A renovated home with a forty-six-square-metre patio

A 46-square-metre patio gives this 3 bedroom townhouse with garden in Atalaya an outdoor room large enough to hold both a dining table and loungers without crowding the doorway. The house has been fully renovated and measures 115 square metres of built area, avoiding the need for immediate building work after completion.

Inside the house and the separate office

Alongside the three bedrooms and two full bathrooms, the floorplan includes a separate office. Having a dedicated work room means one of the three bedrooms does not have to be sacrificed for a desk, which matters if two people work from home or when guests stay for longer periods. The living and dining area connects directly to a large kitchen rather than being shut behind a corridor wall. A storage room takes care of bicycles, suitcases and tools that would otherwise end up in the office or the bedrooms.

Patio, garden and shared grounds

With 46 square metres outside, the patio adds more than a third again to the usable footprint of this 3 bedroom townhouse with garden in Atalaya. Because it is a solid patio rather than a lawn that needs mowing, maintenance stays low if the house is locked up between visits. Beyond the private outdoor area, the urbanisation maintains a communal swimming pool and garden areas. Communal parking handles the cars, so a buyer should look at how spaces are allocated near the entrance during busy weeks.

Heating, cooling and solar power

Climate control is split by level to avoid cooling empty rooms: the upper floor runs on centralised hot and cold air conditioning, while the ground floor uses an independent air conditioning unit. On the roof, photovoltaic solar panels generate electricity for the house, which offsets the daytime load of running the air conditioning and domestic appliances.

Position between Estepona and Marbella

Atalaya is an established residential pocket in the municipality of Estepona, sitting between the town of Estepona and Marbella with everyday services nearby. When viewing, it is worth checking the paperwork for the photovoltaic installation, the age of the renovation work, and how the sun moves across the patio during the afternoon.