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Hot Properties in Orihuela Costa

Property for sale in Orihuela Costa

A rising star in recent years, the Orihuela Costa in Spain just seems to get more popular every year that goes by. If you want the sun, beaches, British tourists galore and highly affordable property, look no further.

The most densely developed part of the Southern Costa Blanca, Orihuela Costa comprises a string of connecting resorts and residential communities that run south from Torrevieja. These include Punta Prima, Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Villamartín and Los Dolses, Cabo Roig and Campoamor. Many of these are within around an hour of both Alicante and Murcia San Javier airports, both well supplied with flights from the UK.

Although the area has had somewhat of a boom time during the last 20 years, with also many planned improvements, you can still buy a bargain property in one of the many popular urbanisations covering the area. The budget of €95,000 will buy you an upstairs, low-rise, apartment with sea views, off road parking and only 3km to the beach at Playa Flamenca, for example. Expect to pay from €90,000 for a resale apartment, or €110,000 for an average townhouse near the beach but you will find villas going up to €600k.

Pilar de la Horadada is the most southerly resort in the Costa Blanca and combines a quiet old town with beaches and a marina at Torre de la Horadada. It’s a more traditional, quieter option to the other resorts in Orihuela Costa and prices are also competitive, with resale apartments near the beach from around €95,000.

Although it’s a little inland itself, Villamartin is close to the beaches of La Zenia, Cabo Roig and La Flamenca, and Los Dolses is a gated community nearby. Villamartin Plaza is a bustling hub of restaurants, bars, shops, and banks both day and night. Both families and retirees are both well catered for here.

But then the fact that this area is so popular is because you have everything on tap: clean Blue Flag beaches, the famous strip with its lively night life and the La Zenia Boulevard shopping mall (the largest in Alicante region) that for some is a family day out in itself with its restaurants, kids playground, and bowling.  Or maybe you prefer golfing? There are four golf courses within a 15-minute drive of each other.

If you like an easy Anglo-friendly life in the sun and a place where most things are more affordable than their comparables in the UK, then this is the place for you. Use the tab above to search for a property for sale in Orihuela Costa.