Locksmith near Aspe, in the town, the countryside and three neighbours

The town

Aspe, quarter by quarter

The town grew from a medieval core on the right bank of the río Tarafa, crossed the river in the late 19th century and added six quarters between the 1930s and 1970, as the council's own planning report records. On the phone, the name of the quarter and a landmark help as much as the street.

• The old centre

  The oldest streets, round the Basílica del Socorro and the Plaza Mayor: terraced town houses on lanes laid out before the town crossed the river. The square and several streets around it are pedestrian.

  On the phone: The van stops at the edge of the pedestrian streets and the last stretch is on foot. Give the square or the church door you are nearest to.

• El Castillo

  North of the Tarafa: big blocks and narrow streets where houses and small workshops sit side by side.

  On the phone: Say which side of the river you are on and the nearest bridge.

• El Parque and Sagrado Corazón

  The quarter that grew round the market (1930) and the Parque Doctor Calatayud, and the 1957 Sagrado Corazón houses: single-family homes, most still with their front garden.

  On the phone: The market or the park is the easiest landmark to give.

• La Coca, La Prosperidad and Huerta Mayor

  The densest part of town: blocks of flats on narrow streets, where a street door and a stair come before your own door.

  On the phone: Street, number, floor and door letter, and whether the street door is open.

• Vistahermosa and the Caminico de Elche

  Lower, looser streets from the late 1950s onwards, with houses rather than tall blocks, running out towards the Elche road.

  On the phone: The road you turned off and a house colour or gate help more than a number here.

• La Nía and Los Cipreses

  The two old cave-house settlements on the southern edge, now among ordinary houses.

  On the phone: A WhatsApp location pin sent from the door saves the most time.