Property for sale in Las Chapas

14 properties for sale in Las Chapas · € 259,000 to € 5,900,000 · median € 5,978/m²

Las Chapas is the stretch of eastern Marbella between Los Monteros and Elviria, where the pine woods come down close to the coast road and the urbanisations sit among them rather than on top of them. It is a residential district in the plain sense of the word: people live here all year, the streets are quiet, the schools are a few minutes away, and the beach is a short walk or a shorter drive depending on which side of the road you are on.

What property for sale in Las Chapas actually is

Houses, more than anything — detached villas on wooded plots, with a smaller number of townhouses — plus a handful of apartments and the occasional piece of land. The split matters for what you should expect: this is not a district of gated apartment schemes, so a buyer looking only for a flat will find more choice in Elviria next door or Los Monteros towards the town.

Why there is no price line for this district

Our market tables need at least ten comparable listings in a district before they publish a median, and Las Chapas does not reach that threshold today. Rather than quote a figure built on a handful of properties, we leave the row out and show the neighbouring districts instead — the table beside the figures on this page covers Marbella district by district, and Las Chapas sits between those rows geographically as well as in price. The actual numbers for what is on the market here, counted this morning, are in the band under the heading and in the price section below.

Who buys in Las Chapas

Families, in the main. Two of the larger international schools on this coast are within a few minutes, which fixes the character of the district: school runs rather than nightlife, and neighbours who are here in January. Then buyers who want a house with trees and land within ten minutes of Marbella town, and who have worked out that the same money on the Golden Mile buys an apartment.

Getting around

Marbella town is about ten minutes west, Elviria five east, Puerto Banús twenty-five. Málaga airport is roughly thirty-five minutes — the practical advantage of this side of the municipality. The A-7 runs through the district, and which side of it a property sits on decides whether the beach is a walk or a drive. Everyday shopping is in Elviria or towards the town rather than inside Las Chapas.

What to check before you buy here

Four things. Which side of the coast road you are on, for the beach and for the noise. The woodland: pines are the reason people buy here and they bring fire-break obligations, maintenance and the occasional argument with a neighbour about a view. On an older villa, the cost of putting it right — roofs, wiring, pools and single glazing of a certain age add up faster in a large house. And the school run, if that is why you are here: drive it once at eight in the morning before you decide.

Where to go from here

The villa stock across Marbella is under detached villas; by type we also list apartments in Marbella, houses and villas and plots. The neighbouring districts are Elviria east, with more apartments and a steady plot market, and Los Monteros west on the beach. If nothing here fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does.

What is for sale in Las Chapas right now

Our listings for Las Chapas currently hold 14 properties: 7 houses, 5 apartments and 2 plots. The typical home here is built over 158 m² with 1 to 6 bedrooms.

Type	For sale	Price from	Price to	Typical size
House	7	€ 259,000	€ 5,900,000	247 m²
Apartment	5	€ 545,000	€ 5,200,000	126 m²
Plot	2	€ 1,000,000	€ 2,145,800	690 m²

By property type that breaks down into 4 detached villas, 2 townhouses, 2 penthouse duplexes, 1 ground floor apartment, 1 residential plot, 1 duplex, 1 land and 1 finca - cortijo.

What property costs in Las Chapas

The median asking price in Las Chapas is € 1,162,500, the range runs from € 259,000 to € 5,900,000. Per square metre that is € 5,978 — 4 % above the median for the wider Marbella area.

By budget: 1 under € 300,000, 3 between € 500,000 and € 750,000, 1 between € 750,000 and € 1,000,000, 4 between € 1,000,000 and € 2,000,000 and 5 over € 2,000,000.

Condition and what comes with the property

How the 14 properties in Las Chapas are described: 8 in excellent condition, 3 in good condition, 2 recently renovated, 1 recently refurbished and 1 new construction.

11 of 14 have a pool, 10 of 14 have a garden and 8 of 14 have parking. Where there is land, the median plot measures 1324 m².

Pools are 6 communal and 5 private.

Gardens are 6 communal, 5 private and 2 landscaped.

Parking comes as 5 underground, 5 garage, 5 private, 3 covered and 2 street.

On security: 6 gated complex, 3 alarm system and 3 24 hour security.

For heating and cooling: 9 air conditioning, 4 hot A/C, 4 cold A/C and 4 central heating.

Kitchens are 10 fully fitted.

How the agents file them: 8 resale, 5 investment, 5 luxury, 4 on the beachfront, 3 bargain and 3 holiday homes.

What the location is like in Las Chapas

Every listing records how it sits in its surroundings. Across the 14 properties in Las Chapas that reads: 9 close to the sea, 7 beachside, 7 in a gated urbanisation, 6 close to golf, 6 close to schools, 5 close to shops, 5 close to town and 2 close to the port. The counts overlap — one property can be both close to the sea and close to golf.

Views and orientation

What you look at from Las Chapas: 9 sea views, 8 garden views, 6 panoramic views, 5 pool views, 4 mountain views and 2 beach views.

Which way they face — the figure that decides how much winter sun a terrace gets: 9 facing south, 2 facing south west and 2 facing south east.

Questions about property in Las Chapas