Benahavís Property Prices
What property costs in Benahavís right now, from live listings.
Explore the Benahavís area guide.
What property costs in Benahavís right now, from live listings.
Explore the Benahavís area guide.
01 · Snapshot
Median asking price, price per square metre and active inventory for sale in Benahavís. EUR, public asking prices.
Source: Hometailor sale listings · n=494 · asking prices, EUR
Figures come from active sale listings with a valid asking price and built size. New developments are excluded. We lead with the median because it is not skewed by a handful of prime homes. Setting premiums compare each segment to the Benahavís median price per sqm. Asking prices as of August 2026; sample size n=494.
02 · Budget
Half of the homes for sale in Benahavís are priced between €595,000 and €3,495,000. The median is €987,500.
Source: Hometailor sale listings · n=494 · asking prices, EUR
03 · By type
Active inventory and pricing across 4 property types in Benahavís.
| Type | Median price | €/sqm | Share | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa | €3,995,000 | €7,033 | 39% | 195 | View properties |
| Apartment | €599,000 | €4,725 | 39% | 192 | View properties |
| Penthouse | €845,000 | €5,788 | 16% | 80 | View properties |
| Townhouse | €749,500 | €3,471 | 5% | 27 | View properties |
Source: Hometailor sale listings · n=494 · median asking prices, active listings only
04 · By area
Where prices are highest and lowest across Benahavís, by price per square metre.
| Area | €/sqm | Median price | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Quinta | €6,559 | €1,322,500 | 92 | Prices ·Guide |
| Los Flamingos | €5,635 | €1,395,000 | 39 | Prices ·Guide |
| Los Arqueros | €5,019 | €633,000 | 50 | Prices ·Guide |
| More areas · building data (under 25 listings) | ||||
| Monte Mayor | — | — | 12 | Not enough data yet |
| Marbella Club Golf Resort | — | — | 11 | Not enough data yet |
| La Zagaleta | — | — | 10 | Not enough data yet |
| El Herrojo | — | — | 9 | Not enough data yet |
Source: Hometailor sale listings · n=181 · median €/sqm by area, active listings only
06 · Value nearby
Want the same coast for less? These places are a short drive from Benahavís and cost less per square metre.
Source: Hometailor sale listings · straight-line distance · median €/sqm vs Benahavís
The median asking price in Benahavís is €988k, and most homes for sale sit between €595k and €3.5M.
Benahavis operates as a villa-dominated hillside market above the coastal strip, drawing buyers who prioritise space and privacy over beachfront proximity. With 39% of the 494 properties listed in August 2026 classified as villas and another 16% as penthouses, the town skews heavily toward detached and top-floor formats. The median asking price sits at €988k, while the average reaches €2.5M, a gap that signals a long tail of high-value stock pulling the mean upward. At €5,495 per square metre, Benahavis commands a premium over Estepona and Benalmadena but remains below the rates seen in Marbella and Fuengirola, positioning it as a mid-to-upper tier option within the Costa del Sol's inland corridor.
The distribution reveals a market with considerable range. The lower quartile opens at €595k, accessible to buyers targeting smaller apartments or townhouses, while the upper quartile stretches to €3.5M, reflecting the prevalence of larger villas. The floor is €145k, likely a compact apartment or studio, and the ceiling reaches €28.95M, indicating ultra-luxury villa stock with extensive grounds or golf-course frontage. This spread underscores a dual inventory: a modest base of sub-million euro apartments and townhouses, and a dominant upper segment where detached homes drive both volume and value.
Villas anchor the market, with a median of €4M and a per-square-metre rate of €7,033, the highest of any property type. Apartments, representing 39% of listings, offer a median of €599k at €4,725 per square metre, providing the most affordable entry point. Penthouses sit between the two at €845k, with a per-square-metre rate of €5,788 that edges close to the overall market average. Townhouses, a smaller 5% share, are priced at €750k and €3,471 per square metre, the lowest rate across all formats. Buyers seeking detached living without the full villa price tag may find better value in townhouse stock, though the limited share suggests constrained choice. Those comparing Benahavis to neighbouring markets will note that Estepona delivers lower per-square-metre costs, while Marbella's proximity and brand command a steeper premium.
