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La Unión, Murcia property and area FAQs
La Unión is situated in the Region of Murcia in the southeast of Spain. It has an elevation of 86 m. Its average annual temperature is 17 °C. It has balmy winters. The sun shines 320 days per year. La Unión is situated in one of the sunniest areas in Europe; this kind of climate makes possible the many leisure activities, popular fiestas, sports, and cultural activities that are held in the town. The town is linked by a regular train to Cartagena which allows views of the past industrial heritage of the area (lead, alum and silver mining) and the more modern occupations of agriculture and tourism. La Unión lies within the built-up area of Cartagena and is surrounded on all landward sides by the City of Cartagena. The rich mines of La Union provided most of the silver and lead needed by the Late Roman Republic, as it was studied by the archaeologist Eulalia Sintas Martínez.
Place and geography
What kind of place is La Unión?
La Unión is situated in the Region of Murcia in the southeast of Spain. It has an elevation of 86 m. Its average annual temperature is 17 °C. It has balmy winters. The sun shines 320 days per year. La Unión is situated in one of the sunniest areas in Europe; this kind of climate makes possible the many leisure activities, popular fiestas, sports, and cultural activities that are held in the town. The town is linked by a regular train to Cartagena which allows views of the past industrial heritage of the area (lead, alum and silver mining) and the more modern occupations of agriculture and tourism. La Unión lies within the built-up area of Cartagena and is surrounded on all landward sides by the City of Cartagena.
How many settlement centres are recorded around La Unión?
La Unión’s current IGN settlement record contains 11 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is La Unión, at a recorded elevation of approximately 111 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Portmán (959 residents in the cited settlement record), Roche Bajo (528 residents in the cited settlement record), Los Topares (393 residents in the cited settlement record), Los Huertas (384 residents in the cited settlement record), and Las Oliveras (126 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 additional local context is recorded for La Unión?
The rich mines of La Union provided most of the silver and lead needed by the Late Roman Republic, as it was studied by the archaeologist Eulalia Sintas Martínez.
What is the recorded municipal area for La Unión?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 25.0 square kilometres for La Unión municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What is the official INE code used for La Unión?
The official municipality context used for La Unión has INE code 30041. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
Does La Unión 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.
Which province is La Unión in?
La Unión is shown within Murcia province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
What elevation is recorded for La Unión?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 86 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How does NLS avoid mixing La Unión with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 30041 and keeps the province label Murcia. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for La Unión?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for La Unión municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for La Unión?
The latest imported INE population for La Unión municipality is 20,754, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in La Unión?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for La Unión municipality, recorded population changed by 7.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for La Unión?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for La Unión municipality is €10,670 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in La Unión?
INE records an average age of 38.8 years for La Unión municipality, for period 2023.
What is the average household size in La Unión?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.90 people per household for La Unión municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in La Unión is aged 65 or over?
INE records 14.6% of residents aged 65 or over for La Unión municipality, in period 2023.
Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for La Unión?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for La Unión municipality is 19,998 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Where does the published population series for La Unión begin?
The displayed series for La Unión municipality begins at 19,279 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest population value for La Unión?
Within the 9 displayed observations for La Unión municipality, the highest population value is 20,754 residents in 2023.
How extensive is the current population series used for La Unión?
The page uses 9 published observations for La Unión municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for La Unión?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for La Unión municipality records €846 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What is the recorded average completed sale price in La Unión?
The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €91,536 for La Unión municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.
What average property surface is reported for completed sales in La Unión?
The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 108 m² for La Unión municipality.
How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for La Unión?
The published price measures use 334 price-informed sales from 356 total recorded transactions for La Unión municipality.
What is the lowest displayed regional house-price index point relevant to La Unión?
Within the same displayed series for Murcia, Región de, the lowest regional house-price index value is 88.9 index points in 2024Q3.
When does the current registered sale-price benchmark series for La Unión reach its maximum?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Murcia province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,457 per m² in 2026Q2.
What is the simple mean of the published registered sale-price benchmark observations used for La Unión?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Murcia province is €1,290 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What share of recent transactions is resale housing in La Unión?
Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 97.7% of transactions for La Unión municipality.
Across the shown periods, what does the regional house-price index series average for La Unión?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Murcia, Región de is 100.3 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Which published period has the largest regional house-price index value for La Unión?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Murcia, Región de, the highest regional house-price index value is 113.2 index points in 2026Q2.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for La Unión?
Dirección General del Catastro records 4,601 buildings for La Unión municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for La Unión?
The current Catastro building extract records 8,965 dwellings for La Unión municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in La Unión?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,959 for La Unión municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for La Unión?
The current official administrative extract contains 1 energy certificates for La Unión municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in La Unión?
The 1990–2009 band contains 1,024 recorded buildings for La Unión municipality, representing 22.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in La Unión?
The Catastro extract records 8,965 dwellings across 4,601 buildings for La Unión municipality, or approximately 1.95 dwellings per recorded building.
How much of the recorded La Unión building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?
The 1950–1969 band contains 503 recorded buildings for La Unión municipality, representing 11.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in La Unión is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for La Unión municipality, 0.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
What share of cadastral buildings in La Unión is labelled Before 1950?
The Before 1950 band contains 1,691 recorded buildings for La Unión municipality, representing 36.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in La Unión on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for La Unión. 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.