Madrid
Conde de Orgaz
The option that often deserves consideration and rarely gets it — a house and a garden, closer to the city than the alternatives.
A residential district in the north-east of the city proper, made up largely of detached and semi-detached houses on ordered streets. It sits considerably closer to central Madrid than the developments further north.
It tends to enter a search as an alternative to La Moraleja and stays in it when the family's relationship with the city turns out to matter more than they first said.
The beautiful truth
You get a house with a garden while remaining inside the city, with notably good access to the airport. For families who want space without fully committing to suburban life, it is frequently the most sensible answer on the table.
The uncomfortable truth
It has neither the prestige of the northern developments nor the walkable urbanity of the centre, and buyers who are shopping for an address rather than a life often dismiss it for that reason. It is also still a driving neighbourhood, just a shorter drive.
The detail
- Housing stock
- Detached and semi-detached family houses with gardens, generally on more modest plots than the northern developments.
- Mobility
- Strong airport access and a shorter run into central Madrid than the developments further north.
- Privacy
- Good, though plots are closer together than in La Moraleja and boundary treatment matters more as a result.
- Family life
- Practical and well-suited to family routines, with schools accessible in several directions.
- Market
- Less internationally shopped than the better-known areas, which occasionally works in a buyer's favour.
Tends to suit
- Families wanting a house without leaving the city
- Households prioritising airport access
- Buyers who would rather have the right life than the recognised address
Tends not to suit
- Buyers who want walkable urban life
- Households seeking very large plots
- Anyone buying primarily for the address
Whether Conde de Orgaz is right for you is not a question about Conde de Orgaz.
It is a question about how you intend to live. That is the conversation worth having first.
Elsewhere in Madrid
Salamanca
The neighbourhood most international buyers arrive already convinced of — which is precisely why it deserves the most scrutiny.
El Viso
A low-rise residential enclave in the middle of the city. Madrid's most interesting compromise, and its most constrained.
La Moraleja
Where the international school and airport equation usually resolves — provided you are honest with yourself about the car.