Glazed terraces, sea views and a three-home plot in El Paraiso Alto

Two full-width glazed terraces totaling 54 square metres face out towards the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and the African coast from an elevated plot in El Paraiso Alto. Set on a corner position within a community of only three homes, this 2 bedroom townhouse with private pool in El Paraiso sits on its own 300-square-metre plot while sharing 1,625 square metres of landscaped grounds and a swimming pool with just two neighbours.

Plot, gardens and the three-home community

Most townhouses on the coast sit in long rows of twenty or thirty units where the pool is busy in August and the garden is a narrow strip. Here, the entire community consists of three properties sharing 1,625 square metres of grounds, and this corner unit sits closest to the pool and gardens. The official data records a 300-square-metre plot alongside the communal pool and garden access, giving the end-of-terrace house the separation and outdoor footprint typically associated with an independent villa rather than a standard development. Parking is included with the property.

Upper-level living spaces and lower-level bedrooms

Because the land slopes, the main entrance is on the upper of the two floors. You step into an entrance hall with a guest toilet, which keeps visitors out of the private rooms below. The living room is wide, has a fireplace, and opens onto the upper glazed terrace that runs the full length of the room. Unlike modern open-plan layouts where cooking smells travel straight to the sofa, this floor has a separate dining room and an independent kitchen that benefits from its own outside entrance and an adjoining utility room. Downstairs, the lower floor holds two large bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom, bringing the total bathroom count to three. A second glazed terrace runs across the width of the house in front of both bedrooms, connecting the sleeping quarters directly to the outside.

Condition, cooling and layout changes

The house is a resale property in good structural and decorative order, fitted with two recently installed air-conditioning units. With 135 square metres of built area spread across two bedrooms and multiple reception rooms, the individual rooms are larger than average. For a buyer who needs more sleeping quarters than reception space, the current footprint of this 2 bedroom townhouse with private pool in El Paraiso allows for internal reconfiguration. Absorbing the separate dining room or adjusting the wide floorplate makes it possible to rework the house into a three- or four-bedroom layout.

What to verify on a viewing

In a community of just three houses, you should check how the maintenance of the 1,625-square-metre plot and pool is organised and divided among the three owners. It is also worth looking at the walls between the kitchen, dining room and living room with a builder if you plan to open the upper floor or add a third bedroom, and checking how the glazing on both terraces opens during the warmer months.