R5508634Penthouse Duplex in Benahavís222 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 775,000R5508634Penthouse Duplex in Benahavís222 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 775,000
R3328585Residential Plot in Benahavís0 bed, 0 bath€ 715,000
NE-MCHP-2B2B-1612Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís168 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 840,000
NE-MCHP-3B2B-1212Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís114 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 895,000
NE-MCHP-4B4B-13BAJO2Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís271 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 1,050,000
R5448265Penthouse in Benahavís173 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 850,000
NE-VM-3B3B-V2101Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís431 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,895,000
R5506360Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís105 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 290,000
NE-ALTU-2B2B-B250106Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís103 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 499,000
NE-ALTU-3B2B-B24BJ1Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís127 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 720,000
NE-ALTU-3B2B-B260209Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís118 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 770,000
NE-SMA-2B2B-12AMiddle Floor Apartment in Benahavís237 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 1,495,000
NE-SMA-3B3B-11AGround Floor Apartment in Benahavís516 m², 3 bed, 3 bath€ 1,950,000
NE-SMA-4B4B-13BPenthouse in Benahavís548 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 3,495,000
NE-SMV-5B5B-4AstroDetached Villa in Benahavís1045 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 6,495,000
NE-SMV-6B6B-2AuroraDetached Villa in Benahavís1129 m², 6 bed, 6 bath€ 6,895,000
NE-SMV-5B5B-12OrionDetached Villa in Benahavís1052 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 7,950,000
NE-FL-2B2B-B2011Apartment in Benahavís94 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 425,000
NE-FL-3B2B-B1015Apartment in Benahavís107 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 495,000
NE-FL-3B2B-B20410Apartment in Benahavís117 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 800,000
R5504155Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís140 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 525,000
R5496076Detached Villa in Benahavís647 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 2,850,000
R4692358Detached Villa in Benahavís480 m², 6 bed, 5 bath€ 4,895,000
R5324953Detached Villa in Benahavís373 m², 4 bed, 6 bath€ 2,950,000
R4358833Detached Villa in Benahavís685 m², 5 bed, 8 bath€ 1,900,000
R5383924Detached Villa in Benahavís363 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 2,950,000
R5295820Detached Villa in Benahavís647 m², 5 bed, 7 bath€ 4,950,000
R5311489Townhouse in Benahavís169 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 595,000
R5329552Residential Plot in Benahavís650 m², 5 bed, 6 bath€ 670,000
R5050144Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís112 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 535,000
R5358841Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís152 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 765,000
R5351008Residential Plot in Benahavís0 bed, 0 bath€ 1,950,000
R5236168Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís128 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 535,000
R4265836Detached Villa in Benahavís555 m², 5 bed, 5 bath€ 5,250,000
R5357641Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís93 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 180,000
R4869913Residential Plot in Benahavís852 m², 4 bed, 4 bath€ 895,000
R5121904Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís79 m², 2 bed, 2 bath€ 335,000
R5398537Ground Floor Apartment in Benahavís136 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 770,000
R5426797Middle Floor Apartment in Benahavís142 m², 3 bed, 2 bath€ 475,000Golf properties for sale in Benahavís
Discover the best golf properties for sale in Benahavís — your complete guide
No other municipality on this coast is as completely organised around golf, and golf properties for sale in Benahavís are most of what it offers. Around 120 golf properties for sale in Benahavís are listed at any time — a large share of everything the municipality offers — from about 180,000 euros to 21.5 million, averaging close to 2.33 million. The range spans a small valley apartment and a ridge villa, which is why the filters above matter more here than the average does.
Every Benahavís golf property for sale that reaches us through the Resales network appears above, refreshed with every feed run. "Golf" is a category from the feed: beside, overlooking or within easy reach of a course.
Why buy golf properties for sale in Benahavís?
Three reasons to buy golf properties in Benahavís for sale, and the first is simply what the municipality is.
