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Estepona Town, Estepona
This impressive townhouse is located in the desirable Calvario area of Estepona Town, Malaga, within a secure gated community. Designed to offer the ultimate b…
Estepona East, Estepona
This newly built, sophisticated townhouse is located in Cancelada, Estepona East—one of the most desirable addresses on the Costa del Sol for discerning intern…
Estepona East, Estepona
A modern, spacious townhouse is now available in the highly desirable area of Los Miradores del Sol, Estepona East. Situated just moments from the shores of th…
Estepona East, Estepona
This stunning townhouse represents the pinnacle of Costa del Sol real estate, situated front line beach on Playa del Castor in the prestigious El Velerin, Este…
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Town houses here split neatly into two characters, and it helps to know which you're chasing before you start. In the old town you'll find narrow terraced casas on the pedestrianised lanes off Calle Real and around Plaza de las Flores — whitewashed, often three floors stacked tight, with a roof terrace doing the work the garden can't. Many have been carefully restored behind the original facade, keeping beamed ceilings and terracotta floors while the plumbing and wiring quietly get sorted. They tend to run smaller, frequently two or three bedrooms in the 80 to 140 square metre range, and they reward anyone who actually wants to walk to the fish market and the tapas bars rather than drive to them.
Out along the New Golden Mile — El Paraiso, Cancelada, Selwo, Bel Air, Benavista and the established gated communities behind El Presidente — the town house means something different: part of a managed urbanisation with a communal pool, gardens and a private garage, usually three or four bedrooms and a patch of garden. These suit families and year-round residents as much as holiday owners, and they offer the lock-up-and-leave ease the pueblo houses can't. As a rough guide, restored pueblo town houses generally run from the mid-300,000s into the 500,000s, while gated New Golden Mile town houses typically sit anywhere from the 400,000s to comfortably past a million for frontline or premium developments. We'll always tell you which ones are priced ahead of what they'll actually fetch, and why.
Estepona sits on the coast roughly 80km west of Málaga airport and about 20 minutes short of Marbella, with Sotogrande, Gibraltar and the Sierra Bermeja mountains all close at hand. It is the town that got its regeneration right. The 'Garden of the Costa del Sol' project repainted and replanted the Casco Antiguo into an old quarter of geranium pots and ceramic murals, while keeping a genuine working fishing port and marina at its heart. That mix — a proper Spanish town that also happens to be international — is exactly why people who view Estepona tend to buy here rather than further east.
The buyer mix here is broad, and that is part of the appeal. The British are the largest single group and have been for years, with a deep network of clubs, cafes and charities behind them. Scandinavians have a long-standing presence, and Belgian and Dutch buyers have grown into a serious bloc, drawn by the value compared with home and the new-build developments that went up around the New Golden Mile and Selwo. Germans, French and a steady flow of Spanish buyers from Málaga and beyond round it out. You will find year-round residents and remote workers in and around the town centre and the port, retirees and second-home owners spread through the golf valleys inland, and families clustering near the international schools. It feels less of a holiday enclave than some of its neighbours and more like a place people actually live.
Apartments dominate the Estepona market, from town-centre flats a short walk from the beach to large, modern complexes along the coast with pools and landscaped gardens. Ground-floor apartments with private terraces are common and popular with anyone who wants outdoor space without the upkeep of a garden. Villas are the next big strand, ranging from established homes in the golf urbanisations to contemporary new-builds on elevated sea-view plots. Penthouses and duplex penthouses are well represented and prized for their roof terraces and views, and you will find town houses, semi-detached villas and the occasional building plot for those who want to design their own. Styles span classic Andalusian whitewash, the cream-and-arches Mediterranean look of the 1990s and 2000s golf developments, and the clean, glass-fronted minimalism of the newer schemes.
Estepona generally trades at a meaningful discount to equivalent locations in Marbella, and that gap is much of its appeal. As a rough guide, a two-bedroom apartment in the town or along the New Golden Mile typically runs in the low-to-mid hundreds of thousands of euros, with quality and sea views pushing toward the upper end of that band. True seafront and brand-new prime stock is a different conversation, generally starting around the seven-figure mark and climbing from there. New-build per-square-metre rates on the best elevated plots reach into the higher bands you would normally associate with Marbella, while older resale apartments inland offer some of the better value on this stretch of coast. Villas cover an enormous range depending on plot, position and age. We always quote you typical bands rather than a single number, and we will always tell you when we think a particular home is over-priced and exactly why.
