Punta Prima — the northern gateway to Orihuela Costa, bordering Torrevieja. Most affordable zone: one-bedroom apartments from €79,000. Popular with first-time buyers and investors seeking high rental yields. The beach is small but the area has good shops, bars, and restaurants.
Playa Flamenca / La Zenia — the commercial heart of Orihuela Costa. Home to the iconic Zenia Boulevard shopping centre and Playa Flamenca's Blue Flag beach. Strong tourist rental demand. Apartments from €90,000, townhouses from €150,000.
Cabo Roig / Campoamor — the premium end of Orihuela Costa. Elevated terrain with dramatic sea views, rocky coves (Cala Capitán, Cala Chica), marina, and two golf courses. Prices reflect the location: villas from €350,000, luxury sea-view properties to €800,000+. Quieter and more exclusive than the northern zones.
Mil Palmeras — the southernmost urbanisation, peaceful and residential. Long sandy beach with fewer tourists than the central areas. Apartments from €85,000, bungalows from €110,000. Excellent value for buyers prioritising tranquillity over nightlife.
Villamartín / Las Ramblas — inland urbanisations built around the golf courses. Green, leafy environment with large plots. Popular with golf enthusiasts. Semi-detached houses from €160,000, detached villas from €280,000.
Orihuela Costa boasts 5 Blue Flag beaches — one of the highest concentrations on the Costa Blanca. The Blue Flag certification guarantees water quality, safety standards, and beach facilities including lifeguards, accessible entrances, and waste management.
Playa Flamenca — the most popular beach, 1.2 km long with fine golden sand. Full facilities: sunbeds, parasols, water sports rentals, multiple chiringuitos, and shower areas. Strong summer crowds but well-organised. The nearby promenade has excellent restaurants.
Cala Capitán (Cabo Roig) — a beautiful rocky cove sheltered by headlands. Smaller and more intimate than Playa Flamenca, with crystal-clear turquoise water. Popular with snorkellers and those seeking a more secluded experience. Sunbed service available in summer.
Playa de Campoamor — long, wide beach in the southern part of Orihuela Costa. Less crowded than the central beaches, with a relaxed atmosphere and good facilities. Backed by pine trees that provide natural shade.
Playa La Glea (Cabo Roig) and Cala Chica complete the Blue Flag lineup. Both are smaller beaches suitable for families seeking calmer waters than the open sea beaches.
Orihuela Costa is one of Spain's premier golf destinations, with 3 championship golf courses within a 10-minute drive: Real Club de Golf Campoamor, Club de Golf Las Ramblas, and Club de Golf Villamartín. Together they host professional tournaments and attract golfers year-round, thanks to the area's mild climate (300+ sunny days per year).
Real Club de Golf Campoamor — the most prestigious, hosting Ladies European Tour events. A mature parkland course with sea views. Full clubhouse facilities including restaurant, pro shop, and practice area.
Club de Golf Las Ramblas — an 18-hole course with undulating fairways set among orange and lemon trees. Popular with both beginners and experienced players. The surrounding residential development (Las Ramblas urbanisation) offers some of the best golf-front properties in the area.
Club de Golf Villamartín — set in a valley with mature pines and ponds. Known for its challenging layout and excellent maintenance. The Villamartín town centre adjacent to the course has shops, restaurants, and banks.
Golf property premium: properties fronting golf courses command a 15–25% price premium over comparable homes without golf views. Semi-detached houses on the fairways of Las Ramblas or Villamartín: from €200,000–350,000.
Zenia Boulevard is the centrepiece of shopping and leisure in Orihuela Costa — an open-air retail park covering over 120,000 m² with more than 150 shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Brands include Zara, H&M, Mango, Primark, Media Markt, Leroy Merlin, and dozens more international names.
Unlike traditional enclosed malls, Zenia Boulevard's open-air design makes shopping pleasant year-round in the Spanish climate. A multi-screen cinema, food court with Spanish and international restaurants, and a large play area for children make it a full-day destination.
For everyday grocery shopping, the area is well-served with a Mercadona inside Zenia Boulevard, an Aldi, and the British-favourite Iceland supermarket nearby — the latter stocking many familiar UK products for the large expat community.
The local weekly markets are also worth mentioning: Playa Flamenca market (every Tuesday, outdoor market near the beach with clothing, produce, and craft items) and the Torrevieja Saturday market (10 minutes north, one of the largest in the province).
Proximity to Zenia Boulevard is increasingly cited by buyers as a key factor in their decision — properties within 2–3 km of the mall maintain particularly strong rental demand and resale liquidity.
Orihuela Costa offers a broader price range than almost any other destination on the Costa Blanca, from entry-level apartments to high-end villas. Here is a guide for 2026:
One-bedroom apartments: from €79,000 in Punta Prima (resale, needs renovation) to €120,000–150,000 for renovated or new-build units. Beach proximity adds 20–40% to the price.
Two-bedroom apartments: resale from €100,000–160,000, new-build from €150,000–220,000. The most liquid segment — fastest to rent and resell.
Bungalows (2–3 bedrooms): resale from €130,000–200,000. Ground-floor units with private gardens are at a premium. Golf-front bungalows start from €160,000.
Townhouses: from €150,000 for older resale to €280,000 for new-build with pool and garden. Popular family-sized option.
Detached villas: from €250,000 in inland urbanisations to €500,000–800,000+ in Cabo Roig and Campoamor with sea views and private pools.
