How many homes are for sale on the Costa del Sol in 2026?
In 30 seconds
The Costa del Sol catalogue held 9.166 active listings in Q3 2026: 8.880 resale properties plus 286 new-build projects. 68 percent ask under one million euros, and Marbella, Estepona and Mijas together hold 53 percent of all the stock.
What types of homes are for sale on the Costa del Sol?
Apartments and villas dominate the coast in almost equal measure, with penthouses and townhouses filling most of the rest. The table below covers the whole catalogue, resale properties and new-build stock together, as measured in Q3 2026.
| Property type | Listings | Share of catalogue |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | 3.641 | 39.7% |
| Villa | 2.804 | 30.6% |
| Penthouse | 1.406 | 15.3% |
| Townhouse | 950 | 10.4% |
| Other | 365 | 4.0% |
How is Costa del Sol supply spread across price bands?
The centre of the market is the 500.000 € to 1,000,000 € band, which holds more stock than any other. The bands below 250.000 € and above 5,000,000 € are both thin: under 4 percent of the catalogue each.
0% of listings40% of listings
- Under 250k € (359 listings)3.9%
- 250k - 500k € (2.731)29.8%
- 500k - 1M € (3.145)34.3%
- 1M - 2M € (1.515)16.5%
- 2M - 5M € (1.068)11.7%
- Over 5M € (348)3.8%
For a buyer this shape has one practical meaning: a budget under 250.000 € competes for less than 4 percent of the coast, while a budget between 250.000 € and 1,000,000 € can choose from almost two thirds of everything on the market.
Which Costa del Sol towns have the most homes for sale?
Supply is heavily concentrated. Marbella alone holds 2.361 listings in the roll-up, a quarter of the coast, and the top three towns together hold 53 percent of everything for sale.
| Town | Listings | Median asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Marbella | 2.361 | 1,095,000 € |
| Estepona | 1.519 | 657.000 € |
| Mijas | 1.001 | 549.000 € |
| Benahavís | 605 | 1,249,000 € |
| Fuengirola | 604 | 550.000 € |
| Benalmádena | 382 | 587.000 € |
| Manilva | 321 | 369.000 € |
| Málaga | 280 | 619.000 € |
| Casares | 256 | 465.000 € |
| Sotogrande | 170 | 1,006,975 € |
Depth of supply matters as much as price. In Marbella a very specific brief (a 3-bedroom penthouse near a named golf course) can still return dozens of candidates. In a town with 50 listings the same brief may return zero, and a buyer set on that town should plan around slower, patchier supply.
How is a "home for sale" on the Costa del Sol actually counted?
The resale property count is straightforward: 8.880 means 8.880 individual homes. The new-build count is not: 286 counts PROJECTS, and one project can contain anything from six townhouses to two hundred apartments. The number of new-build UNITS for sale is therefore several times higher than 286, but the per-unit total is not published in the data, so this page does not state one.Counting also differs between systems. Our own endpoints can disagree about a single town's count depending on whether sub-areas roll up into it. Every count on this page comes from one snapshot of one roll-up, taken 2026-08-12, so the table is internally consistent even where a live page shows a slightly different figure.
What this supply count does not cover
This is our catalogue, not a census of the coast. It is one of the larger stocks available in one place, but private sales and stock exclusive to other networks are not in these numbers.The 286 new-build figure counts projects, not apartments. The true number of new units for sale is a multiple of it, and the data does not publish that multiple, so we do not guess it.A listing is not a sale. Nothing here says how fast this stock sells or how much of it is overpriced and sitting. Time-on-market data does not exist in the catalogue yet.Counts move daily. These figures are a dated measurement from 2026-08-12, chosen so every number can be traced, not a live ticker.
Frequently asked questions
- Is 9.166 homes a lot for a region like the Costa del Sol?
- It is a deep market by European coastal standards, deep enough that a specific brief in a major town usually has real choice. But over half of that stock sits in Marbella, Estepona and Mijas, so choice in smaller towns is much thinner than the headline suggests.
- Why does a town page sometimes show a different number of listings?
- Because different systems count differently: town pages count live filtered results, while this page uses a dated roll-up so all towns are comparable on one basis. Both are honest; they answer slightly different questions. The methodology page explains the rule.
- How much of the supply is new build?
- There are 286 new-build projects against 8.880 resale homes. Since one project holds many units, new build is a meaningfully larger slice of the real unit supply than 3 percent, but the exact unit count is not published in the data.
- What can I buy with a budget under 250.000 €?
- Very little on this coast: 359 listings, under 4 percent of the catalogue, mostly small or inland. Realistic coastal choice starts around 250.000 € to 350.000 €, in the west (Manilva, Casares) and in parts of Mijas.