Marina de Casares Property Prices 2026: Notarial EUR/m2 at the Western Costa del Sol

In Marina de Casares, the registered sale price, what buyers actually paid at the notary, averaged 2,891 EUR/m2 across all property types in June 2026, with apartments at 2,714 EUR/m2, resale villas at 3,150 EUR/m2 and new-build villas at 3,914 EUR/m2 (listyco notarial data, 2026-06, Consejo General del Notariado). Those are real closing prices, not asking prices, which is why they sit below the headline figures buyers see on portals.

What did property actually sell for in Marina de Casares in 2026?

Registered notarial sales in Marina de Casares in June 2026 show apartments at 2,714 EUR/m2, resale villas at 3,150 EUR/m2 and new-build villas at 3,914 EUR/m2, with an all-property average of 2,891 EUR/m2 (listyco notarial data, Consejo General del Notariado). These are the prices recorded at the notary when a deed is signed, the most reliable public signal of what a home in this western Costa del Sol zone actually changed hands for.

Property type	Registered price (EUR/m2), Marina de Casares, June 2026
All property types	2,891
Apartments	2,714
Resale villas	3,150
New-build villas	3,914

Source: listyco notarial data, 2026-06 (Consejo General del Notariado).

The standout figure is the new-build villa price of 3,914 EUR/m2, which sits well above the resale villa figure of 3,150 EUR/m2. The resale villa figure of 2,660 EUR/m2 (the prior-period resale measure) tells the same story: new construction in this emerging zone commands a substantial premium over older stock, a pattern that reflects both current build costs and buyer preference for turnkey homes.

What kind of place is Marina de Casares, and who buys here?

Marina de Casares is a beachfront residential urbanisation on the short coastline of Casares municipality, one of the smallest coastal municipalities in Malaga province. Casares itself is a whitewashed hilltop village (pueblo blanco) set 430 metres above sea level roughly 10 kilometres inland, crowned by the ruins of a Moorish castle and named the most beautiful village in Andalusia in 2024. The municipality’s Mediterranean frontage is brief, just a few kilometres, and Marina de Casares is the primary urbanisation behind that coastline.

The zone’s identity is defined by Playa Ancha, the main beach, which extends 1,300 metres along 50 metres of dark sand with a seafront promenade, full municipal services including lifeguards, disabled access and amphibious chairs, according to the Ayuntamiento de Casares. Three smaller beaches complete the municipal coastline: Piedra Paloma, a canine beach delimited by the Torre de la Sal; Playa Chica, accessible only on foot via a cliff path; and Playa de la Sal, a compact 4,100-square-metre cove accessed from the Paseo de la Perla de la Bahia beside the Torre de la Sal.

The buyer profile here is distinct from the prime markets to the east and west. Marina de Casares attracts value-focused international buyers, predominantly Nordic and British, who want beachfront proximity without the premium of the New Golden Mile or Sotogrande’s golf estates. The community is low-rise: apartment blocks and townhouses rather than gated villa estates, with direct access to the promenade and the beach. The pace is quiet, deliberately so. Casares’s coastline was, until recently, one of the least developed stretches of the Costa del Sol, and the municipality has resisted the high-density model that defines the central coast.

What drives Marina de Casares’s EUR/m2 up or down?

Several zone-specific factors move prices here. First, the beachfront position is the primary driver: properties with direct sea views or promenade frontage carry a premium within the zone, and the short coastline limits the supply of such positions. Second, the new-build premium is pronounced: at 3,914 EUR/m2 for new-build villas against 2,660 EUR/m2 for resale villas, the gap reflects the scarcity of modern turnkey stock in an area where much of the existing housing stock dates from earlier development phases. Third, the value positioning relative to neighbouring markets draws buyers westward: Casares sits between Estepona to the east and Sotogrande to the west, both of which command higher registered prices, and buyers priced out of those markets are the natural demand pool for Marina de Casares.

Fourth, accessibility is a double-edged factor. The 105-kilometre drive from Malaga Airport is longer than for the central Costa del Sol, but Gibraltar Airport, roughly 25 minutes to the west, offers direct UK routes that draw British buyers specifically. The A-7 coast road connects the zone to Estepona in roughly 15 minutes and to Sotogrande in roughly 20, keeping it within reach of the amenities of both without the price tag.

The Tinsa IMIE index for Malaga province provides regional context. In Q1 2026, Tinsa put the Malaga city average at 2,810 EUR/m2, up 13.34 percent year on year, above the Andalusian average growth of 10.3 percent but below the national rate of 14.5 percent. Marina de Casares’s notarial average of 2,891 EUR/m2 sits marginally above the Malaga city figure, confirming it as a mid-market zone rather than a discount outlier, but the zone’s new-build villa pricing at 3,914 EUR/m2 pushes into territory more commonly associated with established prime areas.

How does Marina de Casares compare to its neighbouring zones?

The notarial cache covers several Casares zones, each with a distinct character. Bahia de Casares, the coastal zone immediately adjacent, leans apartment-heavy with its overall figure boosted by beachfront apartment stock. Casares Golf and Casares del Sol, the golf-course communities inland, register in a similar mid-range, reflecting their position as value golf-resort alternatives to the premium courses of Sotogrande. Dona Julia Golf, the southernmost golf development, shows lower apartment pricing, the most affordable entry point in the Casares coastal golf market. Casares Pueblo, the hilltop village itself, sits far below all coastal zones, reflecting its inland character and older housing stock. All of these are listyco notarial data, 2026-06 (Consejo General del Notariado).

The broader comparison is with the neighbouring municipalities. Sotogrande, roughly 20 minutes to the west, commands higher registered prices across its golf-valley core, as our Sotogrande property prices guide documents. Estepona’s New Golden Mile, roughly 15 minutes to the east, also prices higher, as the Estepona New Golden Mile guide shows. Marina de Casares sits as a value entry between these two established markets, and the Sotogrande vs Marbella comparison frames the broader western Costa del Sol decision. To the east along the coast, the Sitio de Calahonda property prices guide and the La Cala de Mijas guide show the value-belt pricing that Casares competes with for the same buyer pool.

How should a buyer read these numbers?

Use the registered notarial figure as your floor of reality: it is what comparable homes actually closed at. Treat asking prices on portals as the seller’s opening position and Tinsa’s regional valuation as a guide to the standing stock. A buyer who anchors a negotiation to the 2,891 EUR/m2 registered average, then adjusts up for a beachfront position or a new-build turnkey property and down for an inland or older unit, is working from what the market did rather than what it hopes to do.

The new-build villa premium in Marina de Casares is the zone’s defining price signal. At 3,914 EUR/m2 for new-build against 2,660 EUR/m2 for resale, the gap tells a buyer that the market is pricing in construction quality and modern specification, not just location. For a buyer weighing a resale renovation against a new-build purchase, that spread is the real cost of turnkey.

Marina de Casares rewards buyers who understand its position between two premium markets. The registered notarial data is the cleanest way to see where the value sits.