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Laredo, Cantabria property and area FAQs
Laredo is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. In addition to Laredo, the municipality includes the villages of La Arenosa, El Callejo, Las Cárcobas, Las Casillas, La Pesquera, Tarrueza and Villante. Except from the last two, the other villages had been physically integrated into Laredo. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvé", its 5 km long beach (7 km at high tide) and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times. Its festivities in August are also well known due to the main event that occurs every year on the last Friday of August, known as la batalla de flores (the battle of the flowers), during which large floats entirely covered with flowers and petals are paraded along the central streets.
Place and geography
What does the local overview record about Laredo?
Laredo is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. In addition to Laredo, the municipality includes the villages of La Arenosa, El Callejo, Las Cárcobas, Las Casillas, La Pesquera, Tarrueza and Villante. Except from the last two, the other villages had been physically integrated into Laredo.
What does the official settlement record show for Laredo?
Laredo’s current IGN settlement record contains 8 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Laredo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 4 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Pesquera (248 residents in the cited settlement record), Las Casillas (117 residents in the cited settlement record), Tarrueza (93 residents in the cited settlement record), El Callejo (76 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Arenosa (61 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 Laredo?
Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvé", its 5 km long beach (7 km at high tide) and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times. Its festivities in August are also well known due to the main event that occurs every year on the last Friday of August, known as la batalla de flores (the battle of the flowers), during which large floats entirely covered with flowers and petals are paraded along the central streets.
What is the recorded municipal area for Laredo?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 15.7 square kilometres for Laredo municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
How does NLS avoid mixing Laredo with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 39035 and keeps the province label Cantabria. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Laredo?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 8 official population nuclei for Laredo municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
How many other named localities are recorded for Laredo?
The audited municipality record contains 1 additional named-place records for Laredo municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
What geographic scope do the facts for Laredo use?
The stated official-data scope is Laredo municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Laredo?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.4144, -3.4100. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
Which province is Laredo in?
Laredo is shown within Cantabria province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Laredo?
The latest imported INE population for Laredo municipality is 10,605, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Laredo?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Laredo municipality, recorded population changed by -6.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Laredo?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Laredo municipality is €14,453 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Laredo?
INE records an average age of 49.7 years for Laredo municipality, for period 2023.
Which published period has the smallest population value for Laredo?
Within the same displayed series for Laredo municipality, the lowest population value is 10,605 residents in 2023.
What share of residents in Laredo is aged 65 or over?
INE records 29.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Laredo municipality, in period 2023.
What share of residents in Laredo is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 6.0% for Laredo municipality, in period 2023.
When does the current population series for Laredo reach its maximum?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Laredo municipality, the highest population value is 11,337 residents in 2015.
What period span does the displayed population evidence cover for Laredo?
The page uses 9 published observations for Laredo municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What period does the population figure for Laredo cover?
The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Laredo?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Laredo municipality records €2,711 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Laredo market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.4% for Cantabria in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What is the earliest displayed Laredo regional foreign-buyer share observation?
The displayed series for Cantabria begins at 3.6% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Laredo reach its maximum?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Cantabria, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.4% in 2026Q2.
When is the minimum in the current registered sale-price benchmark series for Laredo?
Within the same displayed series for Cantabria province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,794 per m² in 2024Q3.
How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Laredo market?
At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Cantabria changed by 13.5% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.
What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Laredo?
Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 74.7% of transactions for Laredo municipality.
What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Laredo?
Colegio de Registradores reports €2,236 per square metre for Cantabria province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.
Across the shown periods, what does the regional foreign-buyer share series average for Laredo?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Cantabria is 3.7%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What is the simple mean of the published registered sale-price benchmark observations used for Laredo?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Cantabria province is €1,966 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Laredo?
Dirección General del Catastro records 1,928 buildings for Laredo municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Laredo?
The current Catastro building extract records 15,627 dwellings for Laredo municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Laredo?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,962 for Laredo municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Laredo?
The current official administrative extract contains 2,831 energy certificates for Laredo municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
What share of cadastral buildings in Laredo is labelled Before 1950?
The Before 1950 band contains 453 recorded buildings for Laredo municipality, representing 23.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Laredo building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?
The 1990–2009 band contains 456 recorded buildings for Laredo municipality, representing 24.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Laredo building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?
The 1970–1989 band contains 424 recorded buildings for Laredo municipality, representing 22.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Which building-age band is largest in Laredo?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 517 buildings, or 27.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Laredo?
The Catastro extract records 15,627 dwellings across 1,928 buildings for Laredo municipality, or approximately 8.11 dwellings per recorded building.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Laredo on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Laredo. 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.