Costa Calida, Spain - A Place in the Sun

2025 / Costa Calida, Spain, Ben Hillman on 10 February 2025

Costa Calida, Spain, Ben Hillman

Ben Hillman jets off to help retirees Lisa and Neil from Staffordshire. The couple have a long-held dream to buy a holiday home in Spain they can share with their children and the Costa Calida seems the perfect spot! They have a budget of £100,000 for their perfect holiday home and Ben has 5 great properties – but will they love any enough to put in an offer?

About the area

The Costa Calida is a 150 mile stretch of coastline in the Murcia region of Spain. Direct flights to that airport take under 3 hours from the UK. Literally translated as “warm coast”, the area is said to enjoy its own microclimate and has almost 20 blue flag beaches with clear, shallow waters. Quieter than other stretches of Spain’s southern coasts, the Costa Calida also includes 20 nature reserves and the Mar Menor – Europe’s largest salt water lagoon. The towns and villages that can be found in the region feel traditional and many have lovely old churches to explore. As well as all this there’s also a world renowned golfing scene to enjoy too.

Property 1

2 Bedroom Modern Apartment in Condado de Alhama

As well as those great communal pools and complex facilities, this apartment comes with a wraparound balcony with built in BBQ and several dining and lounging spaces. It leads from a modern living dining room, semi separate kitchen, there are two double bedrooms – one with patio doors to the balcony and a bathroom.

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Valued at £91,597 at the time of filming.

Property 2

2 Bedroom House with Garden in Hacienda del Álamo

As well as the great communal pools and garden areas, there’s a nice patio to the front of the property, a garden at the back - complete with patio and palm trees and a balcony off the upstairs bedroom. Inside is a split level open plan dining living room and kitchen, also on the ground floor is a double bedroom and a shower room, then upstairs is another double bedroom with an en suite shower room.

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Valued at £112,563 at the time of filming.

Property 3

3 Bedroom Duplex in San Cayetano

As well as a lovely communal pool this duplex has a wraparound terrace on the lower level and another terrace on the upper floor off a bedroom, as well as a third covered one with lovely mountain views. Inside on the entrance level is a modern living room, there's a separate kitchen and a downstairs shower room. Upstairs the main double bedroom has an en suite and there are two more doubles.

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Valued at £105,042 at the time of filming.

Property 4

2 Bedroom Villa with Pool in Mazarron

Wrapping around this villa is plenty of outside space and there are several terraces – as well as a private pool. Inside is unfurnished with a living dining room, separate kitchen, through a little hallway are the two double bedrooms and there’s a shower room.

Valued at £113,403 at the time of filming.

Property 5

2 Bedroom Furnished Apartment in Hacienda del Álamo

As well as those lovely communal pools, this apartment has a good sized terrace. Inside there’s a modern open plan living dining room and kitchen, the main double bedroom has an en suite bathroom, there are two more spacious double bedrooms and a shower room.

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Valued at £103,832 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

5 Bedroom Luxury House on Golf Course with 2 Pools

This is one of the most luxurious properties for sale in the area. On the prestigious El Valle golf resort, and worth almost a million pounds, this brand new villa has a pool overlooking the course and beautifully designed outside lounging areas. Inside there’s lovely modern design and some quirky features across the 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.

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Valued at approximately £836,134 at the time of filming.