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Living in Soternes, Valencia: a neighborhood guide
A small L'Olivereta barrio on the Mislata boundary that began as a hamlet around a hermitage
Living in Soternes
Soternes () is a small barrio of the L'Olivereta district on the western edge of the city, against the municipal boundary with Mislata. Carrer del Nou d'Octubre separates it from Nou Moles to the east, and the Avinguda del Cid marks its southern edge.
The Ajuntament uses the name Soternes in both Castilian and Valencian. According to the Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana, it began as a rural partida and hamlet that grew up in the 15th century around the sanctuary of Sant Miquel, and in the 17th century it was also called Cerdanet after its lords, the Cerdà de Tallada; an older form of the name was Soterna. We found no reliable source for what the word Soternes itself means, so we do not guess.
According to the Ajuntament's municipal register, 5,183 people lived in Soternes on 1 January 2025, on just 22.4 hectares. Most of it is flats built on former farmland, with some old brick walls and workshops still standing between the blocks.
Transport and trade-offs: Nou d'Octubre station, on metro lines 3, 5 and 9, is at its south-east corner on the Avinguda del Cid, and Mislata station is just over the boundary. The barrio has few services of its own, so many residents shop in Mislata. For more shops, Nou Moles is across Nou d'Octubre, and Tres Forques lies south-east, across the Avinguda del Cid.
What rent costs in Soternes (September 2026)
Soternes asks 17 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 1,190 EUR a month, before you negotiate. These are asking prices on new listings, not what sitting tenants pay.
Asking prices here are 1.8% above a year earlier, against 7% for the city as a whole.
This is the figure for the barrio itself. The L'Olivereta district it belongs to reads 17 EUR on the same index.
Soternes is small and has few listings at any time, so the figure above can move more from month to month than in larger barrios.
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.
Centre Privat Pureza de MarÃa-Cid
Avinguda del Cid 142
Centre Privat Som Escola
Carrer Archena 6
Where Soternes Sits in Valencia
What Living in Soternes Is Really Like
Pros: What Residents Love
- Quiet, compact streets
- Metro lines 3, 5 and 9 at Nou d'Octubre
- Mislata's shops next door
- A long local history
Cons: What to Know First
- Few services of its own
- Few rentals at any time
- Traffic on the Avinguda del Cid
- Little to draw visitors
Typical Properties in Soternes
Local Amenities
Transport
Metro lines 3, 5 and 9 at Nou d'Octubre
Shopping
Most everyday shops in neighbouring Mislata
History
A 15th-century hamlet, also once called Cerdanet
Population
5,183 residents on 22.4 hectares (padrón, 1 January 2025)
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Reviewed 5 September 2026 by Michael Bastin