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Neighborhood

el Poblenou

El Poblenou combines an industrial past with neighborhood life around its Rambla, a local hub for shopping, cafés and meeting friends. [1][2]

Life in the area

An area in transformation

Wider area

The wider historic Poblenou area has been reshaped by the 22@ plan since 2000, introducing technology and service activities into former industrial land. Its extent goes beyond today’s El Poblenou neighborhood. [1]

Everyday shopping

For everyday food shopping, Mercat del Poblenou–Unió is at Plaça de la Unió, 25. The municipal market has served the area since 1889. [3]

Shopping around Glòries

Wider area

For a wider shopping trip in the Glòries area, Westfield Glòries lists Carrefour, H&M, Mango, Uniqlo, Zara and Zara Home. Check the journey from your address; this is a destination in the wider area. [4]

Sources and review date
  1. Poblenou/BCN: guia d’història urbana (2013) · MUHBAChecked:
  2. Rambla del Poblenou · Turisme de BarcelonaChecked:
  3. Mercat Poblenou–Unió · Ajuntament de BarcelonaChecked:
  4. Store directory · Westfield GlòriesChecked:

The area in numbers

Latest available observations; each indicator has its own reporting period.

Crime

Reported crime

79.5per 1,000 residents

District: Sant Martí

Period: Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

-11.7% vs Barcelona

Barcelona: 90
Sources 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

€27,326per person / year

Period: 2023

+4.8% vs Barcelona

Barcelona: €26,069
Sources and methodology

Ajuntament de Barcelona

Renda disponible de les llars per càpita

Rent

€1,202per month

Rental prices · registered contracts

Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

+4.8% vs Barcelona

Barcelona: €1,147

€18.5 per m² / month

Contracts in 12 months: 632

Sources and methodology

INCASOL

Contractual rents, not listing asking prices. The rolling value is weighted by registered contracts.

Buy

€6,002per m² · used homes

Purchase prices · registered used-home sales

Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

+23% vs Barcelona

Barcelona: €4,879

Transactions in 12 months: 291

Sources and methodology

REGISTRADORES

Registered used-home transactions, not listing asking prices.

Tourists

Buildings with high or very high modeled tourist pressure

Residential buildings100%1,347 of 1,347 buildings with data
Mixed-use buildings100%28 of 28 buildings with data
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

44.6per 1,000 residents

Period: 2025

+1% vs Barcelona

Barcelona: 44.1

Perceived insecurity

16%

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

43 years

Period: 2026

Barcelona: 43 years
Ageel PoblenouBarcelona
<1815%13.4%
18–247.3%7.4%
25–4429.7%31.3%
45–6430.8%26.8%
65+17.2%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 Poblenou

Residential buildings · 1,347

Median recorded construction year
1935Known for 1347 of 1347 buildings in this group.
Median above-ground levels
6Known for 1347 of 1347 buildings in this group.
Recorded construction periods
PeriodBuildingsShare of known years
Before 194077757.7%
1940–197925719.1%
1980–1999977.2%
2000–200913510%
2010 and later816%

Renovation records are linked to 71 of 1347 buildings in this group.

Energy evidence in this group of 1347: whole-building class for 267; unit-certificate median class for 758.

High or very high modeled tourist pressure: 1347 of 1347 buildings with data (1347 in this group).

Mixed-use buildings · 28

Median recorded construction year
1910Known for 28 of 28 buildings in this group.
Median above-ground levels
4Known for 28 of 28 buildings in this group.
Recorded construction periods
PeriodBuildingsShare of known years
Before 19402382.1%
1940–1979310.7%
1980–199900%
2000–200913.6%
2010 and later13.6%

Renovation records are linked to 3 of 28 buildings in this group.

Energy evidence in this group of 28: whole-building class for 3; unit-certificate median class for 18.

High or very high modeled tourist pressure: 28 of 28 buildings with data (28 in this group).

Sources, coverage and calculation

The published sample contains 1652 buildings. Residential and mixed-use buildings are shown separately; 277 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

Buildings with pages

Map release: barcelona-seo-reviewed-20261016