NE-AG-3B2B-260BApartment in Estepona118 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 524,600Property for sale in Benamara
41 properties for sale in Benamara · € 275,000 to € 2,730,000 · median € 4,986/m²
Benamara is one of the few addresses on this stretch of coast where the beach is a walk rather than a drive. It lies on the New Golden Mile in the eastern half of Estepona, below the golf districts of Atalaya and El Paraíso and east of Costalita, running from the coast road down to the sand. The schemes here were built from the 1980s onwards in the low-rise, garden-and-pool manner of that period: three or four storeys, wide communal grounds, mature planting, and a layout that assumed people would walk to the sea.
What property for sale in Benamara actually is
Mostly apartments, with a solid minority of houses — detached villas, townhouses and a few semi-detached — and almost no plots, because this strip was built out decades ago. What distinguishes the apartment stock from the coastal norm is size: the typical home here is noticeably larger than in the newer beachside schemes further west, because the plot ratios of the period allowed generous floor plans and because many of these flats were drawn as permanent homes rather than holiday lets.
What the beach position does to the price
It raises the price per square metre and lowers the ceiling. Beachside addresses on this coast carry a premium for each square metre you buy — you are paying for the walk to the sand, and there is a fixed amount of land that offers it. At the same time Benamara has no trophy top end: there is no row of twenty-million villas on the front line here as there is in parts of Marbella, so the range of asking prices is narrower than in the golf districts above. The exact figures for both, counted from our own listings this morning, are in the band under the heading and in the price section further down this page.
What you are not buying
A new building, in most cases. Stock from the 1980s and 1990s means solid construction and generous rooms, but also single glazing, flat roofs that have been patched more than once, pools that pre-date current regulations and electrical installations that were legal when they were put in. None of that is a reason to walk away — it is a reason to read the technical report and the community accounts before you sign, and to put a figure on the work in your own budget rather than the seller's.
Who buys in Benamara
Three kinds of buyer, and the walk to the beach is what all three are after. People who want a holiday flat they can use without a car for a fortnight at a time. Permanent residents, often retired, who want the sea within walking distance and a supermarket within driving distance and have no interest in a golf subscription. And letting investors, because a beachside address lets through the summer at rates the inland districts cannot reach — though the season is shorter than the golf season up the hill.
Getting around
The A-7 coast road runs along the top of the district, with the AP-7 toll road a few minutes inland. Estepona town is about ten minutes west, San Pedro de Alcántara ten minutes east, Puerto Banús fifteen, Marbella twenty-five. Málaga airport is roughly fifty-five minutes; Gibraltar is about forty-five. Benavista, immediately east, carries the larger supermarkets, the pharmacies and a medical centre.
What to check before you buy here
Four things, in this order. The actual walking route to the beach — walk it yourself, because some of these schemes cross the coast road and some do not, and that single difference is worth more on resale than any interior. The community accounts: quota, reserve, and the minutes of the last two general meetings. Beachside communities carry salt-air maintenance, and in buildings of this age the big-ticket items — roofs, façades, pool plant — arrive as special levies. The condition behind the paint, by way of a technical survey rather than a viewing. And the letting statutes, if the rental income is part of your arithmetic: a tourist licence is required, and some communities here restrict short lets outright.
Where to go from here
By type across the whole municipality we list apartments in Estepona, houses and villas in Estepona and plots. Immediately above and east are the golf districts Atalaya and El Paraíso, where houses cost more per square metre and apartments less. West along the coast, Cancelada, Selwo and Estepona Golf sit further from the sea and lower in price. If nothing here fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does.
What is for sale in Benamara right now
Our listings for Benamara currently hold 41 properties: 23 apartments and 18 houses. The typical home here is built over 200 m² with 1 to 5 bedrooms.
| Type | For sale | Price from | Price to | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 23 | € 275,000 | € 2,078,000 | 141 m² |
| House | 18 | € 476,000 | € 2,730,000 | 291 m² |
By property type that breaks down into 11 detached villas, 8 middle floor apartments, 6 townhouses, 4 ground floor apartments, 2 penthouses, 1 top floor apartment and 1 semi-detached house.
What property costs in Benamara
The median asking price in Benamara is € 1,004,950, the range runs from € 275,000 to € 2,730,000. Per square metre that is € 4,986 — 3 % above the median for the wider Estepona area.
By budget: 3 under € 300,000, 3 between € 300,000 and € 500,000, 4 between € 500,000 and € 750,000, 10 between € 750,000 and € 1,000,000, 14 between € 1,000,000 and € 2,000,000 and 7 over € 2,000,000.
