The new commuters, though still few in number, are part of a wider change in the trend for British people moving to Spain.
"It used to be retirees exclusively but in the last five years there has been a growing trend for young families to come. I would say they are now almost half our clients," said Carlo Ferrari, a British estate agent in the eastern Spanish coastal town of Javea.
Most do not commute to Britain but find work in the booming Spanish tourism, real estate and construction industries.
The new immigrants are mainly looking for a safe and comfortable place to bring up children.
"Here you get full-day kindergartens for two-and-a-half or three- year-olds, which frees both of the parents up for working," explained Ferrari.
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