Rafal, Alicante property and area FAQs

Rafal is a municipality in the Valencian Community (Spain) situated in the south of the province of Alicante, in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Rafal. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Rafal, at a recorded elevation of approximately 13 metres. 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 2.0 square kilometres for Rafal municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 25 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Rafal has INE code 03109. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 38.1047, -0.8492. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The audited municipality record contains 3 additional named-place records for Rafal municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Rafal is in Alicante province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The latest imported INE population for Rafal municipality is 4,802, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Rafal municipality, recorded population changed by 15.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Rafal municipality is €10,062 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 39.2 years for Rafal municipality, for period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Rafal municipality, the lowest population value is 4,159 residents in 2015.

The displayed series for Rafal municipality begins at 4,159 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

INE records 13.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Rafal municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Rafal municipality records €589 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 31.0% for Comunitat Valenciana in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Comunitat Valenciana begins at 28.5% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Comunitat Valenciana, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 31.0% in 2026Q2.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Alicante province changed by 21.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

INE reports a house-price index of 111.7 for Comunitat Valenciana in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

Within the same displayed series for Rafal municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 11 transactions in 2024Q1.

Dirección General del Catastro records 976 buildings for Rafal municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 2,065 dwellings for Rafal 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 1,978 for Rafal municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 459 energy certificates for Rafal municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Among the imported certificates for Rafal municipality, 6.3% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1990–2009 band contains 327 recorded buildings for Rafal municipality, representing 33.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 348 buildings, or 35.8% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

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