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Mijas Costa carries some of the deepest apartment supply on the coast, clustered in the beachside urbanisations strung along the N-340 — Calahonda, Riviera del Sol, Miraflores and La Cala de Mijas — with newer blocks a little inland around Calanova Golf. Most of what you'll see are one- and two-bedroom flats of 60 to 95 m2 inside gated communities with a shared pool, and usually gardens and a parking space. Ground-floor units with a private garden terrace and top-floor penthouses with a solarium and sea view sit at the top of each development's pecking order, and we'll always tell you when one is priced for the view rather than the home.
Apartments here cover a wide band. A modest inland one-bed can start in the high €100,000s; a comfortable two-bed in a good Calahonda or Riviera del Sol community generally runs €250,000 to €400,000, with front-line beach apartments and large penthouses well beyond. In La Cala you'd typically expect around €3,000 to €3,200 per m2, the few metres to the sand making most of the difference. The buyers are a genuine mix — families near Calahonda's schools and shops, golfers around Calanova and Miraflores, holiday-home owners who let when they're away — and we'll tell you plainly which of those a given apartment really suits.
This is one of the most settled international communities on the coast, and it shows in daily life. British and Irish residents have been here for decades and remain a big presence — in parts of Calahonda and Riviera del Sol you'll hear as much English as Spanish in the supermarket — but the mix has broadened steadily, with strong Dutch, German, Scandinavian and Belgian contingents alongside Spanish families and a fair number of remote workers. Roughly half the buyers we meet are relocating full-time; the other half are after a second home or a rental investment. La Cala de Mijas, the unofficial capital, draws people who want a proper walkable town centre with a Spanish heart. Calahonda and Riviera del Sol suit those who want amenities, expat networks and value on their doorstep. The golf villages — El Chaparral, Mijas Golf, Calanova — pull in fairway-side buyers and families who don't mind being a five-minute drive from the beach. It's a practical, unpretentious sort of place: people come here to live well without paying Marbella prices, and most stay.
Apartments dominate Mijas Costa, and that's the honest starting point. The bulk of the housing stock is apartments and ground-floor apartments — the latter especially prized here for their private gardens and direct terrace access, ideal if you've a dog or grandchildren and don't fancy lifts. Above and around them you'll find a healthy run of penthouses (including duplex penthouses with those big solariums and sea glimpses), townhouses, semi-detached houses and semi-detached villas in gated communities, plus the occasional duplex. Detached villas exist too, concentrated in the golf urbanisations and the older hillside pockets, but they're the minority — this is not a villa-first market like Nueva Andalucía. Styles span everything from 1980s and 90s Andalusian-white communities with mature gardens and communal pools, to renovated stock, to crisp new-build developments clustering around La Cala and the golf resorts. A word of caution we'll always give: older urbanisations vary enormously in upkeep and community fees, and a tired complex can swallow your savings. We'll walk you through the comunidad accounts before you fall for the terrace.
Mijas Costa is where you get more square metre for your euro than almost anywhere west of here. As a rough guide, apartments typically run from around €200,000 for a modest two-bed in an established community up to €500,000–€600,000 for a quality or sea-view home. Townhouses and semi-detached homes generally sit in the €350,000–€800,000 band depending on community, condition and proximity to the beach. Villas usually start around €650,000 and climb past €1.5–2 million for the larger golf-side or front-line plots, with a handful of trophy homes well beyond that. Ground-floor apartments and penthouses command a premium over mid-floor units for the garden or the solarium. Average prices across the area generally sit in the low-to-mid four figures per square metre, with La Cala de Mijas and the front line pricing highest. We won't pretend everything's a bargain — some homes here are over-priced for what they are, and we'll always tell you which ones and why before you make an offer.
Life here is organised around golf, the beach and the Senda Litoral — the coastal boardwalk linking long stretches of Calahonda, Riviera del Sol and La Cala, so you can walk or cycle for miles by the sea. The beaches are genuinely good: La Cala's wide Blue Flag sand with its promenade of chiringuitos, plus Calahonda, El Bombo and a scatter of quieter coves. Golf is everywhere — La Cala Resort alone has 54 holes and a Leadbetter academy, with Chaparral, Calanova, Mijas Golf and Miraflores all within minutes. For families, St Anthony's College in Mijas Costa is the anchor: British curriculum, ages 3–18, and one of the oldest international schools on the coast, with AIM School and others nearby and bus routes threading through the urbanisations. Getting around is car-based and easy: the A-7 (free) and AP-7 (toll) run the length of the coast, Málaga Airport is roughly 25–30 minutes east, and Marbella and Puerto Banús about 20–25 minutes west. There's no train into Mijas itself — the nearest station is Fuengirola, the end of the C1 Cercanías line from Málaga and the airport, about ten minutes from the eastern edge of the area.
