Neighborhood
Vallbona
Vallbona lies beside the Besòs and retains an agricultural presence at La Ponderosa, unusual within Barcelona’s urban neighborhoods. [1]
Life in the area
Local character and landmarks
Roads and railway lines strongly shape its boundaries and connections, making the exact route out of the neighborhood especially relevant. [1]
Sources and review date
- Pla de Barris: Zona Nord · Ajuntament de BarcelonaChecked:
The area in numbers
Latest available observations; each indicator has its own reporting period.
Crime
Reported crime
46.6per 1,000 residentsDistrict: Nou Barris
Period: Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
-48.2% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: 90Sources and methodology
Available at district level, not measured separately for this neighborhood.
Shown as a count per 1,000 residents.
Mossos d'Esquadra
- Theft
- 13.9
- Robbery with violence
- 3.5
- Burglary
- 2
- Vehicle crime
- 3.4
- Assault
- 4.2
Income
Disposable household income
€15,483per person / yearPeriod: 2023
-40.6% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: €26,069Rent
—per monthRental prices · registered contracts
Period: Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
No comparable official data for this neighborhood and period.
Contracts in 12 months: 5
Sources and methodology
INCASOL
Contractual rents, not listing asking prices. The rolling value is weighted by registered contracts.
Buy
€2,490per m² · used homesPurchase prices · registered used-home sales
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
-49% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: €4,879Transactions in 12 months: 11
Sources and methodology
REGISTRADORES
Registered used-home transactions, not listing asking prices.
Tourists
Buildings with high or very high modeled tourist pressure
Sources and methodology
Tourist pressure classes use the existing Barcelona residential/mixed-building reference, not a ranking within this area. They model registered accommodation and proximity to activity areas, not measured visitors or noise.
Residential and mixed-use buildings are shown separately.
Model from map release barcelona-seo-reviewed-20261016.
ICAEN energy certificates
Barcelona tourist pressure model
Catastro bulk CAT — construction observations
Administrative boundaries
Catastro bulk CAT — construction observations
Safety
Local safety incidents
37.6per 1,000 residentsPeriod: 2025
-14.8% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: 44.1Perceived insecurity
49.5%Period: 2025
Modeled share of residents who feel their neighborhood is unsafe, based on survey data.Sources and methodology
Police-managed safety and public-order incidents; this is not a crime count.
Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona
Institut Metròpoli
2025 study; model inputs 2022-2024
Age structure
Median age
46 yearsPeriod: 2026
Barcelona: 43 years| Age | Vallbona | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| <18 | 19.4% | 13.4% |
| 18–24 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
| 25–44 | 22.6% | 31.3% |
| 45–64 | 31.3% | 26.8% |
| 65+ | 19.1% | 21% |
Sources and methodology
Ajuntament de Barcelona · Oficina Municipal de Dades
Published cells below five residents are suppressed by the source and excluded from calculated totals.
Buildings in Vallbona
Residential buildings · 217
- Median recorded construction year
- 1960Known for 217 of 217 buildings in this group.
- Median above-ground levels
- 3Known for 217 of 217 buildings in this group.
| Period | Buildings | Share of known years |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 9 | 4.1% |
| 1940–1979 | 159 | 73.3% |
| 1980–1999 | 40 | 18.4% |
| 2000–2009 | 8 | 3.7% |
| 2010 and later | 1 | 0.5% |
Renovation records are linked to 0 of 217 buildings in this group.
Energy evidence in this group of 217: whole-building class for 22; unit-certificate median class for 21.
High or very high modeled tourist pressure: 0 of 217 buildings with data (217 in this group).
Mixed-use buildings · 1
At least 20 buildings are needed in this group.
Sources, coverage and calculation
The published sample contains 268 buildings. Residential and mixed-use buildings are shown separately; 50 other or unclassified buildings are outside these groups.
All buildings assigned to this area in the published release are included, even without indexable pages. This is not a census of every building in the area. Groups use the recorded use classification.
Missing renovation records do not establish that no works took place. Records may cover only part of a building. Construction years can be approximate.
Unit certificate statistics do not certify the whole building; coverage varies. Missing records do not prove that a certificate does not exist.
Tourist pressure classes use the existing Barcelona residential/mixed-building reference, not a ranking within this area. They model registered accommodation and proximity to activity areas, not measured visitors or noise.
Medians and period shares need at least 20 known values. Above-ground levels include the ground floor.
Data release: barcelona-seo-reviewed-20261016 · territory-buildings-v1
- ICAEN energy certificates · Source imported:
- Barcelona tourist pressure model · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Buildings — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Buildings — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Building Parts — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Buildings — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Building Parts — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro INSPIRE Building Parts — Barcelona metropolitan area · Source published: · Source imported:
- Catastro bulk CAT — construction observations · Source imported:
- Administrative boundaries · Source imported:
- Catastro bulk CAT — construction observations · Source imported:
Buildings with pages
Map release: barcelona-seo-reviewed-20261016