Majadahonda
A town in west Madrid with its own centre, a major public hospital and commuter trains — and more street life than most of the developments around it.
C7C10Living in Las Rozas
Developments with gardens, its own business parks and the national football headquarters, about twenty kilometres from Sol. The next step when Pozuelo and Majadahonda feel short of space.
- Location
- Las Rozas de Madrid, Madrid metropolitan area
- Rent
- Around average
- To the city centre
- About 36 minutes from Las Rozas to Sol, by CercanĂas to PrĂncipe PĂo and then Metro.
- Best suited to
- Families looking for a house with a garden who work from home part of the week, or who work in the north-west itself: Las Rozas, Majadahonda or along the A-6.
What Las Rozas is like
Las Rozas is the next step north-west after Pozuelo and Majadahonda, and the reason for taking it is usually space. It is a town of developments with gardens, large parks and more recent housing, with CercanĂas on lines C7 and C10 and direct access to the A-6 motorway.
It also has its own employment: business parks along the motorway, shopping centres and the Ciudad del FĂştbol, where Spain's national teams train. For anyone working in the north-west, living here means not having to cross Madrid.
The numbers are clear. According to SERPAVI, Las Rozas is at the city average per square metre, and the typical monthly rent is only 15% higher despite the large homes. In exchange, the centre is about thirty-six minutes away by train and Metro. It suits people who work from home part of the week or work in the west.
What works in its favor
Space for the money
Of the western areas we analyse, it is where the typical monthly rent sits closest to the Madrid average — 15% above — while homes are large.
Its own jobs
Business parks along the A-6 and the Ciudad del FĂştbol, headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation since 2003. Many residents work without crossing Madrid.
Schools around
The American School of Madrid is about twenty-four minutes away by CercanĂas and on foot according to official timetables, and the town has its own range of schools.
What to know before moving
- Central Madrid is more than half an hour away by train and Metro and about twenty kilometres by road. Commuting daily to the northern Castellana or the east of the city is a long trip.
- It is a town of developments: beyond the areas around the stations, almost everything is done by car, including the school run and the shopping.
Does Las Rozas make sense for you?
It depends on where you need to be each week and how often. Las Rozas can be an excellent decision or an expensive mistake; your routine makes the difference.
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Las Rozas in numbers
Rent from contracts declared to SERPAVI, Spain's official rental register (2024), relative to the Madrid city average (= 100). Never in euros: position is what can be compared.
- Rent per m²
- 96
- Typical monthly rent
- 115
- Source
- Measured over the municipality of Las Rozas · 5,645 contracts
Commutes
From Las Rozas to key destinations
Metro, light rail and CercanĂas on official timetables, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday.
- American School of Madrid24 minC10
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