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Níjar, Almería property and area FAQs
Níjar is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres.
Place and geography
What is Níjar like?
Níjar is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
What does the official settlement record show for Níjar?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 36 official population nuclei for Níjar. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-16. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Níjar, at a recorded elevation of approximately 336 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Campohermoso (8,711 residents in the cited settlement record), San Isidro de Níjar (7,534 residents in the cited settlement record), San José (885 residents in the cited settlement record), Pueblo Blanco (671 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Viso (605 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 else is documented about Níjar?
Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres.
What is the recorded municipal area for Níjar?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 601.0 square kilometres for Níjar municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What geographic level does the Níjar page cover?
Níjar 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 elevation is recorded for Níjar?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 356 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How many other named localities are recorded for Níjar?
The audited municipality record contains 396 additional named-place records for Níjar municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
What is the official INE code used for Níjar?
The official municipality context used for Níjar has INE code 04066. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
How does NLS avoid mixing Níjar with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 04066 and keeps the province label Almería. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
What geographic scope do the facts for Níjar use?
The stated official-data scope is Níjar municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
Does Níjar 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.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Níjar?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 36.9658, -2.2067. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
Where is Níjar?
Níjar is an official municipality in Almería province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Níjar?
The latest imported INE population for Níjar municipality is 31,775, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Níjar?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Níjar municipality, recorded population changed by 15.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Níjar?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Níjar municipality is €8,989 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Níjar?
INE records an average age of 36.7 years for Níjar municipality, for period 2023.
What is the average household size in Níjar?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.90 people per household for Níjar municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in Níjar is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 45.3% for Níjar municipality, in period 2023.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Níjar?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Níjar municipality is 29,712 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Níjar?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Níjar municipality changed by 15.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
How extensive is the current population series used for Níjar?
The page uses 9 published observations for Níjar municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
Where does the published population series for Níjar begin?
The displayed series for Níjar municipality begins at 27,490 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the smallest population value for Níjar?
Within the same displayed series for Níjar municipality, the lowest population value is 27,490 residents in 2015.
What share of residents in Níjar is aged 65 or over?
INE records 10.9% of residents aged 65 or over for Níjar municipality, in period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Níjar?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Níjar municipality records €992 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What appraised housing value is available for Níjar?
MITMA records an appraised housing value of €1,182 per square metre for Níjar municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.
What does the first available appraised housing value point show for Níjar?
The displayed series for Níjar municipality begins at €950 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest appraised housing value value for Níjar?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Níjar municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €1,226 per m² in 2024Q2.
What period span does the displayed appraised housing value evidence cover for Níjar?
The page uses 12 published observations for Níjar municipality, running from 2023Q2 to 2026Q1.
What is the latest quarterly housing transaction count for Níjar?
The latest displayed MITMA point records 87 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Níjar municipality.
Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for Níjar?
Within the same displayed series for Níjar municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 87 transactions in 2026Q2.
What period span does the displayed registered sale-price benchmark evidence cover for Níjar?
The page uses 8 published observations for Almería province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.
What is the recorded average completed sale price in Níjar?
The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €138,290 for Níjar municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.
What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Níjar?
Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 90.6% of transactions for Níjar municipality.
What proportion of recorded Notariado sales for Níjar carries price information?
333 of 429 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Níjar municipality, equal to 77.6%.
What change separates the first and latest displayed quarterly transaction count values for Níjar?
From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Níjar municipality changed by -12.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Níjar?
Dirección General del Catastro records 14,180 buildings for Níjar municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Níjar?
The current Catastro building extract records 13,512 dwellings for Níjar municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Níjar?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,984 for Níjar municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Níjar?
The current official administrative extract contains 3,256 energy certificates for Níjar municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Níjar?
The 2010 onward band contains 556 recorded buildings for Níjar municipality, representing 3.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Níjar is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Níjar municipality, 8.6% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
How much of the recorded Níjar building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?
The Before 1950 band contains 1,189 recorded buildings for Níjar municipality, representing 8.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in Níjar?
The 1990–2009 band contains 7,123 recorded buildings for Níjar municipality, representing 50.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Níjar?
The 1970–1989 band contains 3,697 recorded buildings for Níjar municipality, representing 26.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Níjar?
The Catastro extract records 13,512 dwellings across 14,180 buildings for Níjar municipality, or approximately 0.95 dwellings per recorded building.
How much of the recorded Níjar building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?
The 1950–1969 band contains 1,565 recorded buildings for Níjar municipality, representing 11.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Which building-age band is largest in Níjar?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 7,123 buildings, or 50.4% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Níjar on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Níjar. 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.