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Living in La Creu del Grau, Valencia: a neighborhood guide
A dense, everyday barrio between the Avinguda del Port and the Avinguda de França, named after a medieval wayside cross
Living in La Creu del Grau
La Creu del Grau () is a barrio of the Camins al Grau district, in the east of Valencia. Its Valencian name is the official one; in Castilian it is La Cruz del Grao. It is bounded by the Avinguda del Port to the north, Carrer d'Eivissa to the east, the Avinguda de França, Carrer de Menorca and the Avinguda de les Balears to the south, and Carrer de Lebon to the west. It borders Aiora to the north, El Grau to the east, Penya-roja to the south and Camí Fondo to the west.
Creu del Grau means "cross of the Grau". The barrio takes its name from the Creu Coberta del Grau, a covered stone boundary cross that stood from the fourteenth century on the old road from the city to the Grau, like the Creu Coberta on Sant Vicent Màrtir in the south. It has been moved, restored and rebuilt several times; today an iron replica on a stone pedestal, without its roof, stands at number 119 of the Avinguda del Port.
According to the Ajuntament's municipal register, 15,329 people lived in La Creu del Grau on 1 January 2025, on 39.2 hectares, up from 12,494 in 1991, which makes it one of the densest barrios in the city. Fields watered by the Mestalla channel gave way first to industry near the port road, then to housing blocks. One relic of that industry, the iron frame of a Gas Lebon gas holder, now stands in a playground in a new park.
Transport and trade-offs: Marítim station, on lines 5, 6, 7 and 8, and Ayora station, on lines 5 and 7, are on or near its edges, and EMT buses run along the Avinguda del Port. Everyday shops and bars are everywhere, but streets are narrow and parking is hard. Aiora lies to the north, Camí Fondo to the west and Penya-roja to the south.
What rent costs in La Creu del Grau (September 2026)
La Creu del Grau asks 16 EUR per m² a month on Fotocasa's rent index for September 2026, below the 18 EUR the city of Valencia averages. At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom lists at around 1,120 EUR a month, before you negotiate. These are asking prices on new listings, not what sitting tenants pay.
Asking prices here have barely moved in a year (0%), against 7% for the city as a whole.
This is the figure for the barrio itself. The Camins al Grau district it belongs to reads 19 EUR on the same index.
Fotocasa publishes a figure for La Creu del Grau, but it has not moved at all over the past year, which suggests a thin sample; treat it with caution.
Our renting guide explains what landlords ask for and what the fianza and agency fee add on signing day, and the upfront cost calculator runs the maths for any rent.
Public and concertado schools in this neighbourhood
The Conselleria's school guide doesn't allow direct links to an individual school's page, so each card below gives you the school's official code instead. Open the guide, paste the code into the search box and the school's page comes up. Like many Spanish public administration websites, it takes a little patience.
CEIP el Grau
Avinguda Baleares 64
IES Baleares
Avinguda Baleares 66
Centre Privat Trafalgar
Carrer Rodrigo Pertegaz 29
Where La Creu del Grau Sits in Valencia
What Living in La Creu del Grau Is Really Like
Pros: What Residents Love
- Metro at Marítim and Ayora
- Shops and bars on every street
- Walking or cycling distance to the beach
- Lively, lived-in feel
Cons: What to Know First
- Very dense, little green space
- Hard to park
- Plain mid-century blocks
- Busy avenues on the edges
Typical Properties in La Creu del Grau
Local Amenities
Transport
Marítim (lines 5, 6, 7 and 8) and Ayora (lines 5 and 7) metro stations
History
Named after the medieval Creu Coberta del Grau, now an iron replica on the Avinguda del Port
Green space
A new park around the old Gas Lebon gas holder
Population
15,329 residents on 39.2 hectares (padrón, 1 January 2025)
More neighborhoods
Camí Fondo
A small barrio of Camins al Grau where the old roads to the port began, with a few streets of low family houses
Explore Camí FondoAiora
Family-friendly Camins al Grau pocket around the Parc d'Aiora with metro 5 connection
Explore AioraPenya-roja
Modernist America's Cup blocks at the marina, popular with digital nomads
Explore Penya-rojaThinking about moving to La Creu del Grau?
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Reviewed 5 September 2026 by Michael Bastin