Condition and what comes with the property
How the 41 properties in Benamara are described: 35 new construction, 3 in excellent condition, 2 in good condition, 1 needing renovation and 1 recently renovated.
35 of 41 have a pool, 34 of 41 have a garden, 25 of 41 have parking and 1 of 41 have a lift. Where there is land, the median plot measures 404 m².
Pools are 34 communal and 2 children`s pool.
Gardens are 32 communal, 28 landscaped and 6 private.
Parking comes as 24 private, 22 underground, 3 street, 3 open and 2 communal.
On security: 38 gated complex and 35 24 hour security.
For heating and cooling: 18 air conditioning, 15 U/F heating and 3 fireplace.
Kitchens are 23 fully fitted.
How the agents file them: 36 luxury, 21 golf, 3 resale, 2 on the beachfront and 2 investment.
What the location is like in Benamara
Every listing records how it sits in its surroundings. Across the 41 properties in Benamara that reads: 41 close to the sea, 25 close to golf, 6 beachside, 5 close to schools, 5 in a gated urbanisation, 4 close to shops, 2 on the beachfront and 2 in a commercial area. The counts overlap — one property can be both close to the sea and close to golf.
Views and orientation
What you look at from Benamara: 35 sea views, 32 garden views and 21 golf views.
Which way they face — the figure that decides how much winter sun a terrace gets: 4 facing south.
Questions about property in Benamara
Can I really walk to the beach from property for sale in Benamara?
From much of it, yes, and that is the district's main argument — it is also why property for sale in Benamara is priced above the inland districts per square metre. But not from all of it: some schemes sit on the inland side of the coast road, and crossing the A-7 on foot is not a stroll. Walk the route from the specific property before you take it for granted, in both directions and with shopping in your hands. The difference between a scheme with a beach path and one without holds its value on resale better than any interior. Front-line stock along the whole coast is collected under beachfront property.
What kind of property for sale in Benamara is on the market?
Mostly apartments in low-rise garden schemes — three or four storeys, a communal pool, mature planting — with a minority of villas and townhouses and almost no plots, because this strip was built out decades ago. What sets the apartments apart from newer beachside schemes is size: the plot ratios of the period allowed generous floor plans, and many of these flats were drawn as permanent homes rather than as holiday lets. The list above holds every property for sale in Benamara we have today; the municipality as a whole is under apartments in Estepona and houses and villas.
How old are the buildings, and what does that cost me?
Most date from the 1980s to the early 2000s. That buys solid construction and rooms larger than today's, and it brings roofs, windows, pool plant and wiring of the same age. In a community of that vintage the big items — façade, roof, pool machinery — arrive as special levies rather than out of the monthly fee, so ask for the quota, the reserve fund and the minutes of the last two general meetings before you commit, and have a surveyor look behind the paint. None of this is a reason to walk away; it is a reason to put your own figure on the work instead of the seller's. If you would rather have that legwork done with you, it is what our agents on the ground are for.
Is property for sale in Benamara dearer than in the golf districts above?
Per square metre, for apartments, usually yes — which surprises buyers who assume inland is always cheaper. A flat here is walking distance from the sea; a flat in Atalaya or El Paraíso is a drive. For houses it runs the other way: those two districts hold the highest house prices per square metre in the municipality, and nothing on this strip comes close. The other half of the picture is the ceiling, because property for sale in Benamara rarely passes three million — there is no front-line trophy market here of the kind Marbella has.
Does Benamara work as a letting investment?
A beachside address lets at summer rates the inland districts cannot reach, and that is the case for buying here. Against it: the season is shorter than the golf season up the hill, roughly June to September rather than March to November, and your competition is every other flat within walking distance of the same sand. A tourist licence is required, and some communities restrict short letting outright in their statutes, so read them before you build the income into your arithmetic. We handle the letting side as well, which is covered under rental services.
