An Andalusian house on a shared plot with the option to buy next door

Sharing its grounds with a second house that can be bought alongside it makes this 4 bedroom detached villa with private pool and garden in Atalaya an unusual proposition. A buyer can acquire this house on its own or take both properties together to combine them into a single, larger residence. The existing building is an Andalusian-style resale property that needs renovation, which suits someone looking to strip back an older structure and refit it to their own specification rather than paying for someone else's recent refurbishment.

Built area, bedrooms and the scope for renovation

The house measures 425 square metres of built area and currently holds four bedrooms and three bathrooms. With well over four hundred square metres of built volume split across only four bedrooms, the rooms and circulation spaces are generous by modern standards. Because the villa requires updating throughout, a buyer has the floor plate to add a fourth bathroom so every bedroom has its own, or to rework the layout entirely without struggling for space. On a viewing, the first task is to establish which internal walls are structural and what state the plumbing and wiring are in before pricing the building work.

The 1,656 square metre plot, pool and terrace

Outside, the property sits on a 1,656 square metre plot with a pool, a garden and 72 square metres of terrace. Seventy-two square metres of terrace is enough hard standing for both an outdoor dining table and separate seating without encroaching on the lawn. Because the grounds are shared with the neighbouring villa, anyone buying this house on its own needs to check the title deeds and site plan to see how the boundaries, the garden, the pool and the on-site parking are divided between the two houses. If both villas are bought together, that division stops being a constraint and the whole plot works as one enclosure.

What to verify before making an offer

Buying a 4 bedroom detached villa with private pool and garden in Atalaya that needs work and shares its plot calls for specific legal and technical checks. A lawyer should confirm the exact registry status of the 1,656 square metre land parcel, how maintenance of any shared access or grounds is split if you only buy one house, and what town hall licences apply if you buy both and want to join the two structures.