Daily life in Estepona is genuinely easy. The promenade and port give you restaurants, a Sunday market and a working fishing fleet; the old town gives you tapas bars, the Orchidarium and a proper square to sit in; and the beaches stretch for more than 20 kilometres, from town sands to quieter coves out toward Guadalmansa and Bahía Dorada. Golf is everywhere inland, with El Paraíso, Atalaya Golf & Country Club, Estepona Golf and Valle Romano all within easy reach. Families are well served: Atalaya International School and the British-curriculum International School Estepona sit in and around El Paraíso, Colegio San José is a long-established bilingual option, and Atlas American School brings a US curriculum to the Selwo Hills. For getting around, the AP-7 toll motorway puts Málaga airport roughly 55 to 75 minutes away depending on traffic, Marbella around 20 minutes east, and Gibraltar's airport a similar run to the west. There is no train, so a car is more or less essential outside the town centre, but the coastal roads are good and Sotogrande and Puerto Banús are both quick hops.
We have spent 20 years on this coast, and we treat Estepona the way we would if we were buying here ourselves — because in a sense we already did. We will walk you through the difference between a breezy front-line flat and an inland golf villa that needs air-conditioning by July, between an urbanisation with healthy community fees and one with a tired pool and a reserve fund that worries us. We will point out the over-priced listings as readily as the good-value ones, flag the works the town has planned near a given street, and tell you honestly when somewhere is not right for you. If you want a sensible, local read on buying in Estepona, with no hype and no pressure, drop us a line.
Old-town town houses are traditional terraced casas on Estepona's pedestrianised pueblo streets, often three storeys with a roof terrace and no garage, prized for walkability to the market, beach and tapas bars. New Golden Mile town houses, in gated urbanisations around El Paraiso, Cancelada, Selwo and Bel Air, come with a communal pool, gardens and private parking, and generally offer more bedroom space and easier lock-up-and-leave ownership.
Most Estepona town houses have two to four bedrooms. Pueblo terraced houses tend to be more compact, commonly two or three bedrooms across 80 to 140 square metres, with the roof terrace as the outdoor space. Town houses in the New Golden Mile gated communities more often run to three or four bedrooms with a private garden, garage and shared pool.
As a typical guide, restored town houses in Estepona's old town generally run from the mid-300,000s into the 500,000s euro range, depending on condition and size. Town houses in the New Golden Mile gated communities usually sit from the 400,000s upward, with frontline-beach or premium developments comfortably exceeding a million euros. Condition, exact location and outdoor space drive most of the variation.
Estepona is about 80km west of Málaga-Costa del Sol airport, roughly a 55 to 75 minute drive via the AP-7 toll motorway depending on traffic. Marbella is around 20 minutes east and Gibraltar a similar distance to the west. There is no train line to Estepona, so while the town centre and port are very walkable, a car is effectively essential if you are living in the golf urbanisations or the New Golden Mile inland.
Estepona generally trades below equivalent Marbella locations. As a guide, a two-bedroom apartment in town or on the New Golden Mile typically runs in the low-to-mid hundreds of thousands of euros, with sea views and quality pushing higher. Seafront and brand-new prime stock generally starts around the seven-figure mark, and villas vary widely with plot and position. These are typical bands rather than fixed figures; we'll always give you the realistic range for the type and area you're after.
It depends on how you want to live. The town centre and port suit anyone wanting walkable, year-round Spanish life near the beach. The eastern New Golden Mile, taking in Casasola, El Paraíso, Atalaya, El Campanario, Selwo, Guadalmansa and Bahía Dorada, is where most of the golf villas, modern apartment complexes and sea-view new-builds sit. Inland spots like Valle Romano and Estepona Golf offer more space for the money. We'll match the area to your budget, your need for breeze versus quiet, and your school run.
Yes. Atalaya International School and the British-curriculum International School Estepona are both in and around El Paraíso on the eastern side of town. Colegio San José is a well-established bilingual school covering infant through to Baccalaureate, and Atlas American School in the Selwo Hills offers a full US curriculum. Most international families base themselves in the El Paraíso and Selwo areas to keep the school run short, which is worth factoring into where you buy.
Value and atmosphere, mainly. Estepona typically costs noticeably less than comparable Marbella property while sitting only about 20 minutes away, with the same beaches, golf and airport access. It has also kept the feel of a real Andalusian town, with a working fishing port, a carefully regenerated old quarter and a strong year-round community, rather than being purely a resort. For many buyers that combination of lower prices and genuine local life is exactly the trade they want.
