Benahavís · El Madroñal

Villa Esencia for sale in El Madroñal, Benahavís, €2,550,000

Six bedrooms · Five bathrooms · Built in 1988

€2,550,000Before taxes

Villa Esencia, El Madroñal, Benahavís, with its garden and pool

A six bedroom villa built in 1988 on a plot of 4,795 m² in El Madroñal, Benahavís. It stands high on the hillside and faces south-east, with views over the valley to the sea.

Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 5
Built area: 531 m²
Plot: 4,795 m²
Faces: South-east
Parking: 5 spaces

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The villa

The house has 531 m² of built space on several levels, with six bedrooms and five bathrooms. The living room sits under a large glass skylight, with a brick arch through to the hall, and the dining room has tall windows facing the mountains. The kitchen has an island and doors onto a terrace, and a whirlpool bath sits in a glazed room looking onto the pool. Outside there are tiled terraces on several levels, a covered dining terrace, a barbecue and a pool set in white gravel. The plans also include a guest house with its own sitting room and small kitchen.

The main rooms

A living room under a large glass skylight, a dining room with tall windows onto the hills, and a kitchen with an island and doors to a terrace.

The bedrooms

Six bedrooms and five bathrooms, some of the bedrooms with doors onto a balcony or terrace.

The guest house

Separate accommodation with its own sitting room and small kitchen.

The terraces and pool

Tiled terraces on several levels, among them a roof terrace, a covered dining terrace and a terrace with a barbecue, and a pool set in white gravel.

What it has

Views to the sea and the mountains
A plot of 4,795 m²
A private swimming pool
A separate guest house
A built-in barbecue on the terrace
A whirlpool bath looking onto the pool
Parking for five cars
A gated estate with 24-hour security

The swimming pool with striped bean bags and a parasol on white gravel, looking over wooded hills to the sea.

The living room, with a large sofa under a glass skylight and a brick arch through to the hall.

The price

€2,550,000, or €4,802 per built square metre.

The view from the plot over wooded hills and the coast to the sea.

At €4,802 per square metre of built area, the asking price is about 11% below the 2026 Benahavís average of €5,413 on idealista data. That average reflects neither the age of this house nor the size of its plot, and both bear directly on the price. The price table for the area is on the Marbella & the Golden Mile page.

What it costs to run

Property tax (IBI), paid to the town hall€1,894 a year
Community charge, for the shared parts of the estate€350 a month
Rubbish collection€18 a year

The price, the areas and the running costs are the figures given for the villa. The price is before taxes and buying costs.

The location

Where the villa is.

On a raised plot in El Madroñal, an estate with 24-hour security in the hills of Benahavís, about 10 kilometres by road from Benahavís village.

Costa del SolEstepona to Nerja

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The areas, west to east

Areas
Towns
A-7 and AP-7
Airport

2026 prices from idealista · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Guadalmina beach11 km
Benahavís village10.0 km
Puerto Banús11 km
Málaga airport70 km

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Buying this villa

This is a resale of a house built in 1988, so the tax is the 7% transfer tax (ITP) on the price. The estate’s community charge is €350 a month.

The listing states that around 480 m² more could be built above ground, subject to planning confirmation, so my part includes having your lawyer establish with the town hall what is actually permitted on this plot. Beyond that, it means asking what has been updated in a house built in 1988 and comparing the price with recent sales of villas on large plots in El Madroñal.

Get in touch and I will talk you through it. Buying with me sets out how I work.

Questions

Common questions about this villa.

How much is Villa Esencia?

Villa Esencia is for sale at €2,550,000, before taxes and buying costs. That is €4,802 per square metre of built area.

How big is Villa Esencia?

It has six bedrooms and five bathrooms, with 531 m² of built area on a plot of 4,795 m².

How far is Villa Esencia from the beach?

Guadalmina beach is 11 km away by road.

How far is Villa Esencia from Málaga airport?

Málaga airport is 70 km away by road.

What taxes are paid when buying Villa Esencia?

A resale villa in Andalucía carries the 7% transfer tax (ITP), worked out on the price. At €2,550,000, that is €178,500. Notary and land registry fees come on top.

What does Villa Esencia cost to run each year?