Average price per m² across Orihuela Costa: €1,600–2,200 depending on zone and type. Cabo Roig reaches €2,800–3,500/m² for premium sea-view villas.
Orihuela Costa is one of the most productive rental markets on the Costa Blanca. The combination of Blue Flag beaches, Zenia Boulevard, golf courses, and proximity to two airports creates sustained tourist demand from April to October.
Short-term tourist rental yields: a well-located two-bedroom apartment near Playa Flamenca can generate €8,000–14,000 gross income during the summer season (June–September, 16 weeks). Gross yield: 7–9% for properties in the €100,000–150,000 range.
Most in-demand rental properties: two-bedroom apartments within 500 m of the beach, ground-floor bungalows with private garden or pool, and townhouses for 4–6 people. Pet-friendly properties command a 10–15% premium.
Long-term rentals: increasingly popular with permanent residents, especially the growing community of remote workers. Monthly rents for a two-bedroom apartment: €600–900/month (year-round), rising to €1,200–1,800 in summer for tourist lets. Long-term tenants provide steady income without the management effort of weekly changeovers.
Management costs: professional rental management companies charge 20–25% of rental income. This covers listing, booking management, cleaning, key exchange, and property inspections. Most international buyers use a management company for the first years.
Orihuela Costa has one of the best-developed buying infrastructures in Spain for international purchasers. Here is a concise guide:
Legal and administrative: you need a NIE number (Spanish tax ID) and a Spanish bank account before completing. Your lawyer should be independent from the estate agency — ask for recommendations or hire through a bar association (Colegio de Abogados). Expect lawyer fees of 1–1.5% of the purchase price.
Purchase taxes: resale properties are subject to ITP (Impuesto sobre Transmisiones Patrimoniales) at 10% of the purchase price in the Valencia region. New-build properties incur IVA (VAT) at 10% plus Actos Jurídicos Documentados (AJD) at 1.5%. Total buying costs including all fees: 13–15% above the purchase price.
Community fees: most properties in Orihuela Costa are within gated communities with shared facilities. Monthly community fees (gastos de comunidad) typically range from €50–150/month for apartments and bungalows, up to €200–300/month for larger villa complexes with extensive gardens and pools.
Annual taxes: IBI (council tax) is paid annually — typically €200–600 for an apartment, €400–1,200 for a villa, depending on the cadastral value. Non-resident owners also pay IRNR (non-resident income tax) annually — a small percentage based on the property's cadastral value.
Mortgages: Spanish banks offer mortgages to non-residents at up to 60–70% LTV. Interest rates as of 2026 are between 3.5–5% for fixed-rate 20–25 year mortgages. Mortgage approval typically takes 3–6 weeks.
Orihuela Costa is a 16-kilometre stretch of Mediterranean coastline in the south of Spain's Costa Blanca, administratively part of the municipality of Orihuela. The area encompasses some of the region's finest blue-flag beaches — Cala Capitán, Playa Flamenca, Punta Prima, Cabo Roig and Campoamor — and is home to a thriving international community of over 60,000 residents from more than 80 nationalities. Unlike the urban density of nearby Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa offers a more suburban, resort-style environment where low-rise urbanisations with communal pools and gardens are the norm.
The area is divided into distinct neighbourhoods, each with its own character. Punta Prima in the north features modern apartment complexes and the popular Panorama Mar beach promenade. Playa Flamenca serves as the commercial heart with Saturday street markets, restaurants and the Flamenca Beach commercial centre. La Zenia is anchored by the enormous Zenia Boulevard — one of Europe's largest shopping centres with over 150 stores — making it the retail hub of the entire southern Costa Blanca. Cabo Roig offers an upmarket atmosphere around its marina and the iconic Cala Capitán cove, while Campoamor and nearby Las Colinas Golf attract buyers seeking exclusivity, championship golf and privacy. Villamartín, set slightly inland, is known for its golf course, the famous Villamartín Plaza with its bars and restaurants, and excellent value property.
Infrastructure in Orihuela Costa has matured considerably. Residents have access to major supermarkets — Mercadona, Lidl, Consum and Aldi — along with pharmacies, banks and medical centres throughout the area. Torrevieja University Hospital is just 10 minutes away, and several private clinics operate locally. International schools such as El Limonar and the Scandinavian School of Costa Blanca serve the expatriate community. The area also boasts three championship golf courses — Villamartín, Las Ramblas and Campoamor — all within a 15-minute drive.
The climate is one of Orihuela Costa's greatest assets: over 300 sunny days per year, average winter temperatures of 16–18°C and summer highs around 30°C, cooled by sea breezes. Transport connections are strong — Alicante-Elche airport is 45 minutes north via the AP-7 motorway, while Corvera (Murcia) airport is approximately 40 minutes south. The N-332 coastal road and the AP-7 toll-free motorway provide easy access to Cartagena, Murcia, Alicante and beyond.
For property buyers, Orihuela Costa combines lifestyle appeal with solid investment fundamentals. Prices remain 20–30% below their 2007 peak, yet the market has shown steady annual growth of 5–8% since 2020. The area attracts strong year-round rental demand from Scandinavian, British, German, Dutch and Belgian visitors. With ongoing infrastructure improvements, new residential developments and an ever-growing international community, Orihuela Costa continues to establish itself as one of the most attractive property destinations on Spain's Mediterranean coast.
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