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Nueva Andalucia, Marbella
Presenting an exceptional plot with luxury villa project located in the prestigious neighbourhood of Nueva Andalucía, Marbella. This exclusive property boasts…
Nueva Andalucia, Marbella
Located in the prestigious Marbella Country Club within Nueva Andalucia, Marbella, this exceptional plot of 802 m² presents a unique opportunity to create a be…
Nueva Andalucia, Marbella · La Cerquilla
This remarkable plot is situated in the highly coveted residential enclave of La Cerquilla, Nueva Andalucia, Marbella, Malaga. Only a few minutes from Los Nara…
Bianca and Omèr know the Golf Valley's streets street by street. We'll tell you honestly which sub-areas are appreciating, which villas are over-priced, and which schools have spaces this September — because we've been through it ourselves.
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“Three viewings, no pressure, sound advice on schools. Best agency on the coast.”
“Bianca speaks Dutch, knew our notary, and introduced us to other Dutch families nearby.”
Plots are the rarest thing we handle in Nueva Andalucia, and the most personal — you are buying the ground, then building the home around how you actually live. The supply sits almost entirely in the established golf urbanisations: Parcelas del Golf and La Cerquilla above all, with Haza del Conde and Atalaya de Rio Verde near Puerto Banus adding a few more. These are gated, mature streets where the villas are spaced generously rather than packed in, which is why a plot here feels different from raw land further inland.
Sizes typically run from around 1,500 to 1,800 square metres, with local planning usually allowing roughly 20 percent build volume — so a single substantial villa rather than anything denser. Many plots come already with an approved project and licence, which shortens the road to breaking ground; others are bare, leaving the design entirely open. Frontline-golf parcels overlooking Los Naranjos, Las Brisas, Aloha or La Quinta carry a premium, as do those with a clear sea or mountain aspect. We'll always tell you where a plot's buildability or orientation quietly limits what you can do, before you commit.
Nueva Andalucía sits in the natural bowl behind Puerto Banús, bordered by the Sierra Blanca mountains to the north and the AP-7 to the south. The neighbourhood was master-planned in the early 1970s around the three golf courses that still anchor it: Aloha to the east, Las Brisas at the centre and Los Naranjos to the west. Forty years later, the trees have matured, the streets are quiet, and the area has settled into being one of Marbella's most desirable family addresses.
The neighbourhood skews international and family-led — Dutch, Belgian, Scandinavian, British and increasingly Middle-Eastern owners. Many are full-time residents, often with children at Aloha College or Swans International School (both inside the neighbourhood). The pace is calm: a working pueblo at Aloha with a Saturday market, a handful of restaurants and the Centro Plaza shopping centre on the southern edge. It's the kind of place where you do the morning school run by bike.
You'll find three broad villa generations here. The Andalusian-style 1980s villas on big plots, often with terracotta roofs and beamed ceilings — beautiful bones, frequently in need of renovation. The 'transition' 1990s and 2000s villas that updated the layout but kept some traditional language. And the contemporary new-builds of the last decade — open-plan, oversized glazing, infinity pools, often architect-led. Plot sizes run from around 1,000 m² in the lower neighbourhoods to 3,000 m²+ in Las Brisas and La Cerquilla.
Entry is around €1.8M for an older 3-to-4-bed villa needing some work. €3M to €6M is the most active band, where you'd expect a 4-to-5-bed modern family villa with a pool and views over the Golf Valley. Above €8M you're typically into frontline-golf positions or recent architectural new-builds in Las Brisas. The top of the market runs to €15M and beyond. Per square metre, Nueva Andalucía has appreciated roughly 8–10% a year over the last five years.
The neighbourhood is built for low-key, day-to-day living rather than marina nightlife. Aloha College is the largest international school inside Nueva Andalucía, with the British curriculum and consistent Russell Group outcomes; Swans International is just on the edge. The Centro Plaza and El Corte Inglés are minutes away, the marina is 5 minutes by car, and Málaga airport is a comfortable 45-minute drive. The beach at Puerto Banús is 7–9 minutes — close enough to be casual, far enough to be quiet.
We know this neighbourhood street by street. Several of our properties never reach the open market — they're shared first with our newsletter and the families we already represent. If you'd like a private list of off-market villas in Nueva Andalucía, just drop us a line.
Building plots in Nueva Andalucia generally run from around one million euros for a standard parcel up to five million or more for the largest frontline-golf or sea-view plots, especially those sold with an approved villa project and licence. Price turns mostly on size, position within the golf urbanisations, the outlook, and whether planning permissions are already in place. On top of the land you should budget separately for design and construction.
Most plots in Nueva Andalucia's Golf Valley sit between roughly 1,500 and 1,800 square metres. Local planning typically permits around 20 percent build volume, which generally supports one detached villa of a few hundred square metres of enclosed space plus terraces, pool and garden, rather than multiple dwellings. Exact buildability varies plot by plot, so it's always worth checking the specific parameters before you design.
Plots concentrate in the established golf urbanisations of the valley — principally Parcelas del Golf and La Cerquilla, both gated communities of spacious villas, with further options around Haza del Conde and Atalaya de Rio Verde near Puerto Banus. These streets sit close to the Aloha, Los Naranjos, Las Brisas and La Quinta courses, and frontline-golf parcels are the most sought after.
Villas in Nueva Andalucía typically trade between €1.8M for an older property to refurbish and €15M+ for a contemporary frontline-golf villa in Las Brisas. The most active band is €3M to €6M, where you'd expect a 4-to-5-bedroom modern family villa with a pool and views over the Golf Valley.
Yes — it is one of the most family-oriented areas on the Costa del Sol. Aloha College and Swans International School are both inside the neighbourhood, Puerto Banús and the beach are 5–8 minutes by car, and the streets are quiet and tree-lined.
Driving from the centre of Nueva Andalucía to Puerto Banús takes 4–6 minutes; the beach is 7–9 minutes. Several streets in the lower part of the neighbourhood are walking distance to both.
Three: Aloha, Los Naranjos and Las Brisas — together they form Marbella's Golf Valley. Several of our villas are frontline-golf with course-view terraces.
Yes. We handle a small number of new-build and off-plan villa projects in the area, typically delivered 12–24 months from reservation. We carefully vet every project and only list developers we'd recommend to a friend.
