Buying property in Málaga.
Málaga city averages €3,937/m² (2026, idealista) — older 1960s–80s apartment stock, with scope to renovate and sea views on the higher floors.
A real Spanish city, not just a resort.
Málaga averages €3,937/m² (2026), based on idealista market data — though it moves barrio by barrio rather than as one flat figure, and it’s the market I know street by street. The airport, the high-speed AVE and the port all sit in the city.
Málaga airport (AGP) 15 minutes. See it in context on the Costa del Sol Map, or read the town-by-town numbers below.
New developments in Málaga.
Off-plan and newly finished apartments here, each one researched and assessed the same way as every property I work on.
Málaga · Cortijo Merino
One, two, three and four bedroom apartments · Under construction
Málaga · Carretera de Cádiz
Two, three, four and five bedroom apartments · Under construction
Málaga · Calle Milagrosa
Two and three bedroom apartments · Planning phase
Málaga · Centro
One and two bedroom apartments · Complete
Málaga · Pedregalejo
Three and four bedroom homes · Under construction
Two questions about new builds in Málaga
What does a three-bedroom new build cost in Málaga?
7 three-bedroom homes are on the developers’ current lists here. The cheapest is a three-bedroom apartment of 108 m² at Bulevar 360, €599,000, and the dearest is €2,300,000.
Can you buy a finished new build in Málaga?
Yes. One of the 5 developments here is finished, so you can walk round the home itself before you buy. It is Metropolitan Homes, from €528,000.
What I actually know about Málaga
- Málaga city averages €3,937/m² (2026), based on idealista market data.
- Prices still move barrio by barrio rather than as one flat figure — it is the market I know street by street.
- Older 1960s–80s apartment stock often has good bones, with scope to renovate.
- A full international airport, high-speed AVE rail and the port all sit here.
- 15 minutes from the airport — city centre inside a taxi quarter-hour.
5 local facts on file — no brochure talk.
Updated 14 October 2026.
Worth your time in Málaga.
A real Spanish city that happens to have a beach — museums, markets and tapas culture.
- The Alcazaba and Roman theatre, right in the centre.
- The Picasso Museum — he was born a few streets away.
- Atarazanas Market — for the produce, the noise, the vermouth stalls.
- Calle Larios and harbourside Muelle Uno for an evening stroll.
Looking for a buyer’s agent in Málaga?
That is what I do. I’m Michael from Lunessa Homes — a British buyer’s agent living in Málaga, fluent in Spanish, working on the buyer’s side of the search. One client at a time, and Málaga sits inside the stretch of coast I cover, Estepona to Nerja.
- Viewings you don’t have to fly for. I walk Málaga myself and report back straight — including the places that aren’t worth your trip.
- A viewing trip planned around real distances. Málaga airport (AGP) 15 minutes, so a day of viewings is built around how this coast actually moves.
- A price sense you can hold me to. Málaga · 2026 avg €/m² is €3,937. When an asking price ignores that, I’ll tell you.
- The parts that trip people up. The NIE, the lawyer, the bank, the paperwork in Spanish — handled alongside the search, not left to you afterwards.
Two related pages: buying a property to renovate in Málaga, and selling a home here.
Seeing the potential: Alex’s 6-week Málaga transformation
Alex had a tight budget and a vision for a new property in Málaga. We discovered that by looking at a dated apartment with “good bones,” we could negotiate the price and use the savings to fund a 6-week transformation. The result: a bright, modern home with sea views, all within his original budget.
More of the coast.
AGP → 35–55 min
A cliff-top town, with quieter Torrox next door
AGP → 12–18 min
Twin resort towns with a marina and a long promenade
AGP → 25–35 min
A working coastal town, lively year-round
AGP → 35–50 min
The coast’s most famous name, old town to marina
Thinking about Málaga?
Tell me what you’re picturing and your budget — if another stretch of coast fits better, you’ll hear that on the first call.
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