This key-ready middle-floor apartment is located in Las Lagunas, the urban district of Mijas Costa on the Costa del Sol. The home offers two bedrooms, one bathroom and 57 square metres of living space, built in 2006 and finished with air conditioning, double glazing, a lift and fitted wardrobes. It is sold fully furnished with a fully fitted kitchen. The asking price is fixed at €209,500. The setting is a town environment with public transport, beaches and sports facilities within short range, roughly 1.7 kilometres from the nearest sand as the crow flies.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
Las Lagunas is the inland, residential part of Mijas Costa, immediately behind Fuengirola. The apartment stands in a built-up town setting with 50 public transport stops across 8 lines within reach. Fuengirola train station lies about 1.2 kilometres away in a straight line. Beaches, shops and sports centres are all within a two-kilometre radius, which shapes daily life around walking and short drives.
The home is functionally arranged for two occupants or a small family: two bedrooms, one bathroom, an open-plan kitchen with dining and living area, fitted wardrobes and full furnishing. Air conditioning and double glazing regulate indoor temperature year-round. The lift removes stair access as a barrier. At 57 square metres, storage and circulation are compact by northern European standards.
This is not a new-build project but an existing apartment completed in 2006 and described as being in excellent condition. It is key-ready, meaning it can be occupied immediately after purchase. There is no construction phase, no delivery risk and no indicative completion date; the practical timeline is set by the purchase process itself rather than a building schedule.
The property offers one bathroom only and no private garden, pool or parking space is listed in the available data. At 57 square metres, space is limited for larger households. There is no terrace area specified. Buyers seeking a communal pool, sea views or a designated parking bay will not find these in the stated features. The building dates from 2006, so construction standards predate current new-build regulations.
This apartment fits several recognisable situations. A buyer seeking a low-maintenance second home near the coast may value the fixed price, full furnishing and key-ready status: arrival requires no renovation or furnishing project. An investor targeting the Mijas Costa-Fuengirola rental market may note the district's year-round population, transport links and proximity to beaches and sports facilities, which support both holiday and long-term letting. A single person or couple relocating to the Costa del Sol for work, perhaps in Fuengirola or Mijas, may find the location practical: the train station 1.2 kilometres away connects along the coast towards Málaga, and the airport sits about 19 kilometres away in a straight line. Retirees wanting an urban, walkable environment with health centres and pharmacies nearby may also find the setup workable, provided a single bathroom and 57 square metres match their needs. The home suits occupants who prioritise location and cost efficiency over interior space. It is less suited to buyers requiring two bathrooms, private parking, a pool or generous entertaining room. Households planning to grow, or buyers wanting a gated resort-style setting with communal facilities, would need to look at other options in the region, typically at a higher entry price.
The apartment is documented as being in excellent condition, built in 2006 and sold fully furnished. The listed technical features are concrete rather than cosmetic: air conditioning provides active climate control through the Andalusian summer, when monthly averages reach 26°C, and double glazing supports both temperature retention and noise reduction in a town setting. Fitted wardrobes in both bedrooms deliver storage without consuming floor area, relevant in a 57-square-metre home. The kitchen is fully fitted, and the images show a functional kitchen-dining-living configuration rather than separate closed rooms, a layout that maximises the usable footprint. The building has a lift, which matters both for daily convenience and for long-term accessibility on a middle floor. No data is available on the energy performance certificate, community fees, IBI property tax or rubbish collection costs; these should be requested during due diligence. As a 2006 construction, the building predates the most recent technical building code revisions, so buyers comparing against new-build projects should expect differences in insulation standards, thermal bridging and common-area specifications. What the home offers instead of new-build credentials is certainty: the condition is observable, the furnishings are included and there is no completion risk or developer dependency. Verification of installation condition, air conditioning unit age, electrical installation and glazing seals, forms part of the standard survey process for a property of this age.
The apartment carries a fixed asking price of €209,500, listed under the investment and reduced categories. For context in the local market, comparable new-build projects start higher: Lantana Residencial in Mijas from €205,000, Aquamar in Torre del Mar from €269,950 and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona from €321,000. This home differs from those launches in that it is an existing, completed 2006 building, so the price reflects a delivered, furnished product without construction lead time. The area records roughly 3,800 housing transactions per year, indicating an active resale market around Las Lagunas. Availability is immediate upon completion of the standard purchase process.
