NE-CSBE-3B2B-140CApartment in Estepona129 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 474,000Property for sale in Costa Natura
23 properties for sale in Costa Natura · € 390,000 to € 1,690,000 · median € 4,264/m²
Costa Natura is the stretch of coast immediately west of Estepona town, between the promenade and Arroyo Vaquero, and it carries the name of the gated community at its centre. That community opened in 1979 as the first naturist resort in Spain and still works as one today: 196 whitewashed units behind a gate, with their own pool, gardens and beach. The name has since attached itself to the whole stretch, which is why it needs saying plainly — being interested in property here and being interested in the resort are two different things, and we list the one rather than the other.
What property for sale in Costa Natura actually is
New build, and in the main apartments, with a handful of townhouses and villas alongside. Everything we currently hold here comes from our own stock rather than from a third-party resale feed, which means the floor plans, the completion dates and the payment schedules come from the developer instead of a previous owner. These are schemes along the same stretch of coast, not units inside the naturist resort — the resort is a closed community of 1979 vintage and its apartments change hands within their own circle. If buying inside Costa Natura itself is what you are after, say so and we will watch for it; it is not what the list above shows.
Why anyone buys on this stretch
Because it is the last piece of coast before Estepona town that still had land to build on. Walk east along the senda litoral, the coastal path, and you are at the promenade, the port and the old quarter in under half an hour; drive it and you are there in five minutes. Walk west and the coast empties out towards Casares. For a buyer that means a new flat with the sea in front of it and a working Spanish town within reach — a combination that on the busier New Golden Mile east of Estepona stopped being available two decades ago.
New build against resale
For context: resale apartments across the municipality run at a median of 4,775 € per square metre, and resale houses at 4,454 €. New build sits above both, here as everywhere — what the premium buys is a ten-year structural warranty, current insulation and sound standards, and a building nobody has lived in. The table beside the figures on this page shows where the resale market stands district by district, which is the honest floor to measure any new-build price against.
Who buys here
People who want the sea without the New Golden Mile: the beach in front, the town close enough to walk to, and none of the traffic that comes with the stretch east of Estepona. Permanent residents are a larger share than on the resort strips, because the town below carries schools, a health centre and shops that stay open in winter. And buyers who intend to let, since a new flat near a working town rents through shoulder seasons when the beach-only urbanisations go quiet.
Getting around
The A-7 runs along the inland edge and the AP-7 toll road is minutes away. Estepona town is about five minutes by car or half an hour on foot along the coastal path; Puerto Banús is roughly twenty-five minutes east and Marbella thirty-five. Gibraltar is about forty minutes west and Málaga airport around an hour, which is worth knowing in winter when the Málaga schedule thins out. Everyday shopping and the health centre are in the town rather than on this stretch.
What to check before you buy here
Four things, two of them specific to buying off plan. The bank guarantee on every stage payment — it is a legal requirement and your lawyer should confirm it in writing before the first transfer leaves your account. The completion date and the consequence if it slips, which belongs in the contract as a clause rather than in a conversation. What stands between the building and the water, and what the planning file allows there, because on this coast the view is a large part of the price and it is protected by paper, not by goodwill. And which community you are actually buying into: ask directly whether the scheme is part of the naturist resort, adjacent to it, or unconnected. All three exist on this stretch and they are not the same purchase.
Where to go from here
The full new-build picture for the municipality is on new developments; by type we list apartments in Estepona and houses and villas. Front-line stock along the whole coast is collected under beachfront property. If resale is what you want instead, the established coastal districts east of the town are Costalita and Benamara; above the town itself sits Las Mesas. If nothing here fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does.
What is for sale in Costa Natura right now
Our listings for Costa Natura currently hold 23 properties: 17 apartments and 6 houses. The typical home here is built over 129 m² with 1 to 3 bedrooms.
| Type | For sale | Price from | Price to | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 17 | € 390,000 | € 1,100,000 | 116 m² |
| House | 6 | € 495,000 | € 1,690,000 | 265 m² |
By property type that breaks down into 8 middle floor apartments, 3 townhouses, 3 detached villas, 2 penthouses and 1 ground floor apartment.
What property costs in Costa Natura
The median asking price in Costa Natura is € 565,000, the range runs from € 390,000 to € 1,690,000. Per square metre that is € 4,264 — 12 % below the median for the wider Estepona area.
By budget: 6 between € 300,000 and € 500,000, 11 between € 500,000 and € 750,000, 2 between € 750,000 and € 1,000,000 and 4 between € 1,000,000 and € 2,000,000.
Condition and what comes with the property
How the 23 properties in Costa Natura are described: 23 new construction.
20 of 23 have a pool, 14 of 23 have a garden, 18 of 23 have parking and 8 of 23 have a lift.
Pools are 20 communal.
Gardens are 14 communal and 14 landscaped.
Parking comes as 18 underground and 18 private.
On security: 23 gated complex and 23 24 hour security.
For heating and cooling: 6 U/F heating and 2 air conditioning.
Kitchens are 9 fully fitted.
How the agents file them: 23 luxury and 6 golf.
What the location is like in Costa Natura
Every listing records how it sits in its surroundings. Across the 23 properties in Costa Natura that reads: 23 close to the sea, 6 close to golf and 2 close to town. The counts overlap — one property can be both close to the sea and close to golf.
Views and orientation
What you look at from Costa Natura: 23 sea views, 14 garden views and 6 golf views.
Which way they face — the figure that decides how much winter sun a terrace gets: 3 facing south west.
