R5240941Townhouse in Benahavís133 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 375,000Townhouses for sale in Benahavís
Discover the best townhouses for sale in Benahavís — your complete guide
Here is the oddity that makes townhouses for sale in Benahavís worth a close look. Benahavís has the dearest villas on this coast and the cheapest townhouses. Counted from our listings on 14 October 2026, townhouses for sale in Benahavís run at a median of 3,132 € per square metre across 21 comparable listings — against 6,780 € for the municipality's villas. The gap is wider than in Marbella or Estepona, and it is not an accident.
Every townhouse for sale in Benahavís that reaches us through the Resales network appears above, refreshed with every feed run. Asking prices run from about 390,000 euros to 2.15 million, with the average near 760,000 and around twenty listings at any time.
Why are townhouses for sale in Benahavís so much cheaper than its villas?
Because the two are not really the same market, and understanding that is most of what you need before you start looking.
The villa price here is a position price
Villas in Benahavís sit on ridges above the valley with long views to the sea and Gibraltar, on large plots, at a distance from the next house. That is what the rate per square metre reflects — the position, not the building. It cannot be reproduced by building more, which is why it holds.
The townhouses are in the valley, not on the ridge
Benahavís townhouses for sale are mostly in the golf valley around Los Arqueros, La Quinta and El Higueral: well-built rows on modest plots, backing onto fairways or streets rather than onto a panorama. They are priced like houses, and in a municipality of this reputation that makes them the obvious value.
And the municipality has no beach to pay for
Nothing in Benahavís is beachfront. On the coast, a townhouse within walking distance of the sand carries a premium for exactly that; here there is no sand to be near, and the rate falls accordingly. Whether that is a drawback depends entirely on what you came for.
Where the townhouses for sale in Benahavís are
Our data records the whole municipality under one location, so the filter above does not split by urbanisation. These are the areas in practice.
The golf valley: Los Arqueros, La Quinta, El Higueral
The bulk of the supply of townhouses for sale in Benahavís. Schemes from the nineties onwards, communities with pool and gardens, a course within a few minutes and often directly below the terrace. This is where most townhouses in Benahavís for sale actually are.
Around the village: the rarest townhouses for sale in Benahavís
A handful sit near the old village at the head of the gorge — closer to the restaurants, the school and the health centre, and the part of the municipality that feels like somewhere rather than like a development. Supply here is thin and comes up rarely.
The coastal side of the municipality
The municipal area reaches down to the sea between Marbella and Estepona, which is why some addresses that feel coastal are administratively Benahavís. The few townhouses in Benahavís for sale down there trade the valley view for the coast road.
Factors to consider with townhouses for sale in Benahavís
Three things matter more here than on the coast. Aspect: the slopes put some rows into shadow early, and a terrace that works in July can be cold by three in December. Access: the road to the urbanisation is part of daily life and behaves differently in a January storm. And letting: several communities restrict short lets, and the season is shorter than on the coast.
Legalities and ownership costs
Have a lawyer check the licence of first occupation, the registry entry against what you were shown, and whether any extension was legalised. Then budget IBI, rubbish, community fee and insurance.
Golf rather than beach
If the reason for Benahavís is golf, a townhouse backing onto a fairway is the cheapest way to have it. If the reason is the sea, the municipality cannot supply it, and a townhouse here will disappoint in a way no price makes up for.
Tips for finding townhouses for sale in Benahavís
Around twenty townhouses for sale in Benahavís at any time means waiting rather than searching. An alert does that for you.
Set an alert rather than checking back
Our property alarm mails you the day a matching property appears. In a market this size, that is the difference between seeing a house and hearing it was sold.
Work with a local agent like us
We list from the shared Resales network, so the same townhouse appears here as elsewhere; what differs is the advice. In Benahavís, ask specifically what the community statutes allow and what the fee covers.
Compare Benahavís with Estepona and Marbella
Townhouses in Estepona run at 3,911 € per square metre over a far larger supply — and within walking distance of a beach. In Marbella the rate is 4,307 €, the dearest of the three, for the address. If the view and the golf are the point, Benahavís gives you more house for the money than either. And for the whole municipality see houses in Benahavís, our Benahavís page, or the villas that set the reputation.
Answers about townhouses in Benahavís
What do townhouses for sale in Benahavís cost?
From 375,000 euros to 1,500,000, with the middle of the list at 575,000 for 209 square metres built on some 175 square metres of plot — more floor and more land than a townhouse on the coast, for less money than one in Marbella. It is a short list: around 21 at a time, none of them new build. The figures per square metre in the table on this page are counted fresh each morning; on the coast the same type is townhouses in Marbella, with the middle at 730,000 for less floor. The townhouses for sale in Benahavís in the list above are rebuilt with every feed run, so a house that sold yesterday is gone today.
