R5430433Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía125 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 509,000Penthouses for sale in Marbella
Discover the best penthouses for sale in Marbella — your complete guide
Penthouses for sale in Marbella are the dearest square metre in the municipality, and the gap is not small. Counted from our listings on 14 October 2026, penthouses for sale in Marbella run at a median of 7,661 € per square metre across 38 comparable listings, with penthouse duplexes at 6,392 € — against 5,895 € for a middle floor flat in the same municipality.
Every Marbella penthouse for sale that reaches us through the Resales network appears above, refreshed with every feed run, and the list covers both penthouses and penthouse duplexes. Asking prices run from about 348,000 euros to 24 million, the average is close to 1.6 million, and the typical unit is around 190 square metres with three bedrooms.
Why buy penthouses for sale in Marbella?
Three reasons to buy penthouses in Marbella for sale, and the third is the one that holds the price up.
Outdoor space that works like a garden
A penthouse terrace on this coast is not a balcony with a table. It is the room you use from April to October, with the kitchen, the shade and the view all on it — and unlike a garden, nobody walks past it.
The view, and nobody above you
Height in a terraced town buys an outlook that no ground floor can match, and the floor above is the sky. In a block where many flats are let short-term, the silence from above is worth real money.
And the supply cannot grow
A block of forty apartments has two or three penthouses and will never have more. Penthouses in Marbella for sale are capped by construction rather than by demand, which is the structural reason the rate per square metre stays where it is.
The most desirable locations for penthouses for sale in Marbella
The spread between districts for penthouses for sale in Marbella is the widest on the page — roughly three to one from end to end.
Nueva Andalucía: where most penthouses for sale in Marbella are
The largest block, around seventy listings averaging close to 1.42 million. Golf-side schemes with generous terraces, international schools within reach, and Puerto Banús near enough to visit. This is where most Marbella penthouses for sale actually are.
Marbella town and the Golden Mile
Around forty-seven listings averaging about 1.82 million, from the streets behind the old town to the mature gardens of the Golden Mile. The widest range of ages and standards in the segment.
Puerto Banús: the top of the market
Around twenty-four listings averaging over three million. The marina below, the view along the coast, and the highest rate per square metre on this page. This is where the 24-million outlier in our list sits.
Elviria and San Pedro: the value end
Elviria averages around 1.02 million, San Pedro about 1.17 — for penthouses in Marbella for sale with the same beaches, the same tax rate and a third of the Puerto Banús price. Pine woods behind, the sand a short walk away.
Factors to consider with penthouses for sale in Marbella
Three checks decide which penthouse in Marbella is worth buying. Whether the solarium is deeded — private property or private-use communal roof, two things that look identical and differ entirely in law and in resale value. Whether what stands on it was legalised, because pergolas, outdoor kitchens and enclosures frequently were not. And the view's future: on a penthouse the view is most of the price, and planning rules rather than goodwill protect it.
Legalities and ownership costs
Have a lawyer compare the registry entry with what is actually there, and check whether the parking space is deeded or allocated. Then budget IBI, rubbish, community fee, insurance and non-resident income tax if this is not your main home.
Potential for rental income
Penthouses achieve the highest nightly rates in a block, but the gross flatters: management, cleaning and vacancy take a large share. A tourist licence is required, and some Marbella communities restrict short lets in their statutes.
Tips for finding penthouses for sale in Marbella
Two hundred penthouses for sale in Marbella sounds like choice, and in this segment it is less than it looks — the district decides the price far more than the property does.
Fix the district before the property
Three to one between Elviria and Puerto Banús for the same type. Deciding the district first turns two hundred listings into thirty and makes the comparison meaningful.
Measure the terrace, do not read it
Wide-angle photographs flatter outdoor space more than any other part of a property. Walk it, and ask which part is covered, which is open, and which is deeded.
Compare Marbella with Estepona and Benahavís
In Estepona the same type runs at 5,178 € per square metre over 108 listings — a far larger sample and a markedly lower rate. In Benahavís it runs at 5,382 €, in golf-side schemes with valley views and no beach. And if nothing fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does. For the whole municipality see apartments in Marbella, and if the view rather than the terrace is the point, top floor apartments in Marbella are the cheaper route to it.
Answers about penthouses in Marbella
What do penthouses for sale in Marbella cost?
From 348,000 euros to 24,000,000 — the widest spread of any list on this site, and the top of it is the most expensive single property we have. The middle of the list sits at 1,100,000 for 191 square metres built, against 774,000 and 162 square metres on the coastal list. 203 are with us at a time, 7 of them new build. The figures per square metre in the table on this page are counted fresh each morning; down the coast it is penthouses in Estepona. The penthouses for sale in Marbella in the list above are what the network holds today, and the top of a building comes to market rarely.
Where are the penthouses for sale in Marbella?
Nueva Andalucía has the most with around thirty, looking down over the golf valley. Marbella itself follows with about twenty, Puerto Banús with fifteen in walking distance of the marina, then San Pedro de Alcántara and Elviria. Which of the five you choose decides more than the price: a roof terrace over the port is a different proposition from one over a fairway, in noise as much as in view.
Penthouse or penthouse duplex?
The feed keeps them apart, and so does this list: the 99 here are single-storey penthouses. The duplexes — 104 of them, so a larger group than the penthouses themselves, which is unusual on this coast — are filed under apartments in Marbella with every other floor. A duplex buys you the stairs and a second level under the terrace; a penthouse keeps everything on one floor, which is worth more to some buyers than the extra room.