Daily life around this apartment follows an urban rhythm. Las Lagunas functions as a working residential district rather than a holiday resort, which means amenities are open year-round and the streets maintain their pace outside the summer season. Within two kilometres there are around 180 restaurants, 55 cafés, 33 pharmacies, 21 banks and 8 dental practices, so nearly every routine errand can be completed on foot or by a short drive. The open-plan kitchen, dining and living area shown in the property images forms the practical heart of the home, with the two bedrooms arranged around it. Mornings can start with a walk to a local café; evenings with a fifteen-to-twenty minute stroll towards the coast at Playa de Santa Amalia. Sports facilities cluster unusually close: Ciudad Deportiva Las Lagunas sits 300 metres away, Complejo Deportivo Municipal Elola 800 metres and Piscina María Peláez just over a kilometre, giving structured options for swimming and training without leaving the neighbourhood. The district sits at roughly 30 metres elevation with a flat 1.8 per cent gradient to the beach, so cycling and walking are realistic alternatives to the car for coastal trips. For families, 15 primary schools and 10 secondary schools serve the wider area, and two health centres cover day-to-day medical needs. The trade-off of this urban setting is density: Las Lagunas is busy by Costa del Sol standards, and the apartment offers a compact footprint suited to occupants who use the neighbourhood as their living space rather than the dwelling itself.
The surroundings operate on neighbourhood scale. Within two kilometres, the data lists 180 restaurants, 55 cafés, 33 pharmacies and 21 banks, alongside 8 dentists, a density consistent with a permanently inhabited district rather than a seasonal resort belt. One park and a swimming pool at 1.1 kilometres provide green and aquatic options. Education infrastructure covers 15 primary and 10 secondary schools, and two health centres serve routine medical demand. Tourism presence is modest relative to the coast: 10 hotels with 2,131 beds, meaning the immediate area is not dominated by visitor flows even in summer. Three municipal sports complexes, at 0.3, 0.8 and 1.0 kilometres, place training and swimming facilities closer than the beach itself. Transport is a defining strength: 8 public transport lines with 50 stops give bus-based mobility, while Fuengirola station at 1.2 kilometres straight-line distance anchors rail access along the coastal corridor towards Málaga. A car remains useful for golf courses, which start at 2.6 kilometres, and for larger shopping trips, but is not strictly required for daily life. Noise and activity levels reflect the urban character: busier than hillside Mijas village or beachfront promenades, quieter in residential streets away from main roads.
The map shows the apartment's position in Las Lagunas, between Fuengirola's town centre and the Mijas hills. Visible markers include the three nearby beaches within two kilometres, the sports complexes at 300 to 1,000 metres, golf courses beyond, and the rail line at Fuengirola station. All distances shown are straight-line measurements; road routes run slightly longer across the flat terrain.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Las Lagunas occupies the inland flank of Mijas Costa, directly bordering Fuengirola, roughly midway along the Costa del Sol corridor. Málaga city and its airport lie to the north-east at 28 and 19 kilometres respectively; Marbella sits 22 kilometres south-west; Algeciras and Gibraltar are 86 and 77 kilometres away towards the Atlantic end of the coast. This positions the apartment in the central, most connected stretch of the Costa del Sol, with rail access to Málaga via Fuengirola station. The district trades coastal exclusivity for urban density and lower entry prices than beachfront Mijas or Marbella postcodes.
The nearest beach, Playa de Santa Amalia, lies 1.7 kilometres away in a straight line, with Playa de San Francisco at 1.8 kilometres and Playa del Castillo at 2.0 kilometres; actual road distances are somewhat longer, and the 1.8 per cent gradient is flat throughout. Puerto Deportivo de Fuengirola marina sits 1.8 kilometres away for boat trips and waterfront dining. Three golf courses fall within a narrow band: Campo Los Lagos at 2.6, Cerrado del Aguila at 3.2 and Campo Los Olivos at 3.3 kilometres straight-line. Málaga city centre is 28 kilometres away and Marbella 22 kilometres, both accessible by car or coastal rail and bus connections. Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport lies roughly 19 kilometres away as the crow flies, making flight connections a short transfer; Gibraltar Airport is about 77 kilometres. Rail access runs through Fuengirola station 1.2 kilometres away, with Carvajal at 4.8 kilometres as an alternative. An electric-vehicle charging point, the Fuengirola Supercharger, is 5.4 kilometres away. Within the neighbourhood itself, all listed amenities sit inside a two-kilometre radius, so most daily needs are reachable on foot or by bicycle.
