Modern, family-friendly and green, with the Bioparc and the Turia on the doorstep.
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Campanar mixes an old village core with newer apartment blocks, wide pavements and space for children. Families like it: parks, schools, parking that actually exists, and the western end of the Turia gardens right there.
The catch: Modern and a little characterless. Very little to walk to at night.
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 | Properly quiet |
| Going out in the evening | Almost nothing open after dinner |
| Green space | Parks and gardens on every side |
| The sea | No beach |
| With children | Built around families |
| English and the international crowd | A few foreign residents |
| Space for your money | Noticeably more space per euro |
| Parking | Parking outside your door |
| What you would be renting | Mixed and newer apartments |
| The buildings | Mostly new build with lifts and terraces |
Asking prices in Campanar run around 20 EUR per square metre a month. On the benchmarks we use for all nineteen areas:
That is the 3rd 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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Both are calm, green and set up for children without leaving Valencia. El Pla del Real is the smart address beside the Turia gardens and the university, and its stock is older. Campanar is newer, has parking that actually exists, and almost nothing to walk to after dinner.
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.
Calm, green and central, beside the Turia gardens and the university.
Choose El Pla del Real instead and you get: A mix of old blocks and newer infill rather than new build with lifts and terraces, a bit more character, and about 12% cheaper. Slightly less space for the money and noticeably harder parking.
12% cheaper on a one-bed
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Advertised asking prices in Campanar run around 20 EUR per square metre a month, so roughly 1,080 to 1,320 EUR for a 60 square metre one-bedroom and 1,800 to 2,200 EUR for a 100 square metre three-bedroom. That is the 3rd 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. Campanar 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.
Yes. Campanar is one of the areas families actually pick: parks and gardens on every side, properly quiet, and close to the international schools.
No beach. Entirely inland. If the sea is the reason you are moving, the beach barrios and the coastal towns are the honest answer instead.
Some of the time. Campanar 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 Pla del Real instead and you get this: a mix of old blocks and newer infill rather than new build with lifts and terraces, a bit more character, and about 12% cheaper. Slightly less space for the money and noticeably harder parking.
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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