What should I check before buying penthouses for sale in Marbella?
Who pays for the roof. On a penthouse the terrace is the building's roof, and whether the community or the owner seals it again is written in the statutes — read them before you offer, not after. Then the shade: a large terrace facing south-west needs a pergola, and a pergola usually needs the community's consent, which is not always given. Then the lift, the quota and the last two sets of minutes. And in Puerto Banús, the letting rules, which differ from scheme to scheme. Our agents on the ground will go through all of it. We do it on any of the penthouses for sale in Marbella you shortlist.
What comes on top of the asking price of penthouses for sale in Marbella?
On penthouses for sale in Marbella, between 10 and 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees, reckoned on the price you agree. The quota follows the lifts and the roof, so the top flat is rarely the cheapest in the block to hold. For the same type at a different level, see penthouses in Benahavís inland or Casares down the coast; if nothing fits yet, our property alarm will mail you when it does.
R5430433Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía125 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 509,000
NE-BRE-3B2B-341Penthouse in Marbella155 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,490,000
R5427916Penthouse Duplex in Marbella220 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,495,000
R5515960Penthouse in Marbella130 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 740,000
R5496019Penthouse in Nueva Andalucía124 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 495,000
NE-ASP-3B2B-32Penthouse in Marbella129 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 926,800
R5373757Penthouse in Nueva Andalucía113 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 599,000
R5512669Penthouse in San Pedro de Alcántara165 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 790,000
R5251273Penthouse Duplex in Elviria121 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 390,000
R5502025Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía290 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,475,000
R5497786Penthouse Duplex in Marbella363 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,990,000
R5455732Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía397 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,695,000
R5477230Penthouse Duplex in Elviria113 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 525,000
NE-CG-3B2B-2AATPenthouse in Marbella172 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,347,216
R5510098Penthouse Duplex in Marbella260 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 2,995,000
NE-AF-3B3B-PHAPenthouse in Marbella132 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,248,942
NE-ADM-2B2B-14Penthouse in San Pedro de Alcantara253 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 799,500
R5491675Penthouse in Marbella231 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 2,900,000
R5395192Penthouse Duplex in Puerto Banús165 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,250,000
R5159629Penthouse in Puerto Banús110 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,250,000
NE-RR-3B3B-V16Penthouse in Marbella172 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 4,500,000
NE-UPP-4B4B-3EFPenthouse in Marbella167 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,600,000
R5354533Penthouse Duplex in San Pedro de Alcántara194 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 675,000
R5295298Penthouse Duplex in Guadalmina Baja255 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 950,000
R5364304Penthouse Duplex in Cabopino158 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 999,000
R5502967Penthouse in Los Monteros117 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,295,000
R5504386Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía105 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 799,000
R5181241Penthouse Duplex in San Pedro de Alcántara107 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 348,000
R5501974Penthouse in Nueva Andalucía102 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 569,000
R5434243Penthouse in Marbella250 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 6,350,000
R5502727Penthouse Duplex in Marbella112 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 800,000
R5502760Penthouse Duplex in Cabopino135 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 895,000
R5400694Penthouse in Marbella229 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,075,000
R5382913Penthouse Duplex in Elviria210 m², 4 bed, 5 bath€ 1,395,000
R5219503Penthouse Duplex in Nueva Andalucía95 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
R5464969Penthouse in Marbella120 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 750,000
R5216506Penthouse in Elviria83 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 1,090,000
R5302591Penthouse in Marbella79 m², 2 bed, 1 bath€ 595,000
R5432056Penthouse Duplex in Elviria161 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,399,000What penthouses for sale in Marbella cost in October 2026
The table is counted fresh each morning from our Marbella apartment listings.
Budget
Add 10 to 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees. On a 1.6-million-euro penthouse that is 160,000 to 208,000 euros.
Size, terrace and what is counted
Around 190 square metres built with three bedrooms. The built figure usually includes the covered part of the terrace but not the open solarium, so the outdoor space is often larger than the number suggests — and the rate per square metre correspondingly overstated. Ask for both figures separately.
Community fees and running costs
Shared by participation quota, which follows size, so a penthouse usually pays more than the flats below. Ask for the quota and the minutes of the last two general meetings — on the top floor, roof repairs are the item that matters.
| Area | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Monteros | 11,853 € | 10,349 – 14,544 € | 11 |
| Puerto Banús | 7,444 € | 6,130 – 9,934 € | 134 |
| Marbella | 6,206 € | 4,570 – 8,118 € | 267 |
| Nueva Andalucía | 5,562 € | 4,691 – 7,171 € | 272 |
| Elviria | 5,517 € | 4,042 – 7,022 € | 95 |
| San Pedro de Alcántara | 4,973 € | 4,177 – 6,436 € | 64 |
| Cabopino | 4,944 € | 4,397 – 6,584 € | 23 |
| Guadalmina Baja | 4,667 € | 3,725 – 5,645 € | 17 |
| Río Real | 4,658 € | 3,967 – 6,917 € | 11 |
| Guadalmina Alta | 4,187 € | 3,704 – 4,375 € | 21 |
These are asking prices, not achieved sale prices. Districts with fewer than ten comparable listings are left out. Use the table for the address premium, then the filters above to pin the type and the size.