195 properties for sale in Nueva Andalucia, Marbella

Villas and Apartments in Nueva Andalucia

Nueva Andalucía is Marbella’s Golf Valley: a low-density residential valley just inland from Puerto Banús, cradled between the coast and the foothills of the Sierra Blanca, with La Concha rising behind it and four championship courses, Las Brisas, Aloha, Los Naranjos and Magna Marbella, running through it. The properties for sale here cover a wider range than almost any other prime address in Marbella, from classic Andalusian villas on mature plots to architectural new builds, alongside townhouses, apartments and penthouses in well-managed gated communities. For the full picture of the valley, its lifestyle and how it compares with neighbouring areas, read our complete Nueva Andalucía buyer’s guide.

Nueva Andalucía Villas

Villas are the heart of the market, and the range is unusually broad. At one end sit the classic Andalusian homes of Las Brisas and Los Naranjos, white walls, terracotta roofs and gardens that have had decades to mature, many thoroughly renovated inside and others still waiting for a project. At the other, the architectural new builds of La Cerquilla, on larger plots and built in glass and stone, and the elevated panoramic homes climbing toward La Quinta. Plots are generous by Costa del Sol standards, almost every home has a private pool and garden, and density has been held low for so long that even compact properties feel breathable. Browse the current villas for sale in Nueva Andalucía.

Apartments, penthouses and townhouses in Nueva Andalucía

Unlike the villa-only hillside addresses, Nueva Andalucía offers a genuine alternative to a house. Apartments sit in well-managed gated communities, many with concierge, communal pools, gyms and gardens, and the best of them look straight over the fairways or up to the mountains. Penthouses add the terraces that work as a second living room for half the year. Townhouses keep much of what makes villa living attractive, private outdoor space, a garage, rooms over several floors, at a more accessible entry point and with the practicality of locking up and leaving. For buyers who want to build, plots and new development projects appear mainly in La Cerquilla and the higher reaches of La Quinta.

The areas of Nueva Andalucía: Las Brisas, Aloha, Los Naranjos, La Cerquilla and La Quinta

The valley is not one neighbourhood but five, each with its own character and price level, and more than forty named communities sit within them. Las Brisas is the historic heart, built around the founding course: generous plots, mature gardens and the address where the valley’s reputation was made. Aloha is the year-round choice, anchored by the clubhouse and the international school next door, with the broadest housing mix. Los Naranjos is the quieter middle, where the same valley costs less because you are not paying for the trophy postcode. La Cerquilla is the contemporary edge, home to the most architecturally ambitious villas of the past decade. And La Quinta climbs into the hills toward Benahavís, where the panoramas open up. Knowing which is which is the difference between searching well and searching blindly.

Golf, mountains and orientation: the setting of Nueva Andalucía homes

The valley was laid out around golf rather than the other way round: the fairways came first and the neighbourhoods were built among them, which is why the ratio of open green to built environment is so unusual here. Most homes are oriented toward something worth looking at, a fairway, La Concha and the sierra behind, or the coast in the distance, and you rarely look out of a window and see another window looking back. Orientation deserves as much attention as the address: a north-facing terrace lives very differently from a south-facing one through autumn and winter, when the low sun decides how much of the day a terrace is actually usable. The same house can feel transformed by which way it faces, so it is worth visiting more than once, at different times of day.

Nueva Andalucía property prices

Nueva Andalucía covers a wider price range than almost any other prime address in Marbella, which is much of its appeal. Townhouses and apartments form the entry point; renovated classic villas in Las Brisas and Los Naranjos sit well above them; and the architectural villas of La Cerquilla and the elevated panoramic homes toward La Quinta command the top of the valley. Older villas in need of updating remain the value play for buyers with patience and the right architect, since the total of purchase plus renovation can still deliver something difficult to replicate from scratch. Because values move with the market and every home is different, the most reliable guide is always the live listings, where you can see current asking prices for property in Nueva Andalucía at any time. Most purchases are resales, taxed at the standard Andalusian transfer tax (ITP), while new-build homes carry VAT plus stamp duty instead; your lawyer will confirm the exact rates and total costs for any specific property.

The Nueva Andalucía property market

Nueva Andalucía has matured into a genuinely tradeable market, and the change shows in the buyer as much as the price. Where the valley once drew seasonal owners using a second home a few weeks a year, it now attracts international families relocating for the long term, remote workers and year-round residents, which has given the market more depth and far less seasonality. The product has followed: traditional villas are being thoroughly renovated rather than demolished, new contemporary builds are held to a higher standard than the valley has seen before, and apartments in well-run communities have become a serious category rather than the entry-level option below villas. Supply stays disciplined because the planning rules have kept density low and heights down since the valley was first laid out, and a growing share of the best homes, the renovated classics, the La Cerquilla architecturals and the elevated plots toward La Quinta, changes hands off-market before it ever reaches a portal. To go deeper on the areas, the golf, the schools and how the valley compares with Sierra Blanca, El Herrojo and La Zagaleta, read our full Nueva Andalucía guide.