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

Santa Cruz de la Palma is a city and a municipality on the east coast of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz de la Palma is the second-largest city (after Los Llanos de Aridane) and is the capital of the island. It is along an old lava flow coming from the Caldereta (small caldera), a volcano just south of the city. Santa Cruz de La Palma has the privilege of having the first democratically elected town hall in Spain.

For Santa Cruz de la Palma, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 2 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Santa Cruz de la Palma, at a recorded elevation of approximately 7 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Miranda (599 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 43.4 square kilometres for Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma has INE code 38037. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Santa Cruz de la Palma 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.

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

The audited municipality record contains 21 additional named-place records for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 2 official population nuclei for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

The latest imported INE population for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality is 15,441, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, recorded population changed by -0.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality is €15,511 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 46.5 years for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, for period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, for period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, the lowest population value is 15,183 residents in 2021.

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

INE records 23.1% of residents aged 65 or over for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, in period 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality is 15,405 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality changed by -0.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality records €1,581 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 29.3% for Canarias in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

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.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Canarias, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 30.0% in 2025Q2.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Santa Cruz de Tenerife province changed by 17.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality is 25 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Canarias is 25.9%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Canarias, the highest regional house-price index value is 110.4 index points in 2026Q2.

Within the same displayed series for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 17 transactions in 2024Q1.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Canarias changed by 21.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Dirección General del Catastro records 3,235 buildings for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 6,846 dwellings for Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 1,953 for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 856 energy certificates for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Catastro extract records 6,846 dwellings across 3,235 buildings for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, or approximately 2.12 dwellings per recorded building.

Among the imported certificates for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, 7.9% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,104 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, representing 34.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 35 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, representing 1.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 814 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de la Palma municipality, representing 25.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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