Pozuelo de Alarcón
The town with the highest average income in Spain, three international schools within its limits and commuter trains to Príncipe Pío. The classic choice for families moving to west Madrid.
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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.
- Location
- Majadahonda, Madrid metropolitan area
- Rent
- Around average
- To the city centre
- About 33 minutes from Majadahonda to Sol, by Cercanías to Príncipe Pío and then Metro.
- Best suited to
- Families with children at schools in the west who want a walkable town centre, and people who work in Pozuelo, Las Rozas or at the hospital itself.
What Majadahonda is like
Majadahonda is one of the towns in west Madrid that works best as a real town rather than just a place to sleep. It has a centre with shopping streets, squares and bars, a leading university hospital and large parks, about sixteen kilometres from Sol by road.
For a family it is a natural alternative to Pozuelo: it is on the same Cercanías line, within the school-bus routes of the western schools, and offers more neighborhood life outside the gated developments. According to SERPAVI, rent per square metre is slightly lower than in Pozuelo, though homes are still large.
What you should not lose sight of is the commute. The centre is about thirty-three minutes by train and Metro, and the northern employment hubs considerably more. Majadahonda pays off when the job is in the west, when you work from home part of the week, or when the priority is the children's daily routine.
What works in its favor
A centre you can walk
Gran Vía de Majadahonda and the streets around it have shops, terraces and a big-village feel. That is rare in the west, where almost everything is gated developments.
Puerta de Hierro hospital
One of the region's major public university hospitals moved here in 2008. Having it nearby matters, especially with young children.
On the school-bus network
The American School of Madrid's bus routes cover Majadahonda, and the school is about twenty-one minutes away by Cercanías and on foot, according to official timetables.
What to know before moving
- Central Madrid is just over half an hour away by train and Metro, and longer by car at rush hour. Commuting five days a week to the Castellana is a calculation worth doing carefully.
- Rent per square metre is 5% below the Madrid average, but the typical monthly rent is 30% higher: homes are large and there are few small flats.
Does Majadahonda make sense for you?
It depends on where you need to be each week and how often. Majadahonda can be an excellent decision or an expensive mistake; your routine makes the difference.
Test it in the explorer in about two minutes. Add your budget and regular destinations to see whether Majadahonda reaches your shortlist and which other areas compete with it.
Majadahonda 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
- 95
- Typical monthly rent
- 130
- Source
- Measured over the municipality of Majadahonda · 4,231 contracts
Commutes
From Majadahonda to key destinations
Metro, light rail and Cercanías on official timetables, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday.
- American School of Madrid21 minC10
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