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Punta Umbría, Huelva property and area FAQs
Punta Umbría is a town and municipality in the province of Huelva, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a fishing village located on the banks of the Rio Odiel river and across the water from the capital, Huelva. It is surrounded by extensive salt marshes and faces Isla Saltes. The Punta in its name comes from the long point going out to the sea from the beach. During World War II, it was the location where the body of a supposed British Major carrying false top secret documents was washed up. This was part of a disinformation exercise by the British secret service known as Operation Mincemeat.
Place and geography
What kind of place is Punta Umbría?
Punta Umbría is a town and municipality in the province of Huelva, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a fishing village located on the banks of the Rio Odiel river and across the water from the capital, Huelva. It is surrounded by extensive salt marshes and faces Isla Saltes.
How is Punta Umbría organised into official settlements?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 3 official population nuclei for Punta Umbría. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Punta Umbría, at a recorded elevation of approximately 5 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include El Portil (1,276 residents in the cited settlement record) and El Rincón (259 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 Punta Umbría?
The Punta in its name comes from the long point going out to the sea from the beach. During World War II, it was the location where the body of a supposed British Major carrying false top secret documents was washed up. This was part of a disinformation exercise by the British secret service known as Operation Mincemeat.
What is the recorded municipal area for Punta Umbría?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 38.0 square kilometres for Punta Umbría municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
Where is Punta Umbría?
Punta Umbría is an official municipality in Huelva province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Punta Umbría figures imply?
Dividing the INE population of 15,966 by the recorded municipal area of 38.0 km² gives approximately 420.2 residents per km² for Punta Umbría municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
Does Punta Umbría 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 does the sourced record show about named places within Punta Umbría?
The audited municipality record contains 51 additional named-place records for Punta Umbría municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
What is the official INE code used for Punta Umbría?
The official municipality context used for Punta Umbría has INE code 21060. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Punta Umbría?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.1822, -6.9669. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Punta Umbría?
The latest imported INE population for Punta Umbría municipality is 15,966, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Punta Umbría?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Punta Umbría municipality, recorded population changed by 7.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Punta Umbría?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Punta Umbría municipality is €12,906 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Punta Umbría?
INE records an average age of 44.1 years for Punta Umbría municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in Punta Umbría is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 4.1% for Punta Umbría municipality, in period 2023.
What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Punta Umbría?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Punta Umbría municipality changed by 7.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Punta Umbría?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Punta Umbría municipality is 15,387 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
When is the minimum in the current population series for Punta Umbría?
Within the same displayed series for Punta Umbría municipality, the lowest population value is 14,803 residents in 2015.
How extensive is the current population series used for Punta Umbría?
The page uses 9 published observations for Punta Umbría municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What share of residents in Punta Umbría is aged 65 or over?
INE records 19.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Punta Umbría municipality, in period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Punta Umbría?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Punta Umbría municipality records €1,832 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Punta Umbría market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Andalucía in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What is the earliest displayed Punta Umbría regional foreign-buyer share observation?
The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 14.3% 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 Punta Umbría reach its maximum?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Andalucía, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 16.0% in 2026Q2.
How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Punta Umbría?
The published price measures use 374 price-informed sales from 388 total recorded transactions for Punta Umbría municipality.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed regional house-price index points for Punta Umbría?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Andalucía is 100.2 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What does the first available regional house-price index point show for Punta Umbría?
The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 90.6 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Punta Umbría?
The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 90 m² for Punta Umbría municipality.
What regional house-price index is shown for Punta Umbría?
INE reports a house-price index of 110.9 for Andalucía in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.
Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for Punta Umbría?
Within the same displayed series for Punta Umbría municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 77 transactions in 2024Q1.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Punta Umbría?
Dirección General del Catastro records 3,882 buildings for Punta Umbría municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Punta Umbría?
The current Catastro building extract records 17,564 dwellings for Punta Umbría municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Punta Umbría?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,980 for Punta Umbría municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Punta Umbría?
The current official administrative extract contains 3,069 energy certificates for Punta Umbría municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
Which building-age band is largest in Punta Umbría?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 1,786 buildings, or 46.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Punta Umbría is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Punta Umbría municipality, 6.4% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Punta Umbría?
The Before 1950 band contains 74 recorded buildings for Punta Umbría municipality, representing 1.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Punta Umbría?
The 2010 onward band contains 116 recorded buildings for Punta Umbría municipality, representing 3.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Punta Umbría building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?
The 1970–1989 band contains 1,786 recorded buildings for Punta Umbría municipality, representing 46.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Punta Umbría on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Punta Umbría. 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.