| Beach Distance | 1.7 km |
| Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) | 19 km |
| Gibraltar (GIB) | 77 km |
| Fuengirola | 1.2 km |
| Carvajal | 4.8 km |
Source: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps
The climate data indicates an average annual temperature of 18.6°C, with monthly averages ranging from 14°C in the coolest months to 26°C in summer, a classic mild-winter Mediterranean profile. The swimming season, defined by sea temperatures of 20°C or above, lasts about four months, roughly June through September, which sets realistic expectations for beach use outside that window. The apartment sits at 30 metres elevation with air conditioning and double glazing to manage summer peaks. The terrain towards the coast is flat at a 1.8 per cent gradient, so heat does not compound with climbing effort on walks to the beach. Natural surroundings are urban rather than green: one park is listed within two kilometres, and open countryside begins in the Mijas hills further inland. The 32 local public holidays per year shape the annual rhythm of ferias and festivities typical of Andalusian towns, when street life intensifies and some businesses adjust hours. Rainfall concentrates outside summer, and with over 300 sunshine days regionally, outdoor use of the area's sports facilities and beaches is practical for most of the year.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020–2025 average)
Three beaches lie within about two kilometres: Playa de Santa Amalia at 1.7, Playa de San Francisco at 1.8 and Playa del Castillo at 2.0 kilometres straight-line. All are urban Fuengirola-area sands with the services typical of the Costa del Sol coastline, chiringuitos, promenades and summer lifeguard provision. Recreation options concentrate notably on sport. Ciudad Deportiva Las Lagunas is 300 metres from the apartment, Complejo Deportivo Municipal Elola 800 metres and Polideportivo Las Cañadas one kilometre, giving football, padel and gym facilities within walking distance. Piscina María Peláez at 1.1 kilometres adds a public swimming pool outside the beach season. Golfers reach Campo Los Lagos at 2.6 kilometres, with Cerrado del Aguila and Campo Los Olivos at 3.2 and 3.3 kilometres, three courses inside a four-kilometre radius. The Fuengirola marina at 1.8 kilometres covers nautical leisure and waterfront recreation. The beaches themselves carry no Blue Flag designation in the available data, so buyers prioritising certified water quality should verify the current season's flags independently.
Source: OpenStreetMap
| Month | Avg. Temperature | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C | 48 mm |
| February | 14.4°C | 49 mm |
| March | 15.7°C | 86 mm |
| April | 17.5°C | 49 mm |
| May | 19.8°C | 14 mm |
| June | 22.6°C | 0 mm |
| July | 24.8°C | 0 mm |
| August | 25.8°C | 3 mm |
| September | 23.5°C | 21 mm |
| October | 20.6°C | 64 mm |
| November | 16.9°C | 106 mm |
| December | 14.8°C | 77 mm |
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Ref: VL353060
Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
Against comparable offerings in the region, this apartment is positioned at the accessible end of the price spectrum. Lantana Residencial in Mijas advertises from €205,000 for new-build homes, marginally below this asking price, but with delivery dependent on construction schedules rather than immediate availability. Aquamar in Torre del Mar starts at €269,950, roughly 29 per cent higher, and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona from €321,000, over 50 per cent higher; both reflect the premium attached to newer builds in resort-style settings further along the coast. This apartment's proposition is different: a 2006 building, delivered furnished and in documented excellent condition, in an established district with functioning infrastructure. The location trade-off is urban density instead of resort ambience. Las Lagunas lacks the golf-side or seafront positioning of Estepona projects and the newer construction standards of Torre del Mar launches, but it outperforms both on connectivity: the coastal rail line at Fuengirola, 1.2 kilometres away, and the airport at 19 kilometres straight-line put it closer to transport than most Costa del Sol new-build sites. The resale market context matters as well: 3,800 annual transactions in the area indicate liquidity for future resale, a relevant factor given the investment categorisation of this listing. Median provincial income of €16,450 frames the local rental demand base, which is weighted towards permanent residents and long-term tenants rather than high-season visitors only. Buyers comparing options should weigh the fixed €209,500 price and immediate availability against the larger floor plans, communal pools and parking that new-build alternatives typically include at higher entry points.
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