Between the centre and the port, near the Ciudad de las Artes and the marina.
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A broad, modern eastern district that gets you close to both the water and the centre without paying beach-front prices. The Ciudad de las Artes and the marina are the draws, and there is more new-build stock here than in the old barrios.
The catch: Sprawling and a bit anonymous. Quality varies a lot street to street.
A dozen questions about how you want to live, and we tell you which of the nineteen areas fits, what it costs, and what you would end up complaining about.
Take the two-minute quizThe same twelve measures on all nineteen pages, so two can be read side by side. Our own ratings, not official statistics.
| Getting around without a car | Workable without a car |
|---|---|
| How central it is | Close to the centre |
| Noise | Calm most of the time |
| Going out in the evening | A handful of local bars |
| Green space | Plenty of green space |
| The sea | The sea is genuinely within reach |
| With children | Good for children |
| English and the international crowd | A few foreign residents |
| Space for your money | Noticeably more space per euro |
| Parking | Parking is usually findable |
| What you would be renting | Mixed and newer apartments |
| The buildings | Mostly new build with lifts and terraces |
Asking prices in Camins al Grau run around 19 EUR per square metre a month. On the benchmarks we use for all nineteen areas:
That is the 6th highest of the 17 areas we hold reliable asking data for. Bands rather than exact numbers, because a single figure would imply a precision we do not have.
Portals publish asking prices, what you will be quoted this month. The government publishes signed contracts, which include everyone who moved in years ago on a rent that never caught up. Both are true at once. Arriving now, budget against the asking price, and see why the two figures disagree for the longer version.
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The comparison newcomers make most often. El Cabanyal is the old fishermen's grid with the Malvarrosa sand at the end of the street, low tiled houses and very few lifts. Camins al Grau is newer and quieter, built around the marina and the Ciudad de las Artes, which is the water without the sandy-feet life.
Each sentence below is computed from the same data as the quiz rather than written by hand for the pair. Percentages compare a one-bedroom flat.
The old fishermen's quarter by the sea: tiled houses, real character, the beach.
Choose El Cabanyal instead and you get: Old blocks with no lift rather than new build with lifts and terraces and much more character. A little further out, slightly less space for the money, and about 5% pricier.
5% pricier on a one-bed
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Advertised asking prices in Camins al Grau run around 19 EUR per square metre a month, so roughly 1,030 to 1,250 EUR for a 60 square metre one-bedroom and 1,710 to 2,090 EUR for a 100 square metre three-bedroom. That is the 6th highest of the 17 Valencia areas we hold reliable asking data for. A room in a shared flat costs about 400 EUR wherever you are.
Not really. Camins al Grau is workable without a car for everyday life, though you will notice the walk or the ride more than you would in the dead centre.
It works. Camins al Grau is a reasonable place to raise children without being built around them: plenty of green space, and calm most of the time.
The sea is genuinely within reach. Right by the marina and the Ciudad de las Artes.
Some of the time. Camins al Grau has a few foreign residents and little English at the counter. Expect to use Spanish for the shops, the doctor and your landlord.
They are the same kind of place with different answers. Choose El Cabanyal instead and you get this: old blocks with no lift rather than new build with lifts and terraces and much more character. A little further out, slightly less space for the money, and about 5% pricier.
No. This is editorial guidance from a local newsletter, not legal, financial or relocation advice. Rent figures are market data and move constantly. Check anything that matters before you sign.
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