Neighborhood
el Besòs i el Maresme
El Besòs i el Maresme grew on former farmland in the late 1950s to house newcomers during Barcelona’s industrial expansion. [1]
Life in the area
Local character and landmarks
Its two original housing developments, Maresme and Sud-Oest del Besòs, explain why a single neighborhood contains distinct residential areas. [2]
Sources and review date
- El Besòs i el Maresme: historical context · Europan EuropeChecked:
- El Besòs i el Maresme: integrated intervention project · Ajuntament de BarcelonaChecked:
The area in numbers
Latest available observations; each indicator has its own reporting period.
Crime
Reported crime
79.5per 1,000 residentsDistrict: Sant Martí
Period: Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
-11.7% 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
- 35.8
- Robbery with violence
- 6.2
- Burglary
- 3.6
- Vehicle crime
- 5.5
- Assault
- 3.6
Income
Disposable household income
€16,364per person / yearPeriod: 2023
-37.2% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: €26,069Rent
€809per monthRental prices · registered contracts
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
-29.4% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: €1,147€13.4 per m² / month
Contracts in 12 months: 204
Sources and methodology
INCASOL
Contractual rents, not listing asking prices. The rolling value is weighted by registered contracts.
Buy
€2,937per m² · used homesPurchase prices · registered used-home sales
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
-39.8% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: €4,879Transactions in 12 months: 275
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
49.4per 1,000 residentsPeriod: 2025
+12% vs Barcelona
Barcelona: 44.1Perceived insecurity
48%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
39 yearsPeriod: 2026
Barcelona: 43 years| Age | el Besòs i el Maresme | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| <18 | 15.2% | 13.4% |
| 18–24 | 9% | 7.4% |
| 25–44 | 34.5% | 31.3% |
| 45–64 | 26.2% | 26.8% |
| 65+ | 15.2% | 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 el Besòs i el Maresme
Residential buildings · 299
- Median recorded construction year
- 1960Known for 299 of 299 buildings in this group.
- Median above-ground levels
- 4Known for 299 of 299 buildings in this group.
| Period | Buildings | Share of known years |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 95 | 31.8% |
| 1940–1979 | 179 | 59.9% |
| 1980–1999 | 6 | 2% |
| 2000–2009 | 11 | 3.7% |
| 2010 and later | 8 | 2.7% |
Renovation records are linked to 6 of 299 buildings in this group.
Energy evidence in this group of 299: whole-building class for 112; unit-certificate median class for 101.
High or very high modeled tourist pressure: 0 of 299 buildings with data (299 in this group).
Mixed-use buildings · 2
At least 20 buildings are needed in this group.
Sources, coverage and calculation
The published sample contains 384 buildings. Residential and mixed-use buildings are shown separately; 83 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