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West of the town, towards Arroyo Vaquero, Costa Galera, Bahía Dorada and Costalita, the apartment is the dominant home, and it has a particular character here. Buildings stay low — three or four storeys is the norm rather than the towers you find further east — set in gated gardens with a pool, often a short walk from the sand. Newer schemes such as those around Arroyo Vaquero and Bahía Dorada lean into open-plan living, deep terraces and a co-working room or gym; older communities along Costalita and Saladillo trade a little polish for mature gardens and more space for the money.
Layouts run from compact one- and two-bedroom flats that lock up and leave easily to three-bedroom homes with a proper terrace, which is where most international buyers settle. Ground-floor units with a private garden and top-floor penthouses with sea-view solariums carry a premium over the middle floors. As a rough guide, two-bedroom apartments typically run from the high €200,000s in older inland communities, while modern beach-side two- and three-beds generally sit somewhere between the low €400,000s and around €800,000, climbing well beyond for frontline or penthouse homes. We'll always tell you which ones are priced ahead of what they'll actually deliver, and why.
This side of town has a settled, year-round feel. You'll find a real mix: Northern European retirees and semi-retirees who came for the winters and stayed, younger families drawn by the international schools and the space, and remote workers who wanted Costa del Sol sun without Marbella prices. There's a strong British, Belgian, Dutch and Scandinavian presence, alongside Spanish families from Estepona itself, who never really left this stretch. It's less of a high-season-only postcode than parts of the coast — plenty of urbanisations here keep their lights on through January. Holiday-home owners and long-let landlords are well represented too, particularly in the older established communities like Bahía Dorada and Costa Natura, which have decades of rental history behind them. The result is a neighbourly, low-key atmosphere where people actually use the communal pools and walk to the chiringuito rather than driving everywhere.
Apartments dominate here, and dominate comfortably — bright two- and three-bed flats and a particularly good run of ground-floor apartments with private gardens, the kind that sell quickly because buyers love stepping straight out onto a terrace and lawn. Behind the apartments sit detached villas, more of them as you climb the hillside towards the A-7 and the golf, and a scattering of penthouses and duplex penthouses for buyers chasing the bigger sea-view terraces. Semi-detached villas round out the mix for families who want a garden and a bit of privacy without a full villa's upkeep. Styles span the decades: the 1970s and 80s Mediterranean-village look of Bahía Dorada, designed by architect Aubrey David with its whitewashed walls and arches; solid 1990s and 2000s urbanisations like Arroyo Vaquero and Buenas Noches; and a steady run of contemporary new-build — flat roofs, floor-to-ceiling glass, communal spa and gym — around Valle Romano, Azata Golf and the hillside above the coast road. If you want clean modern lines with a golf or sea outlook, this is fertile ground; if you want character and mature gardens, the older beachside communities deliver that.
Estepona West generally gives you more home for your money than the beachfront strips closer to Marbella. As a rough guide, apartments here typically run from the high €200,000s for an older two-bed inland, into the €400,000s and €500,000s for a well-positioned three-bed or a newer build with sea views — call it broadly €3,000 to €3,900 per square metre, with frontline and brand-new stock pushing the top of that. Ground-floor apartments with gardens carry a premium for the lifestyle they offer. Penthouses and duplex penthouses with proper terraces typically start in the mid-to-upper €400,000s and climb from there. Villas are the wide band: a modest semi-detached or older detached villa might sit around €700,000 to €900,000, while a contemporary detached villa with a pool and sea views on the hillside or beside the golf will comfortably run into seven figures, often €4,500 to €4,800 per square metre and beyond for the best of them. These are typical ranges, not promises — condition, exact position and sea-view aspect move the number a lot, and we'll always be straight with you about whether an asking price stacks up.
The beaches are the daily draw: Costa Natura (home to Spain's first official naturist resort, dating to the mid-1980s), Arroyo Vaquero, El Cristo and El Padrón are all along this stretch, backed by Estepona's long seafront promenade. Golf is close at hand — Valle Romano, Azata Golf and Estepona Golf are all within the area, La Resina's short course sits just inland, and the championship course at Finca Cortesín is about a ten-minute drive west. For families, the international schools are a real pull: Mayfair Academy and Colegio San José are in Estepona, with Laude San Pedro International College and Sotogrande International School both within an easy drive. Day to day you've got the commercial centres at Arroyo Vaquero and the supermarkets, plus everything in Estepona town's flower-filled old quarter a few minutes east. Getting around is straightforward: the A-7 coast road runs through the whole area for free, the AP-7 toll motorway shortcuts the longer hops, Estepona town is five to ten minutes away, Marbella around 20 to 25, Gibraltar airport roughly 40 to 45 minutes, and Málaga airport under an hour. There's no train, so a car is essential, but the roads here are good and the drives are short.