The courses are the reason the valley exists
Los Arqueros, La Quinta, El Higueral and the Marbella Club Golf Resort courses lie inside the municipality or on its edge, and the apartment schemes between them were built for exactly this. Golf properties in Benahavís for sale are not a category within a market — they are most of the market.
A longer season than the beach municipalities
Golfers travel in March and October. With no beach to depend on, that is the letting season here, and it is the one that beach-dependent property misses.
And the entry price is the lowest of the three municipalities
Valley apartments here start below anything comparable in Marbella. The villas above are the dearest on the coast, which pulls the average up — but the way in is cheaper than its neighbours.
Where the golf properties for sale in Benahavís are
Our data records one location for the municipality, so the filter above does not split by urbanisation. In practice the golf properties for sale in Benahavís fall into two markets and a footnote.
The valley: where most golf properties for sale in Benahavís are
Apartment schemes from the nineties onwards with gardens, pools and in several cases a gate, many backing directly onto a fairway. This is where most golf properties for sale in Benahavís are and where the municipality's lowest rates sit.
The ridges above
Villas on large plots with long views to the sea and Gibraltar, including the gated estates. The highest rate per square metre on this coast, and a different proposition from the valley in every respect except the postcode.
And the coastal strip
The municipality reaches the sea between Marbella and Estepona. What is listed there prices like the coast rather than like the valley, and golf is a drive rather than a walk.
What golf properties for sale in Benahavís cost
The table compares the municipalities rather than the districts, because Benahavís is recorded as one location.
| Area | Typical | Range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueva Andalucía | 6,176 € | 5,000 – 8,283 € | 397 |
| Marbella | 6,000 € | 4,446 – 7,857 € | 419 |
| Benahavís | 4,910 € | 3,740 – 6,100 € | 159 |
| Estepona | 4,781 € | 3,856 – 6,068 € | 751 |
| San Pedro de Alcántara | 4,667 € | 3,850 – 6,250 € | 103 |
| Casares | 3,872 € | 3,050 – 4,943 € | 124 |
| Manilva | 3,373 € | 2,733 – 4,135 € | 65 |
These are asking prices across all apartment types, not only those beside a course. For the villas, the municipality's rate is the highest on this coast — the contrast between the two is the whole structure of this market.
Budget
Add 10 to 13 per cent for transfer tax, notary, registry and legal fees.
Proximity is not membership
Buying beside a course gives you the view and sometimes preferential green fees. Membership is a separate contract with its own cost and sometimes a waiting list. Ask before you assume.
Community fees and running costs
In the valley schemes the fee covers gardens, pool and often a gate; in the estates above, private roads and security as well. Ask for the quota and the minutes of the last two meetings — on a hillside, drainage and retaining walls are the expensive repairs.
Factors to consider with golf properties for sale in Benahavís
Three things about golf properties in Benahavís for sale that the brochure will not raise. Which hole you are on, because boundary holes take stray balls and the neighbours know exactly which. The maintenance hours — irrigation and mowing start before dawn, and on a quiet hillside the sound carries further than on the coast. And the course's own future, since it is private land with an owner.
Legalities and ownership costs
Have a lawyer check the registry entry against what you were shown, any closed terrace, and the planning classification of the land in front of you if the view is part of the price. Then budget IBI, rubbish, community fee and insurance.
Valley or ridge: decide before you look
They are two markets with one postcode. The valley is golf at the municipality's lowest prices; the ridge is a view at its highest. Deciding first turns 120 listings into something you can compare.
Tips for finding golf properties for sale in Benahavís
Golf properties for sale in Benahavís are a concentrated market with one dominant theme, and it still rewards the usual care.
Visit at seven in the morning
Maintenance machinery, irrigation and the first tee times happen before most viewings are arranged. One early visit tells you more than three afternoon ones.
Work with a local agent like us
We list from the shared Resales network, so the same property appears here as elsewhere; the difference is the advice. Ask what the community fee covers — here it sometimes includes private roads — and what the statutes allow.
