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Soto del Real

Town

Soto del Real, whose former name was Chozas de la Sierra, is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid which had 9,188 inhabitants in 2022.

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43 kilometers away from Madrid, the capital city, it is located between the towns of Manzanares el Real and Miraflores de la Sierra, and close to the Santillana reservoir.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Soto del Real
Province
Madrid
Population (INE 2025)
9,400
Altitude
922 m
Area (IGN)
43 km²
Postcode
28791
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Where to sleep in Soto del Real

3 registered places to stay

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Soto del Real at a glance

Distance to a city
Colmenar Viejo, 11 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (58,730 inhab.)
Madrid, the provincial capital, 38 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
9,400 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 23 stops in the village
Train: Colmenar Viejo, 12 km away
Airport: Madrid-Barajas, 36 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Comunidad de Madrid)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €639/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €4,090/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
3 health centres
2 pharmacies
Education
7 nursery schools
1 primary school
2 secondary schools
Sports facilities
57 in the village
4 pools
Connectivity
Fibre in 97% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes97 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

Right now nobody has listed a home or land in Soto del Real. Rental and purchase prices for the area are under “Cost of living”.

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in Soto del Real, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Soto del Real · 475 leases€639/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Soto del Real€900/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Madrid€4,090/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Soto del Real€55,841/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 7 petrol stations within 10 km€1.848/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 7 petrol stations within 10 km€1.994/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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