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R5497060Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía87 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 550,000
R5506111Ground Floor Apartment in Cabopino161 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 689,000
R5064091Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía120 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 679,000
R5491903Ground Floor Apartment in Elviria111 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 475,000
R5397688Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella81 m², 3 bed, 1 bath€ 399,000
R5481664Ground Floor Apartment in Río Real340 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 1,100,000
R5510839Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella170 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,150,000
R5502208Ground Floor Apartment in Guadalmina Baja140 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 950,000
R4137199Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía121 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 650,000
NE-AF-2B2B-GFCGround Floor Apartment in Marbella125 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 1,245,226
R5293540Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella239 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 1,595,000
R5409070Ground Floor Apartment in San Pedro de Alcántara88 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 399,000
R5438602Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella76 m², 1 bed, 1 bath€ 459,000
NE-RR-3B2B-V1Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella116 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,200,000
NE-ARU-3B3B-2BJAGround Floor Apartment in Marbella133 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,350,000
NE-UPP-3B3B-0GGround Floor Apartment in Marbella186 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 755,000
NE-MED-2B2B-160BGround Floor Apartment in Marbella115 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 509,000
R5504635Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella155 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 420,000
R5500609Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía137 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,150,000
R5502628Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella145 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 750,000
R5424295Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella104 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 389,000
R5394439Ground Floor Apartment in Marbella120 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 795,000
R5384125Ground Floor Apartment in Puerto Banús154 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 835,000
R5274025Ground Floor Apartment in Elviria108 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 349,000
R5457208Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía132 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 799,000
R5171074Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía100 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
R5293915Ground Floor Apartment in Los Monteros231 m², 3 bed, 4 bath€ 2,950,000
R5292199Ground Floor Apartment in Las Chapas111 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 660,000
R5482717Ground Floor Apartment in Elviria98 m², 2 bed, 1 bath€ 750,000
R5322253Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía100 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,090,000
R5322508Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía113 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,090,000
R5477911Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía174 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,090,000
R5214325Ground Floor Apartment in Nueva Andalucía112 m², 4 bed, 2 bath€ 755,000
R5413549Ground Floor Apartment in Elviria107 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
R4867849Ground Floor Apartment in Elviria75 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 890,000
R5100976Ground Floor Apartment in Cabopino122 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 895,000
R5395669Ground Floor Apartment in San Pedro de Alcántara110 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 475,000
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Discover the best ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella — your complete guide
Ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella are the ones that behave like a small house. Counted from our listings on 9 October 2026, ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella run at a median of 6,035 € per square metre across 93 comparable listings — above the middle-floor rate of 5,829 €, and the garden terrace is the whole of the difference.
Every Marbella ground floor apartment for sale that reaches us through the Resales network appears above, refreshed with every feed run. Asking prices run from about 201,500 euros to 6.4 million, the average is close to 970,000, and the typical unit is around 143 square metres with two or three bedrooms.
Why buy ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella?
Three reasons to buy ground floor apartments in Marbella for sale, and the first is the one people actually buy for.
A terrace you use rather than look at
A middle-floor balcony is a place to stand. A ground floor terrace opening onto the communal gardens is a place to eat, to leave a bicycle, to let a dog out at seven in the morning. On this coast, where the outdoor months outnumber the indoor ones, that changes how the flat is used rather than how it looks.
No lift, no stairs, no top-floor heat
Step in from the garden. For older buyers and for families with small children this is decisive, and it is also why ground floor apartments in Marbella for sale resell to a broader group than any other floor.
And the gardens are somebody else's job
You get the use of mature communal gardens and a pool without maintaining them. Compared with a townhouse of similar size, the running costs are predictable and the garden is cared for whether you are here or not.
The most desirable locations for ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella
Marbella's apartment stock is spread along the whole coast of the municipality, and the price differences between districts are large.
Marbella town: most ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella are here
The largest block in our list, averaging close to 1.09 million. From the streets behind the old town to the Golden Mile, with the beach and the centre within reach. This is where most ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella are, and where the range is widest.