Compare Benahavís with Marbella and Estepona
Golf properties in Marbella number around 280 across a dozen courses, with cheaper villas and dearer apartments than here. Estepona has a similar number at roughly half the Marbella average, along the New Golden Mile. And if nothing fits today, our property alarm mails you when it does. For the whole municipality see our Benahavís page, or apartments in Benahavís and houses in Benahavís by type.
How many golf properties are for sale in Benahavís?
Around 120 at any time — a large share of everything the municipality lists, which is the clearest sign of how central golf is here.
How much do they cost?
Our current listings run from about 180,000 euros to 21.5 million, with the average close to 2.33 million. The range spans a small valley apartment and a ridge villa, so the average says less than the filters do.
Which courses are in Benahavís?
Los Arqueros, La Quinta, El Higueral and the courses at Marbella Club Golf Resort lie inside the municipality or on its edge. The valley between them is where most of the property is.
Is Benahavís really a golf municipality?
More than any other on this coast. There is no beach, the village is small, and the valley was developed around the courses. If you do not play and do not want a view, there are better-value municipalities.
Does buying here include membership?
Almost never. Proximity gives you the view and sometimes preferential green fees; membership is a separate contract with its own cost and sometimes a waiting list. Ask specifically.
What is the difference between the valley and the ridges?
The valley holds the apartment schemes beside the courses, at the municipality's lowest rates. The ridges above hold the villas with the long views, at the highest rates on this coast. Both appear in the list above; the price filter separates them.
Are golf properties here cheaper than in Marbella?
The apartments are markedly cheaper; the villas are dearer. That is the whole shape of the Benahavís market in one sentence, and it is why the average price here sits above Marbella's while the entry price sits below.
What are the drawbacks of living on a course?
Stray balls on boundary holes, maintenance machinery before dawn, and irrigation that runs early. On a quiet hillside the sound carries further than it would on the coast — ask which hole you are on and visit at seven in the morning.
Is there a beach?
Nothing in the municipality is beachfront. The municipal area touches the sea between Marbella and Estepona, but the character of the place is mountain and golf.
Do these properties let well?
For golf, which fills spring and autumn rather than only August. That is the real letting case here, since there is no beach season to rely on. A tourist licence is required and several communities restrict short lets.
What are the community fees?
In the valley schemes they cover gardens, pool and often a gate; in the estates above, private roads and security as well, which lifts them considerably. Ask for the quota and the minutes of the last two meetings.
What taxes apply when buying?
On a resale, transfer tax plus notary, registry and legal fees — roughly 10 to 13 per cent on top of the price.
How far is the coast?
The golf valley is about ten minutes from the coast road at San Pedro de Alcántara, the village about fifteen. Puerto Banús is twenty minutes, Málaga airport about an hour.
Is the course protected from development?
A course is private land with an owner, and courses have been redeveloped elsewhere on this coast. If the open view is part of what you are paying for, ask your lawyer about the planning classification of that land.
Is Benahavís a good place to live all year?
The village has around 9,000 registered inhabitants, a school, a health centre and a famous concentration of restaurants, and it does not empty in winter. What it lacks is a beach life.
Which is better value, valley or ridge?
For golf itself, the valley: you are minutes from the tee at a fraction of the ridge price. For the view and the seclusion, the ridge, and you pay the highest rate on this coast for it.
Can I buy a plot beside a course?
Occasionally. The municipality has the largest building plots on this coast, and some sit in the golf valley. What may be built is set by the parameters of the specific parcel.
What should I check about the community?
The quota, what it covers — in this municipality it sometimes includes private roads — and the minutes of the last two general meetings. On a hillside, drainage and retaining walls are the repairs that cost real money.
Are these asking prices or sale prices?
Asking prices, from the listings themselves. Spain has no usable public register of achieved sale prices, so treat averages as a starting point for a conversation.
How do I find a reputable agent in Benahavís?
Look for one who asks whether you play and whether you want valley or ridge before showing you anything, works from the shared network, and refers you to an independent lawyer rather than their own.