We know these urbanisations inside out, so we don't deal in glossy generalities — we'll tell you that one block at Bahía Dorada gets the breeze and the sea view while another looks at a car park, that Costa Natura is a naturist community and isn't for everyone, that a hillside villa's sea view depends entirely on what gets built below it, and which communities have sensible service charges versus the ones with ageing lifts and a reserve fund problem. We'll point out an over-priced listing before you fall for the terrace, and we'll flag the quietly good value before it's gone. If you're weighing up Estepona West — whether it's a lock-up-and-leave apartment, a garden flat for the grandchildren, or a villa to retire into — we're happy to walk you round, share the honest local view and help you buy well. Come and see the coast with people who actually live on it; drop us a line.
Estepona West, Estepona
Presenting a luxurious, brand new apartment situated in the highly desirable Bahía de Estepona in Estepona West, Malaga. This front line beach property epitomi…
Estepona West, Estepona
This exclusive ground floor apartment, located in the desirable Arroyo Vaquero region of Estepona West, offers an unmatched blend of luxury and modern living o…
Estepona West, Estepona
This elegant, newly built apartment is located in the sought-after Estepona Golf area, Estepona West, on Spain’s illustrious Costa del Sol. Boasting two well-a…
Estepona West, Estepona
This off plan apartment in Estepona Golf, Estepona West, offers a distinguished position front line to golf, with panoramic views across the course, the mounta…
Estepona West, Estepona
This off-plan ground floor apartment is set to be finsihed by summer 2027 and is perfectly positioned in the highly sought-after area of La Gaspara, Estepona W…
Most apartments in Estepona West have one, two or three bedrooms. One- and two-bedroom flats suit holiday use and lock-up-and-leave owners, while three-bedroom homes with a terrace are the popular choice for families and full-time residents. Larger four-bedroom apartments and penthouses exist but are less common.
Older or more inland two-bedroom apartments typically start in the high €200,000s. Modern beach-side two- and three-bedroom apartments generally run from the low €400,000s to around €800,000, with frontline positions, sea-view penthouses and ground-floor garden units sitting at the upper end and beyond.
The coastal pockets west of the town — Arroyo Vaquero, Costa Galera, Bahía Dorada, Costalita and Saladillo — hold most of the apartment stock, in low-rise gated communities close to the beach. Newer developments cluster around Arroyo Vaquero and Bahía Dorada; Costalita and the Saladillo strip offer more established gardens and quieter streets.
Estepona West refers to the coastal and hillside strip running west of Estepona town centre towards Sabinillas, Casares Costa and the Manilva border. It takes in established urbanisations such as Bahía Dorada, Arroyo Vaquero, Costa Natura and Buenas Noches along the beach, plus hillside and golf communities like Valle Romano and Azata Golf inland of the A-7 coast road. Estepona town itself is just five to ten minutes east.
As a general guide, apartments usually run from the high €200,000s for an older inland two-bed up into the €400,000s and €500,000s for newer or sea-view three-beds, roughly €3,000 to €3,900 per square metre. Penthouses with large terraces tend to start in the mid-to-upper €400,000s. Villas span widely, from around €700,000 for a modest semi-detached or older detached home to well over €1 million for a contemporary villa with a pool and sea views, often €4,500 per square metre and up. Position, condition and aspect move these figures considerably.
Apartments are by far the most common, including a strong supply of ground-floor apartments with private gardens. Beyond those you'll find detached villas (more of them on the hillside near the golf), penthouses and duplex penthouses with bigger terraces for sea views, and semi-detached villas for families wanting a garden without full villa upkeep. Styles range from 1970s and 80s Mediterranean-village urbanisations to modern new-build with communal spa and gym.
For golf you have Valle Romano, Azata Golf and Estepona Golf right in the area, La Resina just inland, and the championship Finca Cortesín about ten minutes west. Beaches include Costa Natura (Spain's first naturist resort), Arroyo Vaquero, El Cristo and El Padrón, linked by the Estepona promenade. International schools within easy reach include Mayfair Academy and Colegio San José in Estepona, Laude San Pedro International College, and Sotogrande International School a short drive away.
A car is essential as there's no train line, but the roads are good. The free A-7 coast road runs the length of the area and the AP-7 toll motorway speeds up longer trips. Estepona town is five to ten minutes away, Marbella about 20 to 25 minutes, Gibraltar airport roughly 40 to 45 minutes, and Málaga airport under an hour by car. Local commercial centres and supermarkets at Arroyo Vaquero cover day-to-day needs.
