A resale townhouse of 109 m² in the village of Faraján, in the Genal Valley inland from the Costa del Sol. The property has four bedrooms and three bathrooms spread over two floors, with an interior patio, a private terrace and a solarium on a 173 m² plot. The house was completed in 1970 and is in good, key-ready condition. The asking price is fixed at €72,000. Faraján is a quiet rural village where daily life depends on a car: the nearest supermarket lies 9.1 km away and the coast is roughly 21 km as the crow flies.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
Faraján sits inland in the Genal Valley, surrounded by forest in a rural part of the Málaga province. The village setting means narrow streets and neighbours nearby, while the nearest beach is 21 km away as the crow flies. A pharmacy is within walking distance at 147 metres, but a car is necessary for all other daily trips.
The house offers four bedrooms and three bathrooms across 109 m², arranged over two floors with a ground-floor bedroom and guest toilet. The kitchen opens onto an interior patio and terrace, and there is a utility room, storage and a solarium. This layout suits households needing several bedrooms or space for guests within a village home.
This is an existing resale home, not a new-build development. It was completed in 1970 and is described as being in good condition and key-ready, meaning it can be occupied after purchase without waiting for construction. The stated completion year is indicative and based on listing data.
The property does not include a swimming pool, air conditioning, a garage or a garden in the classical sense; the plot holds a patio and terrace instead. Heating is limited to a fireplace. The energy performance certificate is provisional and pending. Distances to the coast, airport and most services are considerable, and a car is essential.
Ref: VL439964
Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
This property suits buyers in specific situations. It can serve as a low-budget permanent residence for a household that values space over location: four bedrooms and three bathrooms at this price point are rare anywhere in Málaga province. It also fits as a rural retreat or holiday base for buyers who enjoy hiking and the Genal Valley's seasonal landscape, and who accept driving to reach shops, the coast and the airport. It is less suitable for buyers who want to walk to the beach, restaurants and nightlife, or who depend on public transport, a car is necessary for virtually every daily movement. Buyers seeking modern energy performance should note the fireplace-only heating and the pending energy certificate, and should budget accordingly. The house may appeal to those undertaking a lifestyle change on a limited budget, to families needing multiple bedrooms for relatives or guests, or to investors looking for an inexpensive village property in an area with modest prices. Buyers wanting turnkey modern comfort, a pool, air conditioning or secure parking within the purchase would need to add these themselves. In short: a practical village home for car-owning buyers prioritising space, quiet and cost over coastal convenience.
The house was completed in 1970, and the listing describes its condition as good. The photographs show a traditional village interior: a kitchen with wooden cabinets and a gas stove, bedrooms with simple furniture, curtains and wardrobes, and a courtyard with a tree. The finishes are functional rather than contemporary, and buyers should expect village construction of this era: solid masonry walls, timber joinery and limited insulation by modern standards. The layout is practical. The ground floor combines living-dining room, kitchen with pantry, a bedroom, a guest toilet and a bathroom with access to the patio. The upper floor holds three bedrooms and a bathroom, one bedroom including a walk-in wardrobe. A solarium and a utility room extend the usable space, and the 173 m² plot accommodates the patio and terrace. Technical points to verify during a viewing include the state of the electrical installation, plumbing, roof and the fireplace and chimney, all typical matters in a 1970 property. Heating is by fireplace only; there is no air conditioning. The energy rating shown in the listing is provisional and does not correspond to the actual rating, pending the definitive Energy Performance Certificate. Overall, the home is habitable as it stands, but modernisation work, insulation, heating, possibly a fitted kitchen update, would be a normal consideration for long-term comfort.
The asking price is fixed at €72,000 for the whole property. This is a resale home with a single asking price, not a new-build project with a price list, so there is no range of unit types or from-prices. At €72,000, the property is positioned well below comparable new-build developments on the coast, which start at €205,000 or more, reflecting the inland village location, the 1970 construction date and the absence of features such as a pool or garage. Availability is immediate in principle, as the home is key-ready. Purchase costs, taxes and any renovation budget should be calculated separately.
Daily life in this townhouse revolves around village rhythms rather than coastal tourism. Faraján is a small settlement in the Genal Valley, a green, hilly area inland from the busier Costa del Sol coastline. The house itself follows a traditional Andalusian layout: living-dining room and kitchen on the ground floor, connected to an interior patio with a tree, a terrace, a storage room and a bathroom. A ground-floor bedroom with a guest toilet adds practicality for households with limited mobility or for guests. Upstairs, two bedrooms face the street and patio, and a third bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, with a further bathroom on this level and a solarium on top. The morning routine typically involves a short walk to the pharmacy 147 metres away, while shopping means driving to the supermarket 9.1 km away, usually combined with other errands. The nearest hospital is 12 km distant. Evenings tend to be quiet, with the terrace and solarium used for outdoor dining during warm months and the fireplace providing warmth in the cooler winter period, as the valley sits at altitude and inland temperatures vary more than on the coast. For buyers used to coastal resorts, the adjustment is real: no beach within twenty kilometres as the crow flies, no air conditioning, and views limited to the street and patio rather than open panoramas. In exchange, the setting offers forest proximity, low property costs and a functioning village community with a church nearby. This house fits a slower, car-based, rural lifestyle rather than a walkable coastal one.
