Is Estepona part of Marbella?

No. Estepona is a separate town and municipality, on the coast west of Marbella, with 79,621 inhabitants at 1 January 2025 according to the National Statistics Institute.

Is it better to live in Marbella or Estepona?

Marbella is larger and nearer Málaga airport, with Puerto Banús and the Golden Mile. Estepona is a town with year-round life and a great deal of new building, further from Málaga and nearer Gibraltar. Many buyers look at both.

What kinds of homes are for sale in Estepona?

New developments of apartments, penthouses and villas; townhouses and villas beside the golf courses in Atalaya and El Paraíso; and apartments in the town and along the seafront.

Where are the new developments in Estepona?

In the residential areas between the town and Marbella, and on the hills behind them. Our new developments page gives each one with its stage of building and its completion date when known.

Estepona, Costa del Sol: homes and area guide

Estepona is a town and municipality of its own, on the coast west of Marbella. It has a working centre, a marina and a long seafront, and between the town and Marbella a run of residential areas where much of the coast's new building is taking place.

Who it suits

Buyers who want a real town with year-round life, not only a resort.
Buyers of new homes: many of the coast's off-plan and newly built developments are here.
Golfers, in the areas of Atalaya, El Paraíso and Valle Romano.

The homes

New developments of apartments, penthouses and villas, off-plan and newly built.
Townhouses and villas beside the golf courses, in Atalaya and El Paraíso.
Apartments in the town and along the seafront.

Getting around

Estepona is on the coast road and the motorway west of Marbella. It is further from Málaga airport than Marbella is, and nearer Gibraltar. There is no railway on this part of the coast.

Facts

Municipality	Estepona, province of Málaga, Andalusia
Population	79,621 (National Statistics Institute, 1 January 2025)
Where	On the coast, west of Marbella
Areas	Atalaya, Cancelada, El Paraíso, Valle Romano
Airports	Málaga to the east, Gibraltar to the west
Homes	New developments, golf-side townhouses and villas, town apartments

Questions and answers

Is Estepona part of Marbella?
No. Estepona is a separate town and municipality, on the coast west of Marbella, with 79,621 inhabitants at 1 January 2025 according to the National Statistics Institute.
Is it better to live in Marbella or Estepona?
Marbella is larger and nearer Málaga airport, with Puerto Banús and the Golden Mile. Estepona is a town with year-round life and a great deal of new building, further from Málaga and nearer Gibraltar. Many buyers look at both.
What kinds of homes are for sale in Estepona?
New developments of apartments, penthouses and villas; townhouses and villas beside the golf courses in Atalaya and El Paraíso; and apartments in the town and along the seafront.
Where are the new developments in Estepona?
In the residential areas between the town and Marbella, and on the hills behind them. Our new developments page gives each one with its stage of building and its completion date when known.

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