After 20 years on this coast we know these urbanisations one terrace at a time — which blocks back onto the motorway and get the traffic hum, which south-west corners get the sea breeze in August, which communities have healthy reserves and which have a special levy coming. We'll tell you when a home is fairly priced and when it isn't, point you towards the right micro-market for how you actually want to live, and never push you up the hill to a villa when a ground-floor apartment near La Cala would suit you better. Whether you're weighing Mijas Costa against Marbella, hunting a rental investment near the golf, or just want an honest second opinion on a place you've seen, drop us a line.
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Apartments in Mijas Costa span a broad band. A modest inland one-bedroom can start in the high €100,000s, a comfortable two-bedroom in an established community like Calahonda or Riviera del Sol typically runs €250,000 to €400,000, and three-bedroom flats and penthouses generally start in the low €300,000s and climb from there. Front-line beach apartments and large solarium penthouses sit well above those figures. In La Cala de Mijas you'd typically expect roughly €3,000 to €3,200 per m2, with proximity to the sand driving most of the variation.
The deepest apartment supply is in the established beachside urbanisations along the N-340: Calahonda and Riviera del Sol (both well-serviced, with the Senda Litoral coastal path linking them to La Cala), Miraflores, and La Cala de Mijas itself, including the La Butibamba area. For newer, more modern blocks, look slightly inland around Calanova Golf, a few minutes up from La Cala, where most of the newer apartment stock sits. El Chaparral leans more towards villas, so apartment choice there is thinner.
It is a genuinely mixed market: families and year-round residents drawn to Calahonda's schools and shops, golfers buying near Calanova and Miraflores, and holiday-home owners who use the flat in season and let it out the rest of the year. The beachside communities in Calahonda, Riviera del Sol and La Cala rent steadily through the warmer months, and a two-bedroom within walking distance of the sand is the sweet spot. Not every urbanisation permits short-term letting and a tourist licence is required, so check the community rules before you buy.
Mijas Costa is the roughly 12-kilometre coastal strip of the municipality of Mijas, running between Fuengirola to the east and Marbella to the west on the western Costa del Sol. It's not a single town but a chain of urbanisations — La Cala de Mijas, Calahonda, Riviera del Sol, Miraflores, El Chaparral and the golf villages among them. Málaga Airport is about 25–30 minutes away via the A-7 or AP-7, and Marbella and Puerto Banús are roughly 20–25 minutes west.
As a typical guide, apartments run from around €200,000 for a modest two-bed in an established community to €500,000–€600,000 for a quality or sea-view home. Townhouses and semi-detached homes generally fall between €350,000 and €800,000, while villas usually start near €650,000 and rise past €1.5–2 million for larger golf-side or front-line plots. Average prices generally sit in the low-to-mid four figures per square metre, with La Cala de Mijas and front-line homes at the top end. Mijas Costa generally offers more space for your money than Marbella or Estepona.
Apartments are by far the most common, including ground-floor apartments prized for their private gardens and terraces. You'll also find plenty of penthouses and duplex penthouses, townhouses, semi-detached houses and semi-detached villas in gated communities, and the occasional duplex. Detached villas exist but are a minority, mostly clustered in the golf urbanisations such as Mijas Golf, El Chaparral and Calanova. Stock ranges from 1980s and 90s Andalusian communities through renovated homes to new-build developments around La Cala and the golf resorts.
Yes to both. St Anthony's College in Mijas Costa is the long-established anchor — British curriculum, ages 3 to 18 — with AIM School and other international schools nearby, and most run bus routes through the urbanisations. Golf is a defining feature: La Cala Resort has 54 holes plus a Leadbetter academy, and Chaparral, Calanova, Mijas Golf and Miraflores are all within a few minutes' drive, so fairway-side living is easy to find here.
Mijas Costa is car-based, and we won't pretend otherwise — the A-7 (free) and AP-7 (toll) run its length, and most urbanisations assume you'll drive. There's no train station in Mijas itself; the nearest is Fuengirola, the terminus of the C1 Cercanías line that links Málaga city and the airport, about ten minutes from the eastern edge. That said, La Cala de Mijas and lower Calahonda are genuinely walkable for shops, restaurants and the beach, and the Senda Litoral coastal boardwalk lets you walk or cycle for miles along the seafront.