Questions about property in Costa Natura
Is property for sale in Costa Natura inside the naturist resort?
No. Costa Natura opened in 1979 as the first naturist resort in Spain and still works as one: just under two hundred units behind a gate, with their own pool, gardens and beach. The name has since attached itself to the whole stretch of coast around it, and what we list as property for sale in Costa Natura are the newer schemes along that stretch rather than units inside the resort, which change hands within their own circle. If buying inside the resort itself is what you want, tell us and we will watch for it through the property alarm — but do not assume it from an address.
Is property for sale in Costa Natura new build or resale?
Everything we currently hold as property for sale in Costa Natura is new build, from our own stock rather than bought in from a third-party feed. That means the floor plans, the completion dates and the payment schedules come from the developer rather than from a previous owner, and that what you sign is a contract as much as a building. The full new-build picture for the municipality is on new developments; if resale is what you are after, the established coastal districts east of the town are Costalita and Benamara.
Can I walk into Estepona from property for sale in Costa Natura?
Yes, along the senda litoral, the coastal path that runs beside the water. It is about half an hour on foot to the promenade, the port and the old quarter, and five minutes by car. West of here the coast empties out towards Casares. That combination — a new flat with the sea in front and a working Spanish town in walking distance — stopped being available on the New Golden Mile east of Estepona about two decades ago, and it is the main reason buyers end up looking at property for sale in Costa Natura rather than further east. The other address in the municipality with a genuine walk into town is Las Mesas, on the hill above it.
What does a new-build apartment here cost against a resale one?
More, as everywhere on this coast. The table on this page shows the resale market district by district; new build sits above it, and the gap is what you pay for a ten-year structural warranty, current insulation and sound standards, and a building nobody has lived in. Use the table as the floor rather than as a comparison — it deliberately leaves new build out, because mixing the two would make both figures meaningless. Everything currently being built across the municipality is on new developments.
What should I watch when buying off plan here?
Two things above all. Every stage payment must be covered by a bank guarantee or an insurance policy, and your lawyer should confirm that in writing before the first transfer leaves your account. And the completion date belongs in the contract together with what happens if it slips. Beyond those: ask what the planning file permits on the land between the building and the water, and ask directly whether the scheme is part of the naturist resort, next to it, or unconnected — all three exist on this stretch, and they are not the same purchase. Our agents on the ground will establish which one a scheme is before you make an offer.
NE-CSBE-3B2B-140CApartment in Estepona129 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 474,000
NE-CSBE-2B2B-130CApartment in Estepona106 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 430,000
NE-AV-3B2B-3Detached Villa in Estepona267 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,590,000
NE-AV-3B2B-9Detached Villa in Estepona266 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,660,000
NE-AV-3B2B-16Detached Villa in Estepona269 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,690,000
NE-ALT-3B2B-10Townhouse in Estepona246 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 495,000
NE-ALT-3B2B-7Townhouse in Estepona260 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 610,250
NE-ALT-3B2B-13Townhouse in Estepona263 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 601,850
NE-CHE-1B1B-30AApartment in Estepona78 m², 1 bed, 1 bath€ 390,000
NE-CHE-2B2B-20AApartment in Estepona129 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 550,000
NE-CHE-3B2B-12AMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona157 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,100,000
NE-HVR-3B2B-21CMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona116 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 404,000
NE-ZBI-2B2B-112BMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona107 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 520,000
NE-ZBI-3B2B-112AMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona133 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 565,000
NE-ZBI-2B2B-72BMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona107 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 575,000
NE-AZE-2B2B-70CApartment in Estepona155 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 555,000
NE-SUN-2B2B-103Ground Floor Apartment in Estepona128 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 520,000
NE-SUN-3B2B-211Middle Floor Apartment in Estepona137 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
NE-SUN-3B2B-321Penthouse in Estepona374 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 880,000
NE-CSBE-2B2B-151AMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona111 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 452,000
NE-NAT-3B2B-7Penthouse in Estepona107 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 750,000
NE-NAT-3B2B-27Apartment in Estepona105 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 550,000
NE-OC-3B2B-212AMiddle Floor Apartment in Estepona105 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 710,000What property for sale in Costa Natura costs in October 2026
The figures for this stretch itself — how many properties, the range of asking prices, the median per square metre — are in the band under the heading of this page and in the price section below it. They are counted from every listing we hold here and refreshed with every feed run.
Why Costa Natura has no row of its own in this table
Because everything we currently list here is new build, and the table counts resale only. Mixing the two would flatter the resale figures and understate the new-build ones, and then neither number would mean anything. What the table does show is the resale market around it, district by district.
What to do with it
Use it as the floor. New build runs above resale in every district on this coast — for the warranty, the insulation standards and the simple fact that nobody has lived there. The distance between the two is the premium you are being asked to pay, and it is worth knowing its size before you decide whether it is worth it to you.
| Area | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costalita | 5,467 € | 4,329 – 8,353 € | 20 |
| Estepona | 5,000 € | 3,858 – 6,414 € | 534 |
| Cancelada | 4,866 € | 4,109 – 5,962 € | 27 |
| Selwo | 4,579 € | 3,860 – 5,391 € | 55 |
| Atalaya | 4,500 € | 3,780 – 5,241 € | 35 |
| Bel Air | 4,380 € | 3,724 – 5,319 € | 27 |
| El Paraíso | 4,278 € | 3,913 – 4,992 € | 49 |
Asking prices for resale property, not achieved sale prices, and not new build. Districts with fewer than ten comparable listings are left out. The figures are counted from our own listings and refreshed with every feed run.