Is this the way into Benahavís?
It is the only way in under a million, and that is worth saying plainly. The Benahavís house list sits at 3,500,000 in the middle because 130 of the 153 are villas on large plots; the 21 townhouses and the few semi-detached houses are the entire entry level. If the municipality is what you want rather than the villa, start here — and then look at apartments in Benahavís, which start lower again. The villas are on detached villas in Benahavís.
What do I get for 674,000 euros here that the coast would not give me?
209 square metres over two or three floors, a private patio, and a view down the valley instead of into the next block — in Marbella the same money buys 184 square metres in a terrace from the nineties. What you give up is the walk to anything: the village has a handful of restaurants and no beach, and the sea is a ten-to-twenty-minute drive. For the beach instead, see beachfront on this coast.
What should I check before buying townhouses for sale in Benahavís?
The access road and who maintains it, because on a hillside that is a real line in the accounts. The quota of the urbanisation, which up here covers gardens, pool, security and often the road itself, and does not shrink in winter. Your own roof, since on a townhouse it is yours. And whether what stands matches the register. Only fourteen of the 21 have a pool at all, communal or private, so check which it is. Our agents on the ground will get the papers. We do it on any of the townhouses for sale in Benahavís you shortlist.
What comes on top of the asking price of townhouses for sale in Benahavís?
On townhouses for sale in Benahavís, between 10 and 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees, reckoned on the price you agree. Then quota, IBI, insurance, your own roof, and a car. With 21 listings the practical approach is an alert rather than a weekly look: our property alarm mails you when something new matches. Everything in the municipality is on property for sale in Benahavís.
R5240941Townhouse in Benahavís133 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 375,000
R5494642Townhouse in Benahavís208 m², 5 bed, 4 bath€ 850,000
R5369377Townhouse in Benahavís362 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 885,000
R5311489Townhouse in Benahavís169 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
R5305000Townhouse in Benahavís243 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 598,000
R5186806Townhouse in Benahavís287 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 899,000
R4675783Townhouse in Benahavís269 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,495,000
R5402830Townhouse in Benahavís160 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 485,000
R5479459Townhouse in Benahavís147 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 615,000
R5469382Townhouse in Benahavís104 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 429,000
R5360824Townhouse in Benahavís133 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 550,000
R5367640Townhouse in Benahavís167 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 439,000
R5359483Townhouse in Benahavís306 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 980,000
R5288809Townhouse in Benahavís112 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 449,000
R5072872Townhouse in Benahavís147 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 450,000
R5387749Townhouse in Benahavís193 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 575,000
R5431063Townhouse in Benahavís283 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 1,295,000
R5116963Townhouse in Benahavís320 m², 5 bed, 2 bath€ 390,000
R5026852Townhouse in Benahavís180 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 525,000
R5050864Townhouse in Benahavís227 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 749,500
R5297995Townhouse in Benahavís229 m², 4 bed, 3 bath€ 525,000What townhouses for sale in Benahavís cost in October 2026
The table compares the municipalities rather than the districts, because Benahavís is recorded as one location and a district table would have a single row.
Budget
Add 10 to 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees. On a 760,000-euro townhouse that is 76,000 to 99,000 euros.
Size and layout
Around 220 square metres built with three or four bedrooms — larger than the coastal equivalent. The built figure includes garage and covered terraces, so ask for the distribution. On a sloping plot, also ask how much of the garden is level.
Community fees and running costs
The item that varies most here is the community fee, because some urbanisations maintain private roads as well as gardens and a pool. That is a real service at a real cost. Ask for the quota and the minutes of the last two meetings.
| Area | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueva Andalucía | 6,486 € | 4,922 – 9,252 € | 205 |
| San Pedro de Alcántara | 6,200 € | 4,379 – 7,598 € | 85 |
| Benahavís | 5,847 € | 4,256 – 8,442 € | 139 |
| Marbella | 5,247 € | 4,074 – 7,500 € | 273 |
| Estepona | 4,454 € | 3,457 – 5,929 € | 430 |
| Casares | 3,713 € | 2,429 – 6,049 € | 56 |
| Manilva | 3,640 € | 2,526 – 4,976 € | 46 |
These are asking prices, not achieved sale prices, and the Benahavís row mixes villas with townhouses — which is precisely why the per-type figures in the text above are the ones to use for this page.