Plots in Badajoz - buy, sell or rent easily

Where to buy land in Badajoz

The average price of urban land is one of the lowest in the country. As a result, both homes and plots are much cheaper than the Spanish average. The cheapest land for sale in the province of Badajoz is found in municipalities such as La Coronada, Feria and Talarrubias.

Rural properties are widespread, as this is a territory with a strong farming tradition. The cheapest non-developable land for sale in Badajoz is in Talavera la Real, Cabeza del Buey, Don Álvaro and Magacela. Urban plots are in a similar situation to developable plots and are most common near the main towns of the province.

Badajoz, a sustainable land

The province of Badajoz, located in the south-west of the country and in the south of Extremadura, the autonomous community to which it belongs, is the largest in Spain (21,766 km²). It is a region with a strong farming tradition, where you can enjoy a good quality of life and where services are essential for economic development.

The province is a safe place, with great environmental wealth and sustainability thanks to its air quality and quality of life, and it is committed to renewable energy. In fact, the vast majority of the electricity produced here comes from renewable sources. The authorities are also developing Spanish-Portuguese cooperation on the green and circular economy in rural areas.

The forest area covers more than half of the province, and more than 40% is wooded, mostly dehesas (wood pastures) of holm oaks (around 20% of the area), as well as forests. Other typical species are cork oaks, while stone pines and eucalyptus cover a smaller area. Most of the woodland is mature. These forest resources provide biomass, cork and other products, while caring for the environment and producing organic products.

An economy in progress

Its economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, and it is one of the provinces with the highest agricultural output. Badajoz's strategic sectors are the agri-food industry, energy and tourism. In recent years the economy has shifted towards the tertiary sector (especially commerce, transport and hospitality), followed by construction, industry and agriculture.

Recently, the economy has boomed, especially with the creation of new SMEs that energise the region, which is considered a good place to do business.

Development varies from district to district. In the largest towns, services and industry stand out, while in more rural areas the primary sector is more important, with agriculture (dry farming, such as olive groves and vineyards, and irrigated farming), livestock (sheep and pigs) and an emerging agri-livestock industry.

To combat rural depopulation and encourage industrial entrepreneurship, the rules on rural land have been changed to allow farming, forestry and hunting activities, as well as agro-industry, tourism, leisure and renewable energy. The new law also allows local sales of farm produce.

Agriculture threatened by climate change

The climate is continental Mediterranean, with cold, cloudy winters and dry, hot summers. Rainfall is increasingly irregular and scarce, and some years there are even droughts. These conditions, together with the area's poor soils, undoubtedly affect crops. Production is diverse: dry-farmed crops predominate (cereals, vines and olives, which account for more than 20% of the province's arable land), alongside irrigated crops (vegetables such as tomatoes, maize, sunflowers, fodder, rice and fruit trees) and dehesas.

Agricultural land covers more than 40% of the territory and is among the cheapest in the country. Plots are generally medium-sized, and modern mechanised systems are used to tend and harvest the crops.

Dehesa livestock farming

Livestock farming is mostly extensive and takes place mainly in the dehesas, wooded with holm oaks and cork oaks, which offer plenty of agricultural, livestock and forest resources for this activity, such as natural pastures, browse and acorns. The sustainable use of these natural spaces yields products of the highest quality while protecting the environment.

The breeds found here include Merino sheep, Iberian pigs, Verata goats and Retinta and Avileña cattle.

By number of head, sheep farming leads, followed by pigs, cattle and goats.

A hunting territory almost in its entirety

Much of the province is made up of hunting reserves, managed both by the Regional Government of Extremadura and by private owners. Big game (wild boar, red deer, fallow deer, mouflon) and small game can be found there.

Hunting helps keep people in the area thanks to the benefits it brings to many sectors, such as restaurants and hotels, as well as the organisation of events and competitions that attract participants from all over Spain and Europe.

A largely rural society

The main population centres are Badajoz, Mérida, the regional capital, and Don Benito. The other towns are spread across the territory and are more rural in character.

In conclusion, Badajoz offers a good quality of life thanks to its excellent environment. On the other hand, it is one of the least developed regions in Spain; to address this without harming nature, investment is going into renewable energy and new companies are being created to promote the wealth of this land, where you can find a wide range of land at very affordable prices.