Nueva Andalucía
Almost as many ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella and a noticeably lower average, around 765,000. Golf-side schemes with generous gardens, international schools within reach, and Puerto Banús close enough to visit. For a garden flat used as a home rather than a holiday base, this is the district that works.
Puerto Banús: the top of the market
Around thirty listings averaging over 1.3 million. You are paying for the marina on the doorstep; the apartments themselves are not systematically better than those a few kilometres east or west.
Elviria and the eastern beaches
The value end: Elviria averages around 576,000 for the same property type, roughly half the Puerto Banús figure. Pine woods, the beach a short walk away, quieter out of season, and the part of the municipality where a garden apartment is still an ordinary purchase.
What ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella cost
The table below is counted fresh each morning from our Marbella apartment listings.
| Area | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Monteros | 11,853 € | 10,349 – 14,544 € | 11 |
| Puerto Banús | 7,637 € | 6,142 – 10,064 € | 130 |
| Marbella | 6,222 € | 4,570 – 8,118 € | 267 |
| Nueva Andalucía | 5,616 € | 4,748 – 7,175 € | 267 |
| Elviria | 5,512 € | 4,230 – 7,080 € | 96 |
| Cabopino | 5,376 € | 4,561 – 6,431 € | 23 |
| San Pedro de Alcántara | 4,973 € | 4,190 – 6,837 € | 66 |
| Río Real | 4,658 € | 3,967 – 6,917 € | 11 |
| Guadalmina Baja | 4,628 € | 3,657 – 5,885 € | 16 |
| Guadalmina Alta | 4,187 € | 3,704 – 4,375 € | 21 |
These are asking prices, not achieved sale prices. Districts with fewer than ten comparable listings are left out rather than shown as a number nobody should rely on. Use the table for the address premium, then the filters above to pin the floor and the size.
Budget
Add 10 to 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees. On a 970,000-euro apartment that is 97,000 to 126,000 euros.
Size and layout
Around 143 square metres built with two or three bedrooms. The figure includes the covered terrace and often a storeroom, so the interior is typically closer to 110. Ask for the distribution, and measure the terrace rather than trusting the photograph's wide angle.
Community fees and running costs
Fees are shared by participation quota, not by floor, so a ground floor unit pays the same as the flat above it. What differs is the terrace garden, which is usually yours to maintain. Ask for the quota and the minutes of the last two general meetings.
Factors to consider with ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella
Three things separate a good ground floor apartment in Marbella from an average one. Orientation — south or south-west with open gardens in front is excellent, north-facing with a building opposite is the weakest unit in the block, and on the ground floor this matters more than anywhere else. Damp, particularly in older schemes and where the terrace sits below garden level. And what the garden actually is: private property, private-use communal land, or simply communal garden beside your terrace — three things that look identical in a photograph and differ entirely in law.
Legalities and ownership costs
Have a lawyer check the registry entry against what you were shown, especially any closed or extended terrace, and whether the parking space is deeded or allocated. Then budget IBI, rubbish, community fee, insurance and non-resident income tax if this is not your main home.
Potential for rental income
Families prefer the ground floor, which means fortnight bookings rather than weekends, and the terrace extends the usable season into spring and autumn. A tourist licence is required and some Marbella communities restrict short lets — read the statutes before you count on the income.
Tips for finding ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella
Ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella are a well-supplied segment, which means you can afford to be selective about the things that cannot be changed.
Work with a local agent like us
We list from the shared Resales network, so the same apartment appears here as elsewhere; what differs is the advice. Ask what is wrong with a property — a damp wall, an overlooked terrace, a community in dispute — because none of it shows in the photographs.
Visit in the morning and after rain
Light on the ground floor changes more through the day than on any other floor, and damp shows after weather rather than before. If you can only come once, come on a grey day.
