The most-watched apartment market on the Costa del Sol — nearly thirty kilometres of it, from Cabopino to San Pedro de Alcántara. Prices from €290,000 to €4.25M. We list 1273 apartments here and we know every building.
Some places you have to explain. Marbella is not one of them. Say the name anywhere in Europe and it means the same thing — sun that works all year round, breakfast by the sea in January, golf before lunch, dinner in the old town under the orange trees. Nearly thirty kilometres of coast, from the pine dunes of Cabopino to the working streets of San Pedro de Alcántara, all of it carrying the best-known name on the Costa del Sol.
Each stretch has its own character. Marbella East is the quiet one — pines, dunes and low-rise beach communities from Cabopino to Los Monteros. The Old Town is cobbles, plazas and café life a short walk from the beach. The Golden Mile and Sierra Blanca are the classic addresses — calm, green and established. Puerto Banús is the marina: boats, brands and energy until late. Nueva Andalucía is the golf valley families settle into. And San Pedro with Guadalmina is the real Spanish town the rest lean on — schools, markets and a beachfront that keeps getting better.
That variety is exactly why an apartment here is such an easy thing to love — and such a sound thing to own. Whatever you want your mornings to look like, one of Marbella's neighbourhoods already does it, and the market behind it is deep, international and always in demand. Entry starts around €290,000 and runs to the penthouses above the Golden Mile.
If you already know your corner of Marbella, the neighbourhood breakdown below takes you straight there. If you don't, tell us what your week should look like and we'll hand-pick three or four apartments from the 1273 on our books — with an honest note on each. We do it almost every day.
Eight neighbourhoods from Cabopino to San Pedro, each with its own character, buyer mix, and reason to be there.
Roughly 30% less per m², newer building stock, sleepier in winter. The right answer for buyers who want Marbella amenities without Marbella prices.
The two Marbella neighbourhoods foreign buyers consider most often. One is 35–40% cheaper per m². Different reasons to choose each.
Inland, hillside, golf-led. The same money buys 30–40% more m² than Sierra Blanca with a 12-minute drive penalty. Worth understanding.
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"Maarten & his team are very friendly & work in a very professional manner. They went above & beyond in giving us help, advice & tips when assisting us to find the apartment we bought."
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If your question isn't here, message the Marbella desk directly — we answer honestly whether we're the right fit for you or not.
Ask our Marbella deskWe list 1273 apartments across the full Marbella municipality — Cabopino to San Pedro de Alcántara — from €290,000 to €4.25M. That's a fraction of the much larger universe of what's technically available in the wider portal network — we don't list properties we wouldn't recommend a friend visit.
It depends on the use case. Nueva Andalucía for value and golf. Puerto Banús for short-let yield. Sierra Blanca and the Golden Mile for quiet primary residence. Marbella Old Town for walkability. San Pedro de Alcántara if you have school-age children. We maintain side-by-side comparisons for the most-asked pairings.
The range is wider here than anywhere else on the coast because Marbella is six markets, not one. Per-m² prices currently run from €4,800/m² in central Nueva Andalucía to €11,200/m² on the Golden Mile. Our portfolio median sits at €685,000 for around 160m². Smaller two-bedroom apartments in the Old Town start around €520,000.
Yes, identically to Spanish residents. You will need an NIE (the Spanish tax ID for foreigners), a Spanish bank account, and ideally a local lawyer. We coordinate all three alongside the offer process. Non-resident mortgages are available at 60–70% LTV from Spanish banks, with rates currently around the same level as Spanish-resident equivalents.
For a typical mid-range Marbella apartment, budget €7,000–€18,000 per year before mortgage. Sample €750,000 / 140m² apartment: comunidad €3,600–€5,400; IBI €1,400–€2,200; basura €180; building insurance €420; utilities €1,800; non-resident income tax (Modelo 210) €600–€900. Sierra Blanca and Puerto Banús buildings with full security and pool can push comunidad alone above €600/month.
Marbella has one of the highest foreign-owner shares on the coast. In our experience the Golden Mile and Puerto Banús postcodes run comfortably above half, with roughly 40% in Nueva Andalucía and San Pedro and lower still in the Old Town. Practically, that means the building you buy into is likely to have an English-speaking comunidad and a mixed-nationality neighbour pool.
Faster than most buyers expect once you commit. A typical Marbella resale runs: reservation contract with a holding deposit to take it off the market, the private purchase contract (arras) with 10% inside two to three weeks, then completion at the notary six to ten weeks after that. Allow longer in August, when half the coast is on holiday. If you need a non-resident mortgage, add three to four weeks for the bank's valuation.
For a Marbella resale, budget roughly 8–10% on top. The big line is transfer tax (ITP) at Andalusia's flat 7%. Then notary and land registry fees, your lawyer (typically around 1% plus IVA), and bank charges if you finance. Buying new-build from a developer swaps ITP for 10% IVA plus stamp duty at 1.2% — which is why the same headline price costs more to close on a new build in Nueva Andalucía than on a resale two streets away.
Often yes, but check before you buy, not after. Andalusia requires a VUT tourist-rental registration, and since the 2024 horizontal property reforms a community of owners can restrict or condition new tourist lets in the building's statutes — some Puerto Banús and Old Town communities already have. When a shortlist apartment matters to you for short-let income, we confirm the building's position and any existing licence as part of the offer work.
Two full days is usually right for Marbella. Day one covers the shortlist across two or three neighbourhoods — Nueva Andalucía in the morning, the Golden Mile after lunch, San Pedro if schools matter. Day two revisits the top two apartments at a different time of day, because afternoon sun and evening noise tell you things a morning viewing hides. We plan the route, book access with the listing agencies, and drive.
Tell us what you're looking for — budget, neighbourhood, whether you'll rent it out — and we'll send three or four apartments hand-picked from the 1273, with a note on each. No follow-up unless you want it.
