Spain — Regional Market index
Rebuilt (2026-09-06). This page was rebuilt against the confirmed 2026-08-07 dataset, the same build now live on Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe. The prior version listed a smaller set of Spanish entries from a superseded selection; the confirmed count is 55. Every market, reference point, distance, and cluster count below comes from that dataset.
The Spain regional market index lists the 55 markets in Spain that meet the co-location system's composition gates under the current 2026-08-07 dataset, drawn from a qualifying pool of 79. This page is a filtered, country-specific view of the continental table — not a separate dataset. No rank or score is published for any market.
Coverage
No rank or score is published for any market in this table. Every market below qualifies under the framework's Regional Market composition gate — a hypermarket anchor paired with at least two of {hardware, price club, lifestyle, electronics, sport} across the market's co-location clusters. Full methodology: Regional Markets Intelligence System.
The metropolitan reference point recorded for each market is the nearest major metropolitan centre in the framework's continental reference set — a straight-line (crow-flies) distance measurement, not a drive-time or commuting estimate. It is not a claim that the market functions as a commuter suburb of that centre. Spain's 55 markets reference 18 distinct centres. Madrid carries eight entries, Alicante and Barcelona seven each, and Bilbao and Valencia four each. Two reference points sit outside Spain, both in Portugal: Badajoz references Lisbon and Cáceres references Coimbra. Spain's median reference distance is 77 kilometres, with 29 of its 55 markets within 80 kilometres of their reference point and four beyond 150. The longest is Melilla at 209 kilometres, referenced across the Alborán Sea to Málaga.
Catchment population is recorded for all 55 Spanish markets. Consumer-spend figures are recorded for 44 of the 55 and absent for the remaining 11 — a disclosed gap in the underlying source data, stated plainly rather than presented as zero.
Cluster composition
The 55 markets carry 68 co-location clusters between them — 53 Tier 1, two Tier 2, and 13 Tier 3. Fifty-two of the 55 carry at least one Tier 1 cluster, and three qualify on Tier 3 clusters alone.
Markets
This table is a country-specific view of the continental Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe set. No rank or score is published for any market.
| Market | Metropolitan reference | km | T1 | T2 | T3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sant Boi de Llobregat | Barcelona | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcorcón | Madrid | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Sebastián de los Reyes | Madrid | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rivas-Vaciamadrid | Madrid | 16.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinto | Madrid | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrejón de Ardoz | Madrid | 20.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elche | Alicante | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Narón | A Coruña | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | Cádiz | 22.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gijón | Oviedo | 23.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Durango | Bilbao | 26.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuengirola | Málaga | 27.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcalá de Henares | Madrid | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Villajoyosa | Alicante | 33.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vilanova i la Geltrú | Barcelona | 40.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocentaina | Alicante | 41.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Palencia | Valladolid | 42.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motril | Granada | 48.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orihuela | Alicante | 50.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago de Compostela | A Coruña | 53.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Xàtiva | Valencia | 54.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic | Barcelona | 61.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Castelló de la Plana | Valencia | 62.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Huesca | Zaragoza | 66.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Talavera de la Reina | Toledo | 67.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaén | Granada | 69.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Murcia | Alicante | 70.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Santander | Bilbao | 77.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lugo | A Coruña | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Girona | Barcelona | 83.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarragona | Barcelona | 84.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Barrios | Cádiz | 85.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ávila | Madrid | 86.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Castell-Platja d'Aro | Barcelona | 87.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| León | Oviedo | 88.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cartagena | Alicante | 92.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logroño | Bilbao | 97.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ciudad Real | Toledo | 98.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquetas de Mar | Granada | 98.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lepe | Seville | 108.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salamanca | Valladolid | 109.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burgos | Valladolid | 115.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aranguren | Bilbao | 117.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Figueres | Barcelona | 118.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lleida | Zaragoza | 126.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eivissa | Palma | 127.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinaròs | Valencia | 130.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorca | Alicante | 131.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuenca | Madrid | 137.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albacete | Valencia | 138.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Villanueva de la Serena | Córdoba | 149.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tortosa | Zaragoza | 150.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Badajoz | Lisbon (Portugal) | 186.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cáceres | Coimbra (Portugal) | 191.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melilla | Málaga | 209.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Co-location anchor network
The Spain Co-location Index evaluates commercial nodes across the Iberian Peninsula using the Retail co-location methodology and the deterministic ranking system. Sites are evaluated where IKEA operates as the Primary Target anchor, against secondary operators (Leroy Merlin, Makro) and tertiary civic infrastructure within defined catchment radii. Spain is one of the four markets covered in the co-location tier system.
Anchor Network
IKEA operates approximately 19 stores in Spain, with the largest concentrations in the Madrid area (three to four stores), Barcelona area (two to three stores), and regional capitals including Valencia, Bilbao, Seville, Zaragoza, Valladolid, and the Canary Islands. Secondary anchors: Leroy Merlin (~90 Spanish locations) and Makro (~35 Metro Cash & Carry locations). Spain's 50 public universities and its dense public hospital network concentrate in the same metropolitan areas as IKEA operations.
Iberian convergence characteristics
Spain's IKEA network has a strong co-location pattern with Leroy Merlin: in the majority of Spanish IKEA markets, a Leroy Merlin store is present within the required secondary catchment radius. This structural overlap creates a reliable District-tier baseline across most Spanish IKEA locations. Hospital access within the civic ring is consistent in regional capital cities.
District — high-validation nodes
A District-tier node in Spain pairs the IKEA primary anchor with a hardware or warehouse secondary — Leroy Merlin and Makro are the operators that most often satisfy this gate — top-quartile catchment population, and hospital access within the civic ring. The convergence of operators across categories confirms the site's commercial standing.
The site index for Spain, classified under the current tier system, is available at gis.woodfinegroup.com.
Provenance
- Verification: Anchor network data sourced from OpenStreetMap records as of May 2026.
See also
- Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe — the full European market set this page filters
- Regional Markets intelligence system — the co-location methodology and market selection criteria
- Co-location tier system
- Retail co-location methodology
- Retail co-location ranking system