Estepona by the Numbers

Estepona continues to stand out for its volume of property sales, diverse international demand, and a maturing buyer profile. Over the past four months, the average sale price in Estepona was €393,544. Compared to Benahavis, where the average reached just under €1 million, Estepona’s market suggests there are many more pockets of value to buyers. While Benahavis recorded around 710 transactions, Estepona saw 3,568 over the same period.

According to notary data for the past 12 months, 71.5% of all property transactions in Estepona involved foreign buyers. This means nearly three out of every four homes sold were purchased by international clients.

So what are the main foreign nationalities buying property in Estepona?

According to official data from Spain’s Notaries (for the period September 2024 to August 2025) Dutch buyers now lead the market representing 15.8% of all foreign transactions, followed by the British, who represent 13.5%. In third place are Polish buyers, accounting for nearly 8%, followed by Belgians at 7% and Swedes at 6%.

Buyers from Belgium and the Netherlands together make up 23% of Estepona’s international transactions, a significant share of the market.

The average buyer age in Estepona is now 52, up from 50 in 2013. The lowest recorded median age was 48 in 2019, just before the pandemic. Since then, the trend has reversed, and buyers are gradually getting older each year.