avilés municipality, the lowest appraised housing value value is €1,078 per m² in 2024Q1.

What is the highest displayed regional house-price index point relevant to Avilés?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Asturias, Principado de, the highest regional house-price index value is 114.0 index points in 2026Q2.

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Avilés?

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,651 per square metre for Asturias in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Avilés?

The displayed Registradores series for Asturias changed by 15.7% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Avilés.

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Avilés market?

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Asturias, Principado de changed by 15.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Avilés?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 87 m² for Avilés municipality.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Avilés?

Dirección General del Catastro records 6,325 buildings for Avilés municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Avilés?

The current Catastro building extract records 40,742 dwellings for Avilés municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Avilés?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,957 for Avilés municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Avilés?

The current official administrative extract contains 4,760 energy certificates for Avilés municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Avilés?

The Catastro extract records 40,742 dwellings across 6,325 buildings for Avilés municipality, or approximately 6.44 dwellings per recorded building.

Which building-age band is largest in Avilés?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 2,373 buildings, or 38.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 1950–1969 construction band in Avilés?

The 1950–1969 band contains 2,373 recorded buildings for Avilés municipality, representing 38.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Avilés?

The 1970–1989 band contains 779 recorded buildings for Avilés municipality, representing 12.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Avilés is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Avilés municipality, 3.3% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

How much of the recorded Avilés building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?

The Before 1950 band contains 1,682 recorded buildings for Avilés municipality, representing 27.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in Avilés?

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,150 recorded buildings for Avilés municipality, representing 18.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Avilés?

The 2010 onward band contains 249 recorded buildings for Avilés municipality, representing 4.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Avilés on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Avilés. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.