R5512354Detached Villa in Benahavís688 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 4,500,000Property for sale in Benahavís
Benahavís is the smallest of the three municipalities we cover closely and the one with the clearest character. A white village at the head of a gorge, a municipal area that runs down to the coast between Marbella and Estepona, and in between the golf valley — Los Arqueros, La Quinta, El Higueral — plus the gated estates on the ridges above it. The list here holds everything we have in the municipality: villas, apartments and plots side by side.
What a square metre costs in Benahavís right now
Counted from our own listings on 9 October 2026: houses sit at a median of 5,847 € per square metre across 137 comparable listings, apartments at 4,910 € across 159.
Benahavís is the one place on this coast where houses cost more per square metre than apartments, and the reason is what is actually for sale. The houses here are hillside villas on large plots with long views to the sea and to Gibraltar; the apartments are mostly golf-side developments of the last two decades, well built and well equipped but without the position premium. In Marbella, twenty minutes away, the relationship is the other way round.
Villa, apartment or plot?
The table below separates what is in the list by type, counted fresh each morning.
| Type | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Villa | 6,822 € | 4,875 – 9,360 € | 113 |
| Townhouse | 3,203 € | 2,917 – 4,125 € | 21 |
These are asking prices, not recorded sale prices, and anything with fewer than ten comparable listings is left out rather than shown as a number nobody should rely on. Plots are a real part of this municipality in a way they are not in Marbella: building land still comes up here, in the golf valley and on the slopes, and our plots and land list filters the whole coast on that.
What living here is actually like
The village itself has around 9,000 registered inhabitants and a reputation for restaurants out of all proportion to its size — it is the reason people drive up from the coast on a Friday evening. The road from San Pedro takes about fifteen minutes to the village and the golf valley is closer still; Puerto Banús is twenty minutes, Málaga airport about an hour. What you trade for the views and the quiet is the walk to the beach: nothing in Benahavís is beachfront, and the municipality's short stretch of coast is largely built up with developments that face the sea from behind the dual carriageway.
Where to go from here
If you know the shape of what you want, start from the type: houses and villas in Benahavís or apartments in Benahavís. If golf is the reason you are looking here, our golf residences list covers the courses across the whole coast.
Worth comparing with Marbella and Estepona
Benahavís borders both, and the numbers differ enough to be worth a look before you settle on a municipality. Houses in Marbella have a median of 5,263 € per square metre, below the Benahavís figure, because that market includes town houses and beachside apartments' smaller plots as well as villas. In Estepona houses run at 4,445 €, with a far larger supply near the sea. If the view matters more than the beach, Benahavís usually wins; if the beach matters more, it usually does not.
Keeping up with Benahavís
We hold an archive of the town hall's announcements in English — the fair, the cultural programme, works in the village and in the municipality: news from Benahavís. And if nothing in the list above fits yet, our property alarm will mail you when something does.
R5512354Detached Villa in Benahavís688 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 4,500,000
NE-TV-5B6B-TVZF122Detached Villa in Benahavís1157 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 12,254,665
NE-TV-4B5B-TVES137Detached Villa in Benahavís819 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 8,488,653
NE-TV-5B6B-TVZF135Detached Villa in Benahavís1107 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 10,863,607
R5469109Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís246 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 1,580,000
R5506366Detached Villa in Benahavís200 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 460,000
R5508634Penthouse Duplex in Benahavís222 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 775,000
R5494642Townhouse in Benahavís208 m², 5 bed, 4 bath€ 850,000
R3328585Residential Plot in Benahavís0 bed, 0 bath€ 715,000
NE-MCHP-2B2B-1612Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís168 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 840,000
NE-MCHP-3B2B-1212Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís114 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 895,000
NE-MCHP-4B4B-13BAJO2Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís271 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,050,000
R5408821Detached Villa in Benahavís212 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 720,000
R5448265Penthouse in Benahavís173 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 850,000
NE-BL-4B3B-1Detached Villa in Benahavís190 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 1,890,000
NE-VM-3B3B-V2101Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís431 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,895,000
R5506360Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís105 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 290,000
R5506183Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís115 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 350,000
R5506795Detached Villa in Benahavís452 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,350,000
NE-ALTU-2B2B-B250106Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís103 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 499,000
NE-ALTU-3B2B-B24BJ1Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís127 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 720,000
NE-ALTU-3B2B-B260209Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís118 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 770,000
NE-SOL-2B2B-11BApartment in Benahavís136 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 1,195,000
NE-SOL-3B3B-10AApartment in Benahavís186 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,150,000
NE-SOL-3B3B-20AApartment in Benahavís185 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,990,000
NE-SMA-2B2B-12AMiddle Floor Apartment in Benahavís237 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 1,495,000
NE-SMA-3B3B-11AGround Floor Apartment in Benahavís516 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,950,000
NE-SMA-4B4B-13BPenthouse in Benahavís548 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 3,495,000
NE-SMV-5B5B-4AstroDetached Villa in Benahavís1045 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 6,495,000
NE-SMV-6B6B-2AuroraDetached Villa in Benahavís1129 m², 6 bed, 6 bath€ 6,895,000
NE-SMV-5B5B-12OrionDetached Villa in Benahavís1052 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 7,950,000
NE-TIA-3B3B-40BApartment in Benahavís202 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,550,000
NE-TIA-3B3B-63AMiddle Floor Apartment in Benahavís290 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,300,000
NE-VLR-4B4B-9Detached Villa in Benahavís657 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 6,995,000
NE-VLR-3B3B-10Detached Villa in Benahavís785 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 7,995,000
NE-VLR-3B5B-16Detached Villa in Benahavís992 m², 3 bed, 5 bath€ 9,995,000
NE-FL-2B2B-B2011Apartment in Benahavís94 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 425,000
NE-FL-3B2B-B1015Apartment in Benahavís107 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 495,000
NE-FL-3B2B-B20410Apartment in Benahavís117 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 800,000How many properties for sale in Benahavís do you list?
The list above shows every resale property we currently have in the municipality — villas, apartments and plots together. It is rebuilt from the Resales network with every feed run rather than maintained by hand, so the number moves daily. Use the filters at the top to narrow it by type, bedrooms or price.
Where exactly is Benahavís?
Inland between Marbella and Estepona, about seven kilometres up from the coast road at San Pedro de Alcántara. The municipal area is large and reaches down to the sea between the two neighbours, which is why some addresses that feel coastal are administratively Benahavís. Puerto Banús is roughly twenty minutes away, Málaga airport about an hour.
Why do houses here cost more per square metre than apartments?
Because of what is on the market. The houses are hillside villas on large plots with long sea views, where the position carries much of the price; the apartments are mostly golf-side developments without that premium. On the coast itself the relationship is usually reversed, because beachfront apartments pay for their position in the same way.
Is La Zagaleta part of Benahavís?
Yes. The gated estates on the ridges above the village — La Zagaleta, El Madroñal and their neighbours — lie in the municipality of Benahavís. Properties there appear in the list above when they are offered through the Resales network; many of the largest are sold privately and never reach any public listing.
Are these asking prices or sale prices?
Asking prices, taken from the listings themselves. Spain has no public register of achieved sale prices usable for this, so take the medians as a starting point for a conversation rather than as a valuation.