If you’re dreaming of owning a home near the beach in Malaga province, but don’t have a millionaire’s budget, two coastal towns from Axarquia might offer the answer.
According to the latest property price report from Idealista, Chilches and Almayate are currently the most affordable places to buy a house by the sea in the Malaga region.
Chilches, a small locality with 3,444 inhabitants, tops the list, with an average price of €2,370 per square meter. While this still represents a 17.6 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, it remains the cheapest spot on the Malaga coast. Currently, around 70 properties are listed for sale in Chilches, with prices ranging from €140,000 to €1.45 million.
Almayate Bajo comes in second, with an average property price of €2,564 per square meter—down 4.6 percent from last year. Idealista lists about 169 homes for sale in the area, with prices starting at €148,000. The most expensive listing on the market costs €3.76 million.
Meanwhile, Manilva, located on Costa del Sol, ranks third in affordability, with homes averaging €2,599 per square meter — up 15.5 per cent year on year. On the other end of the spectrum, almighty Marbella continues to hold the title of the most expensive municipality on the Costa del Sol, with average prices reaching €5,135 per square metre.
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