Faraján lies inland in the Genal Valley, one of the greener corners of Málaga province, set among forested hills. The village itself provides the essentials of daily life only in part: a pharmacy stands 147 metres from the property, but the nearest supermarket is 9.1 km away and the nearest hospital 12 km, both as the crow flies. This pattern of a walkable pharmacy and car-dependent everything else defines daily logistics; most residents combine shopping, medical visits and administrative errands into planned trips to larger nearby towns. Road access follows valley routes, and the airport is 53 km away in a straight line, so arrival journeys take noticeably longer by road. The beaches of the western Costa del Sol, Playa del Padron, Playa de Punta Plata and Playa del Angel, all lie around 21 km as the crow flies, roughly a thirty-to-forty minute drive in practice depending on the route. Golf courses such as La Zagaleta (16 km), Flamingos Golf and Tramores Golf (both 19 km straight-line) are within reach for regular players. The reward for these distances is quiet. The village setting close to forest means little through-traffic, dark night skies and a pace set by local routines rather than tourism. Public transport is limited; owning and running a car is a fixed cost of living here, and buyers should factor this into the overall affordability of the property.
The map shows Faraján's position in the Genal Valley, inland from the Costa del Sol coastline. The village is surrounded by forest, with the coast roughly 21 km away as the crow flies and Málaga airport 53 km. Distances shown are straight-line; actual road routes through the valley are longer.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Faraján occupies an inland position in the Genal Valley, behind the coastal strip of the western Costa del Sol. The well-known resort towns of Estepona and Marbella lie in the direction of the coast, roughly 21 to 25 km away as the crow flies, while Ronda sits further inland along the valley routes. Málaga and its airport lie 53 km in a straight line to the north-east. Within the Costa del Sol as a whole, this location belongs to the rural interior: quieter, greener and considerably cheaper than the coastline, with the trade-off of longer travel times to beaches, services and transport hubs.
Distances from the property, measured in a straight line: the nearest beaches lie 21 km away, the airport 53 km, the supermarket 9.1 km, the hospital 12 km and the pharmacy 147 metres. The nearest golf courses are La Zagaleta Country Club at 16 km and Flamingos and Tramores Golf at 19 km each. Electric-vehicle charging is available 16 km away. In practice, the pharmacy is the only facility within walking distance, reachable in a couple of minutes on foot. All other destinations require a car, and road distances in this hilly valley are longer than the straight-line figures suggest. Journeys to the coast take half an hour or more, and airport transfers are a substantial trip best planned around flight times rather than improvised. Public transport in the area is minimal, so a second car may be worth considering for multi-driver households. For buyers who enjoy driving through mountain scenery, the access routes form part of the location's character; for those who measure convenience in minutes, the distances are the main trade-off.
Faraján sits in the Genal Valley at inland altitude, which gives it a climate distinct from the nearby coast. Summers are warm but generally less humid than on the shoreline, while winters are noticeably cooler, with the fireplace in this house a practical feature during the colder months. The surrounding landscape is forested, the listing notes proximity to forest, and the valley is known for its green cover, chestnut groves and seasonal colour changes, unusual for a region often associated with dry coastal scrub. No specific sunshine or rainfall figures are given in the available data, so no exact climate statistics can be stated. What can be said is that the terrain is hilly: streets, paths and the walk to the pharmacy involve slopes typical of white villages in the Serranía de Ronda area. Outdoor living on the terrace and solarium is realistic from spring through autumn, while winter evenings are spent indoors by the fire. Buyers sensitive to summer heat may find the altitude agreeable; buyers expecting year-round coastal warmth should account for cooler winter nights.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020–2025 average)
The nearest beaches, Playa del Padron, Playa de Punta Plata and Playa del Angel, all lie 21 km away as the crow flies, on the coast between Estepona and Marbella. These are the practical seaside destinations for residents, reached by car in well over twenty minutes depending on the route down from the valley. No Blue Flag status data is available for these specific beaches in the provided information, so no claim can be made about it. Golf is a realistic recreation option: La Zagaleta Country Club's course lies 16 km away in a straight line, with Flamingos Golf and Tramores Golf both at 19 km. These are among the better-known courses of the western Costa del Sol. Closer to home, recreation is chiefly rural: forest walks, village festivals and the hiking routes of the Genal Valley, which attract visitors particularly in autumn and spring. For a townhouse without a pool, the terrace, solarium and patio form the everyday outdoor space, with the coast serving as a planned day trip rather than a spontaneous outing.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Within its segment, this townhouse competes on price rather than on coastal convenience. Comparable new-build projects on the Costa del Sol, Aquamar in Torre del Mar from €269,950, Lantana Residencial in Mijas from €205,000 and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona from €269,000, all sit on or near the coast and offer modern construction, but at roughly three to four times the asking price of this Faraján property. That price gap reflects fundamentals: location on the coast versus inland valley, new construction versus a 1970 resale, and modern specifications, typically including air conditioning, fitted kitchens and communal pools, versus a traditional village house with fireplace heating. For a buyer with a budget around €70,000 to €100,000, the realistic choice on the Costa del Sol is between a small apartment in a high-density coastal urbanisation and a larger village house inland. This property represents the second option: more space per euro, more quiet, but a car-dependent lifestyle with a supermarket 9.1 km away and the beach 21 km as the crow flies. Buyers able to spend €200,000 or more can buy new-build convenience near the sea instead, and that comparison should be made consciously. The Genal Valley itself remains one of the more affordable parts of Málaga province, with property prices well below the coastal average. Interest in inland villages has grown among buyers seeking rural retreats and hiking destinations, but the market is thinner and resale periods longer than on the coast. This property suits buyers whose priority is space and setting at minimal cost; buyers prioritising rental potential or coastal access would find the coastal new-build projects a better structural fit, at a correspondingly higher entry price.
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