Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs

Santa Cruz de Tenerife , commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. It is the second largest city in the Canary Islands and the main city on the island of Tenerife, with nearly half of the island's population living in or around it.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s current IGN settlement record contains 58 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 Tenerife, at a recorded elevation of approximately 41 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include El Sobradillo (10,356 residents in the cited settlement record), Añaza (8,956 residents in the cited settlement record), La Gallega (7,577 residents in the cited settlement record), Barranco Grande (5,972 residents in the cited settlement record), and Alisios (4,869 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.

Santa Cruz is located in the northeast quadrant of Tenerife, 210 kilometres (130 mi) off the north-western coast of Africa within the Atlantic Ocean. The distance to the nearest point of mainland Spain is 1,300 kilometres (810 mi). After the 1833 territorial division of Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands, until 1927, when the archipelago was split into the current two provinces. The port is of great importance and is the communications hub between Europe, Africa and the Americas, with cruise ships arriving from many nations. The city is the focus for domestic and inter-island communications in the Canary Islands.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 150.6 square kilometres for Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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.

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

Dividing the INE population of 206,701 by the recorded municipal area of 150.6 km² gives approximately 1,372.9 residents per km² for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 38038 and keeps the province label Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

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

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 28.4667, -16.2500. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 58 official population nuclei for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

The official municipality context used for Santa Cruz de Tenerife has INE code 38038. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The audited municipality record contains 85 additional named-place records for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

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

The latest imported INE population for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality is 206,701, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, recorded population changed by 2.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality is €15,110 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 45.0 years for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, for period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 7.4% for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, in period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, the lowest population value is 200,735 residents in 2016.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality changed by 2.8%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality is 204,068 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.50 people per household for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, for period 2023.

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

Within the 9 displayed observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, the highest population value is 206,701 residents in 2023.

INE records 20.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, in period 2023.

The page uses 9 published observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The displayed series for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality begins at 200,986 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality records €2,106 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.

INE reports a house-price index of 110.4 for Canarias in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

The page uses 8 published observations for Canarias, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Canarias changed by 7.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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.

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.

Colegio de Registradores reports €2,807 per square metre for Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 360 transactions in 2024Q1.

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.

The page uses 12 published observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

The displayed series for Canarias 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.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 526 transactions in 2025Q2.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 94.4% of transactions for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality.

Dirección General del Catastro records 23,873 buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 93,722 dwellings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 1,968 for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 18,328 energy certificates for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1950–1969 band contains 7,737 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, representing 32.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 93,722 dwellings across 23,873 buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, or approximately 3.93 dwellings per recorded building.

The 2010 onward band contains 522 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, representing 2.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 4,348 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, representing 18.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 7,737 buildings, or 32.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 5,315 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, representing 22.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 5,863 recorded buildings for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, representing 24.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality, 12.2% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

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