The data points to a market structured around high-value detached homes rather than volume apartment sales. The wide gap between median and average, combined with the villa-heavy type mix, suggests that liquidity concentrates in the upper price bands. Buyers targeting sub-million euro budgets will find options, but the bulk of inventory sits above that threshold. The per-square-metre rate for villas, nearly double that of townhouses, reflects land costs and plot size rather than construction quality alone, a pattern consistent with hillside developments where privacy and views carry a measurable price. Without time-series data, no directional claim is warranted, but the current snapshot shows a market where detached formats dominate both listings and pricing structure.
07 · Analysis
How to read asking prices in Benahavís: medians, spreads, and type mix. Figures are as of August 2026; this analysis is evergreen and refreshed when the market moves materially.
The figures presented reflect asking prices for properties actively listed in Benahavis as of August 2026. We report the median rather than the mean because a single ultra-luxury estate can distort the average in a market with wide price variation. In Benahavis, the median asking price sits at €988k, while the mean reaches €2.5M, illustrating precisely why the median offers a more reliable anchor for most buyers. These are advertised prices, not completed transaction values, so they represent seller expectations rather than negotiated outcomes.
Benahavis operates as a villa-weighted market in a region better known for apartment-dense coastal strips. Villas account for 39% of the 494 properties currently listed, a proportion that pushes the overall median to €988k and the per-square-metre figure to €5,495. The interquartile range runs from €595k at the lower quartile to €3.5M at the upper, a span that captures both compact apartments in hillside developments and detached homes with golf-course frontage. The floor and ceiling of the market sit at €145k and €28.95M respectively, though the latter represents an outlier rather than a meaningful benchmark for typical stock. The dominance of detached housing means that buyers seeking entry-level coastal property will find Benahavis structurally more expensive than apartment-led neighbours, even when comparing like-for-like built area.
Apartments, representing 39% of listings, carry a median asking price of €599k and a per-square-metre rate of €4,725. These units typically sit within gated communities scattered across the municipality's hillsides, where views and shared amenities offset the distance from the shoreline. The per-square-metre figure is the lowest among all property types here, making apartments the natural entry segment for buyers prioritising location over footprint.
Penthouses account for 16% of stock and command a median of €845k, with a per-square-metre rate of €5,788 that sits close to the overall market average. The modest premium over standard apartments reflects the addition of private terraces and elevated positions, though the differential is narrower than in denser coastal towns where rooftop space carries greater scarcity value.
Townhouses form the smallest segment at 5% of listings, with a median asking price of €750k and a per-square-metre rate of €3,471. This is the most affordable price per square metre across all categories, a function of terraced layouts that maximise built area within compact plots. Buyers willing to forgo detached status can access significantly more interior space here than the per-square-metre figures for villas would suggest.
Villas dominate both the inventory and the price structure, making up 39% of available properties. The median asking price for a villa is €4M, nearly seven times the apartment median, while the per-square-metre rate of €7,033 is the highest in the market. This reflects land value, plot size, and the premium attached to detached construction in a municipality where golf courses and mountain topography limit buildable parcels. The villa segment spans a vast range, from three-bedroom homes in established developments to sprawling estates with multiple guest pavilions, so the median serves as a midpoint in a highly stratified category.
Benahavis sits at a premium to the Costa del Sol average, with per-square-metre asking prices exceeding those in Malaga, Benalmadena, and Estepona. The gap is largely structural: those markets carry higher proportions of apartment stock and urban density, whereas Benahavis is defined by low-rise residential estates and golf resort clusters. Fuengirola and Marbella, both closer to the coast and with established luxury segments, register higher per-square-metre rates, positioning Benahavis as a middle tier within the premium end of the Costa del Sol. Buyers comparing Benahavis to Estepona will find the latter offers better value for apartments, while those weighing it against Marbella will note that Benahavis delivers villa access at a lower threshold, albeit further inland.
The wide gap between the lower and upper quartiles signals that Benahavis is not a homogeneous market. A buyer with a budget near €595k will encounter a fundamentally different inventory than one operating around €3.5M, both in property type and location within the municipality. The villa-heavy composition means that median prices are less useful for apartment buyers, who should focus on the €599k figure and recognise that the overall median is skewed upward by detached stock. The per-square-metre rate of €5,495 is similarly weighted by villas; apartment hunters will find their effective rate closer to €4,725, while those targeting villas should budget for €7,033 or higher depending on plot size and finish. Asking prices remain starting points for negotiation, and the figures here do not account for time on market or seasonal variation. Properties priced at the extremes of the range are less liquid, and the gap between asking and closing prices tends to widen as the ticket price rises.
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