Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs

Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It was formerly known by its English translation, "Port of the Cross", although now it is known by its Spanish name in all languages. Puerto de la Cruz is located on the northern coast, 4 km (2 mi) northwest of La Orotava and 30 km (19 mi) west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. In Spanish, the local inhabitants are known as Portuenses. With an area of 8.73 km2 (3 sq mi), the municipality is the smallest in Tenerife. The elevation of the town's centre is 9 m (30 ft) above sea level and the highest point being Las Arenas, a volcanic cone with an elevation of 249 m (817 ft).

For Puerto de la Cruz, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 15 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Puerto de la Cruz, at a recorded elevation of approximately 8 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Vera (4,027 residents in the cited settlement record), San Antonio-El Esquilón (2,462 residents in the cited settlement record), Las Dehesas (1,881 residents in the cited settlement record), Las Arenas (1,873 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Tope (1,765 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.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 8.7 square kilometres for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 4 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Puerto de la Cruz has INE code 38028. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The stated official-data scope is Puerto de la Cruz municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

Puerto de la Cruz is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Puerto de la Cruz is an official municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

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

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 38028 and keeps the province label Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The audited municipality record contains 1 additional named-place records for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Dividing the INE population of 31,494 by the recorded municipal area of 8.7 km² gives approximately 3,607.6 residents per km² for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 28.4167, -16.5500. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The latest imported INE population for Puerto de la Cruz municipality is 31,494, for period 2023.

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

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Puerto de la Cruz municipality is €13,871 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 48.2 years for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, for period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 21.1% for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, in period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, the lowest population value is 29,417 residents in 2016.

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

Within the 9 displayed observations for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, the highest population value is 31,494 residents in 2023.

The displayed series for Puerto de la Cruz municipality begins at 29,794 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Puerto de la Cruz municipality is 30,221 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, for period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Puerto de la Cruz municipality records €2,339 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €3,036 per square metre for Puerto de la Cruz municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Puerto de la Cruz municipality begins at €2,159 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €3,036 per m² in 2026Q1.

The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Canarias changed by 11.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Puerto de la Cruz municipality is 166 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Puerto de la Cruz municipality changed by 40.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The page uses 8 published observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

The displayed series for Canarias begins at 27.3% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife province is €2,651 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

713 of 834 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, equal to 85.5%.

Dirección General del Catastro records 4,309 buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 19,723 dwellings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,970 for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 5,176 energy certificates for Puerto de la Cruz municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 2,090 buildings, or 48.8% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 597 recorded buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, representing 13.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,168 recorded buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, representing 27.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 2,090 recorded buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, representing 48.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 375 recorded buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, representing 8.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, 8.3% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The Catastro extract records 19,723 dwellings across 4,309 buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, or approximately 4.58 dwellings per recorded building.

The 2010 onward band contains 50 recorded buildings for Puerto de la Cruz municipality, representing 1.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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