Valencia Property Men

Brits in Valencia

Recently released figures for 2007 show that the foreign population of the region has increased 500% in just 7 years and represents 15%.

Furthermore of the 78000 new arrivals in 2007 4 out of 5 where foreigners.

In 17 council areas the majority of the population is now foreign as against 15 in 2006.

The following shows how the Brits are spread and whilst Valencia province has seen an increase it is still Alicante province where you'll find your fish and chips!

Download brits_in_valencia.xls

Valencia province has a British population of around 4 in 1000  , Castellon 3 in 1000 and Alicante 60 in 1000

Spains population to reach 50 million

According to the National Statistics Office the population of Spain will hit 50 million by 2015.

This despite the average age of first time mothers being 31 and having an an average 1.5 children - must make for a difficult birth!

The population increase is attributed mainly to immigration.

Valencia airport passenger figures

Figures for passenger numbers for  2007 just released show an increase of 19.3% over 2006.  This represents just under 6 million in 2007 against 5 million in 2006.

This now rates Valencia as the 8th busiest airport in Spain whilst only 3 years ago it was 13th.

The increase is attributed to the low cost airlines, but comes with a downside! As a result of the passenger increase it will almost certainly be upgraded in status necessitating more security controls in line with larger airports and with it increased security taxes.

Formula 1 Valencia

Formula 1 practice sessions will take place at the Ricardo Tomo circuit at Cheste between 21st -24th January. Entrance is €5 for non members. Practice starts at 10am and continues until 5.00pm.

Ikea coming to Lliria

According to an article in Levante the 1.2 million sq/m  industrial  site being developed close to the new hospital may see the arrival of Ikea in Lliria!

It remains to be seen which will come first - the Lliria golf course, Ikea or the second coming of the Lord!

The site will however provide a further 2000 jobs for the area.

New Mestalla

A visit over Christmas to Valencia and a furtive peek through the hoardings of the new Mestalla site showed works well under way. The project is said to be completed in 2009/10 season and will be truly spectacular if the appearance as shown on the following link is anything to go by!

http://urbanity.blogsome.com/2006/11/10/nuevo-estadio-del-valencia-cf/