Where to live in Santander if you commute

Ranking of Santander's 29 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Santander to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: El Sardinero (85), Tetuán (84) and San Martín (80).

Santander areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	El Sardinero	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Tetuán	84 · excellent	Services on foot
3	San Martín	80 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Campogiro	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Valdenoja	78 · good	Services on foot
6	Barrio Sixto Obrador	76 · good	Public green space
7	Grupo El Carmelo	72 · good	Services on foot
8	Cazoña	71 · good	Public green space
9	La Gándara	68 · good	Services on foot
10	Barrio Obrero del Rey	68 · good	Services on foot
11	La Albericia	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Pronillo	66 · good	Services on foot
13	El Alisal	66 · good	Services on foot
14	La Pereda	64 · good	Public green space
15	Barrio del Carmen	64 · good	Public green space
16	Perines	64 · good	Services on foot
17	Cuatro Caminos	64 · good	Public green space
18	Centro	62 · good	Services on foot
19	Sector 3	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Barrio La Torre	61 · good	Public green space
21	Castilla-Hermida	61 · good	Services on foot
22	Nueva Montaña	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Barrio La Sierra	58 · fair	Services on foot
24	Sector 4	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	Sector 1	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
26	Barrio Pesquero	34 · poor	Services on foot
27	Lluja	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
28	Barrio El Somo	23 · poor	Public green space
29	Barrio La Venta	12 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-05. Method and sources