Compare Marbella with Estepona and Benahavís
In Estepona the same type runs at 4,504 € per square metre over 190 listings — well below Marbella, in a town that works year-round. In Benahavís it runs at 4,725 €, in golf-side schemes with no beach in the municipality. And if nothing fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does. For the whole municipality see apartments in Marbella, for the floor above middle floor apartments in Marbella, and for the top penthouses in Marbella.
Why buy a ground floor apartment in Marbella?
For the terrace. A ground floor apartment here usually comes with a private garden terrace onto the communal gardens, which turns a flat into something closer to a small house — and it is the only apartment type you can step out of without a lift.
How much do ground floor apartments in Marbella cost?
Our current listings run from about 201,500 euros to 6.4 million, with the average close to 970,000. The median per square metre stands in the text above and is recounted every morning from the listings themselves.
How large is a typical ground floor apartment in Marbella?
Around 143 square metres built with two or three bedrooms — larger than the middle-floor average, because ground floor units often take the wider end of a block and count their covered terrace into the built area.
Are ground floor apartments more expensive than middle floor?
In Marbella, yes, per square metre, and the text above gives both figures. The garden terrace is what you pay for. On the top floor the relationship reverses again, because a penthouse is a different proposition.
Which districts have the most ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella?
Marbella town has the most, closely followed by Nueva Andalucía, then Puerto Banús and Elviria. Cabopino and San Pedro de Alcántara contribute smaller numbers. The district filter above the text separates them.
Which district is cheapest?
Elviria, by a clear margin — the average there is around half the Puerto Banús figure for the same property type. Pine woods, the beach a short walk away, and considerably less traffic.
Is a garden apartment secure?
It is the one apartment type with a ground-level access point, so look at the perimeter, the gate and whether the urbanisation has security. In practice most of the schemes here are gated; the ones that are not are worth a second look at the terrace fence.
Do ground floor apartments get enough light?
It depends on the orientation and on what stands in front. South or south-west with open gardens is excellent; north-facing with a building opposite is the weakest proposition in the block. This matters more on the ground floor than anywhere else.
What about damp?
Worth checking on any ground floor apartment, particularly in older schemes and where the terrace sits below garden level. Look at the skirting, ask the community about drainage, and visit after rain if you can.
What are the community fees?
The same as for any other apartment in the block — community fees are shared by participation quota, not by floor. What differs is that you often maintain your own terrace garden.
Can I extend the terrace or close it in?
Only with a licence and usually with the community's agreement, because the facade and the gardens are communal. Many closed terraces on this coast were never legalised; check the registry entry against what you see.
Are they good for letting?
Very — families prefer them because small children and stairs do not mix, and the terrace extends the usable season. A tourist licence is required, and some Marbella communities restrict short lets in their statutes.
What taxes apply when buying?
On a resale, transfer tax plus notary, registry and legal fees — roughly 10 to 13 per cent on top of the price. On a 970,000-euro apartment that is 97,000 to 126,000 euros.
How long does it take to sell one?
Ground floor apartments for sale in Marbella with a good terrace and a south aspect sell quickly. The ones that sit are north-facing, overlooked, or priced as though the terrace were a garden when it is a strip.
Is Marbella dearer than Estepona for this type?
Clearly, and both figures stand in the text above. The gap is the Marbella address rather than a difference in the buildings.
What should I check about the garden?
Whether it is private property, a private-use area of communal land, or simply communal garden next to your terrace. The three look identical from a photograph and are entirely different in law.
How far is the airport?
Málaga is about 50 minutes from most of Marbella, with direct flights across Europe through the winter. Gibraltar is roughly an hour the other way.
Is parking included?
Usually in anything built after the mid-nineties, and often not in older schemes near the town centre. Ask whether the space is deeded property or an allocated right — again, different in law and in resale value.
Are these asking prices or sale prices?
Asking prices, from the listings themselves. Spain has no usable public register of achieved sale prices, so the medians are a starting point for a conversation rather than a valuation.
How do I find a reputable agent in Marbella?
Look for one who answers questions about the drawbacks of a property, works from the shared network rather than a handful of own listings, and refers you to an independent lawyer rather than their own.