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Valleseco, Las Palmas property and area FAQs

Valleseco is a town and a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northcentral part of Gran Canaria. Valleseco means "dry valley" in Spanish, but is actually one of the wettest municipalities of the island. The elevation is 1,000 m. The town Valleseco is situated 3 km southwest of Teror and 17 km southwest of the city of Las Palmas. Its landscape is characterized by deep valleys and ravines and a great vegetal richness that has resulted in more than 80% of the territory being protected by Nature Reserves.

Place and geography

How is Valleseco described in the local record?

Valleseco is a town and a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands. It is in the northcentral part of Gran Canaria. Valleseco means "dry valley" in Spanish, but is actually one of the wettest municipalities of the island. The elevation is 1,000 m.

How is Valleseco organised into official settlements?

Valleseco’s current IGN settlement record contains 8 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Valleseco, at a recorded elevation of approximately 973 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Lanzarote (872 residents in the cited settlement record), Zumacal (512 residents in the cited settlement record), El Lomo (204 residents in the cited settlement record), Valsendero (179 residents in the cited settlement record), and Zamora (45 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 further factual context is available for Valleseco?

The town Valleseco is situated 3 km southwest of Teror and 17 km southwest of the city of Las Palmas. Its landscape is characterized by deep valleys and ravines and a great vegetal richness that has resulted in more than 80% of the territory being protected by Nature Reserves.

What is the recorded municipal area for Valleseco?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 22.1 square kilometres for Valleseco municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What is the approximate municipal population density for Valleseco?

Dividing the INE population of 3,746 by the recorded municipal area of 22.1 km² gives approximately 169.4 residents per km² for Valleseco municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

Which province is Valleseco in?

Valleseco is in Las Palmas province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

How many other named localities are recorded for Valleseco?

The audited municipality record contains 4 additional named-place records for Valleseco municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Valleseco?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 28.0499, -15.5749. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Valleseco?

The latest imported INE population for Valleseco municipality is 3,746, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Valleseco?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Valleseco municipality, recorded population changed by -2.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Valleseco?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Valleseco municipality is €14,167 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Valleseco?

INE records an average age of 49.1 years for Valleseco municipality, for period 2023.

What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Valleseco?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Valleseco municipality changed by -2.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What share of residents in Valleseco is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 2.3% for Valleseco municipality, in period 2023.

What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Valleseco?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Valleseco municipality is 3,761 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Valleseco?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Valleseco municipality records €1,195 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Valleseco market?

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

What is the earliest displayed Valleseco regional foreign-buyer share observation?

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.

What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Valleseco?

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

How complete is the price-informed Notariado sample for Valleseco?

17 of 22 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Valleseco municipality, equal to 77.3%.

How many published quarterly transaction count observations are shown for Valleseco?

The page uses 12 published observations for Valleseco municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

What change separates the first and latest displayed registered sale-price benchmark values for Valleseco?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Las Palmas province changed by 19.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Valleseco?

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,587 buildings for Valleseco municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Valleseco?

The current Catastro building extract records 2,205 dwellings for Valleseco municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Valleseco?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,960 for Valleseco municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Valleseco?

The current official administrative extract contains 196 energy certificates for Valleseco municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in Valleseco?

The 1990–2009 band contains 549 recorded buildings for Valleseco municipality, representing 21.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Valleseco is labelled 2010 onward?

The 2010 onward band contains 88 recorded buildings for Valleseco municipality, representing 3.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Valleseco is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Valleseco municipality, 11.7% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Valleseco on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Valleseco. 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.