NE-AG-3B2B-260BApartment in Estepona118 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 524,600
NE-LR-4B4B-08Townhouse in Estepona284 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,580,000
NE-LR-4B4B-05Townhouse in Estepona294 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,680,000
NE-LR-4B4B-11Townhouse in Estepona434 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,860,000
NE-SD-3B3B-Villa6Detached Villa in Estepona469 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,530,000
NE-SD-3B3B-Villa5Detached Villa in Estepona446 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,600,000
NE-SD-4B4B-Villa2Detached Villa in Estepona658 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 2,220,000
R5429668Ground Floor Apartment in Benamara56 m², 2 bed, 1 bath€ 275,000
NE-SS-3B2B-22AMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona121 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 504,400
NE-AIR-3B2B-42BMiddle Floor Apartment in Cancelada100 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 487,500
NE-AIR-2B2B-51BMiddle Floor Apartment in Cancelada100 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 492,000
NE-AIR-3B2B-26BMiddle Floor Apartment in Cancelada150 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 922,000
NE-SA-3B3B-F1V35Apartment in Estepona206 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 800,000
NE-SA-3B3B-F1V15Apartment in Estepona171 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 900,000
NE-SA-4B4B-F1V23Apartment in Estepona184 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 950,000
NE-SR-2B2B-302Ground Floor Apartment in Estepona167 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 898,900
NE-SR-3B2B-202Ground Floor Apartment in Estepona178 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,004,950
NE-SR-4B4B-221Penthouse in Estepona385 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,868,500
NE-CVV-5B6B-AmberDetached Villa in Estepona287 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 1,950,000
NE-CVV-5B6B-DuneDetached Villa in Estepona287 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 2,100,000
NE-CVV-5B6B-SunriseDetached Villa in Estepona375 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 2,650,000
NE-ESS-2B2B-213Middle Floor Apartment in Estepona152 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 820,000
NE-ESS-3B2B-414Middle Floor Apartment in Estepona262 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,453,000
NE-ESS-3B3B-123Penthouse in Estepona141 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,078,000
NE-HSR-3B2B-38Townhouse in Estepona200 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 962,000
NE-HSR-3B2B-37Townhouse in Estepona206 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,165,000
NE-HSR-3B2B-41Townhouse in Estepona254 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,012,000
NE-IMA-4B5B-05Detached Villa in Estepona581 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 2,400,000
NE-IMA-4B5B-08Detached Villa in Estepona581 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 2,620,000
NE-IMA-4B5B-09Detached Villa in Estepona581 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 2,730,000
NE-NAY-2B2B-V3Middle Floor Apartment in Estepona96 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 668,000
NE-NAY-3B3B-V10Middle Floor Apartment in Estepona132 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 985,000
NE-NAY-2B2B-V9Apartment in Estepona101 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 825,000
NE-NYR-2B2B-11BApartment in Estepona140 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 698,000
NE-NYR-3B2B-20CApartment in Estepona210 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,095,000
NE-NYR-3B2B-52AApartment in Estepona293 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,405,000
R4199425Detached Villa in Benamara193 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 895,000
R5160199Detached Villa in Benamara203 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,100,000
R5354449Semi-Detached House in Benamara95 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 476,000What property for sale in Benamara costs in October 2026
Benamara's own figures — how many properties, what they ask, the median per square metre — are the ones in the band under the heading of this page and in the price section below it. They are counted from every listing we hold for this district and refreshed with every feed run.
Why Benamara has no row of its own in these tables
Our district comparison counts a property under the place its listing names as the main location. Most Benamara listings name Estepona and give Benamara as the quarter within it, so they are counted inside the Estepona row rather than in a row of their own. Rather than publish a median built on the handful that are filed the other way, we show the market by property type instead.
How to read the tables
They compare property types across the whole of Estepona — apartments first, houses below — and they answer the question this district actually raises: what does a floor, a garden or a detached plot cost per square metre around here. Use them for the type premium, then the filters at the top of this page for the property itself.
| Type | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penthouse | 5,178 € | 3,863 – 7,492 € | 108 |
| Penthouse Duplex | 5,000 € | 3,894 – 6,169 € | 73 |
| Middle Floor Apartment | 4,875 € | 3,978 – 5,935 € | 311 |
| Ground Floor Apartment | 4,537 € | 3,852 – 5,697 € | 192 |
| Top Floor Apartment | 4,292 € | 3,424 – 5,529 € | 42 |
| Duplex | 3,544 € | 3,351 – 5,063 € | 19 |
| Type | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Villa | 5,206 € | 3,962 – 6,650 € | 195 |
| Finca - Cortijo | 4,975 € | 3,812 – 7,312 € | 33 |
| Townhouse | 3,911 € | 3,364 – 4,893 € | 144 |
| Semi-Detached House | 3,836 € | 3,066 – 5,447 € | 58 |
Asking prices, not achieved sale prices. Types with fewer than ten comparable listings are left out. The figures are counted from our own listings and refreshed with every feed run.