This recently renovated townhouse stands in the centre of Monda, a small village in the Sierra de las Nieves comarca, roughly 44 kilometres from Málaga. The property offers 225 m² of living space arranged over four levels, with six bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fully fitted kitchen and a rooftop solarium with panoramic views. Built in 1984 and updated since, it is key-ready and offered at a fixed asking price of €375,000. Distances: the beaches of Marbella lie about 14 km away as the crow flies, and Málaga airport approximately 30 km. A car is necessary for daily travel.
Key characteristics of location, homes, project phase and points of attention.
Monda sits inland at around 378 metres above sea level, between Sierra Blanca and the Sierra de las Nieves. The village has roughly 2,000 to 3,000 residents, with a pharmacy 194 metres from the property and a supermarket 7.6 km away. The coast is about 14 km in a straight line; road distances are longer. Daily life here is quiet and village-based rather than coastal.
The house suits households needing volume: six double bedrooms across two floors, three bathrooms, an open-plan ground floor with fitted kitchen, and a south-facing rooftop solarium. Rear-street access exists and there is scope to create a small garden on slightly sloping terrain. Parking is on the street, which is generally straightforward in the village.
This is an existing resale property, not a new-build development. It was completed in 1984 and has since been renovated, with the agent describing its condition as excellent and move-in ready. There is no construction phase or delivery schedule to consider; the transfer can proceed through the standard resale purchase process once a buyer's survey and searches are complete.
The property has no private parking, no swimming pool and no communal facilities. Air conditioning is present, but no heating system beyond that is documented. The terrain is slightly hilly and any garden would need to be created. Daily mobility requires a car; the nearest supermarket is 7.6 km away and EV charging 14 km. No lift serves the four levels.
Ref: VL743678
Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, INE, Junta de Andalucía
Several buyer profiles fit this property recognisably. A large or blended family needing six bedrooms under one roof will find the mirrored floor layout, three doubles per floor with a bathroom each, directly suited to splitting the house into zones. Buyers seeking a second home with genuine character rather than a coastal apartment may value the rooftop solarium, the mountain views and the pace of a working village where a pharmacy, cafés and restaurants are within walking distance. Investors may look at the holiday or long-term rental route the layout permits, though rental performance should be verified against local demand and licensing rules rather than assumed. The house also suits households relocating permanently to the area who accept car dependence: school-age children can reach a primary and secondary school in the municipality, and the hospital is 13 km away. It fits less well for buyers who want to walk to the beach, who need private parking on title, or who expect lift access across four floors. The slope of the terrain and the external staircase to the solarium are relevant for anyone with reduced mobility. In short, this is a village property for buyers whose priority is space, views and inland tranquillity, with the coast as a planned outing rather than a doorstep feature.
The property was built in 1984 and has since undergone a renovation that the listing describes as recent, with the overall condition reported as excellent. What can be verified from the documented features: the kitchen is fully fitted, air conditioning is installed, and the property is connected to mains electricity and drinkable water. Photography of the interior shows white bedroom furniture with desks, a modern living-dining room, a bedroom with balcony and air-conditioning unit, and a modern bathroom vanity, finishes consistent with a contemporary update rather than dated 1980s fabric. The bathroom layout follows the French style, with the toilet in a separate space from the main bathroom on the first and second floors. The rooftop solarium is reached by an external staircase from the second floor, an arrangement buyers should inspect for weather-tightness and safety rails. Buyers should treat the agent's own disclaimer seriously: statements about condition are made without responsibility, and an independent survey is the appropriate way to confirm structural state, damp, insulation and the electrical installation, particularly relevant in a 1984 building that has been retrofitted with air conditioning. No energy performance certificate figure, heating system beyond air conditioning, or warranty scheme applies, since this is a resale rather than a new build covered by builder guarantees. The garden area is described as having scope for creation rather than being finished, so landscaping costs sit with a future owner.
The asking price is fixed at €375,000 for the whole property, an existing, key-ready resale home, not a price-list development. At 225 m² of living space with six bedrooms and three bathrooms, the price works out to roughly €1,667 per square metre. For context, nearby new-build projects on the coast start lower in unit price but deliver smaller apartments: Aquamar in Torre del Mar from €269,950, Lantana Residencial in Mijas from €205,000 and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona from €269,000. This property competes on volume and village location rather than coastal amenities. Availability is immediate in principle; completion follows the standard Spanish resale timeline once the notary date is set.
Living in this house means village life at the pace of a small Andalusian community of a few thousand residents. The ground floor works as a single social space: an open-plan layout combines the kitchen and living area, with a full bathroom on the same level, so the floor can function independently when needed. The first and second floors each carry three double bedrooms and a bathroom laid out in the French style, with the toilet separated from the washroom, a practical arrangement for a large family, visiting guests, or two households sharing one roof. An external staircase from the second floor leads to an open rooftop solarium with 360-degree views over the village rooftops and the surrounding mountain countryside; with a south orientation, this terrace receives sun through the middle of the day and into the afternoon. Daily routines are local and simple: a pharmacy within 200 metres, a couple of restaurants, cafés and banks within the village, a municipal sports centre 500 metres away, and viewpoints a short walk up the hill. Larger shops, the hospital at 13 km and the coast at roughly 14 km straight-line all require a car, which shapes the rhythm of the week, village errands on foot, coastal trips planned. The house is quiet by nature of its inland setting; the swimming season in the area runs about four months, and village life continues year-round rather than following a tourist calendar.
Monda is an inland village of roughly 2,984 inhabitants (2025 INE figure) in the Sierra de las Nieves comarca, sitting at about 378–427 metres above sea level near Sierra Blanca. Life here is defined by that setting: quiet streets, mountain views from the viewpoints at 200 and 500 metres, and a compact set of village amenities, two restaurants, a café, two banks and a pharmacy all within 2 km. The municipal sports centre is a five-minute walk. Beyond the village, distances are meaningful: the nearest supermarket is 7.6 km away and the hospital 13 km, both requiring a car. The nearest beaches, Playa de la Bajadilla, El Alicate and Playa de Casablanca, lie 14 to 15 km in a straight line, with road distances somewhat longer. Golfers can reach Campo Europa and Campo América at around 13 km, and the Greenlife Golf driving range at 14 km. EV charging is available at 14 km, a detail worth noting for electric-vehicle owners. The village records around 58 housing transactions per year, indicating a small, low-turnover market rather than a busy resort town, relevant both for the pace of life and for future resale liquidity.
The map shows the property's position in the centre of Monda, with the village nestled against the Sierra Blanca foothills. Note the ring of practical distances: pharmacy at 194 metres, supermarket at 7.6 km, Marbella's beaches at 14 km and Málaga airport at 30 km, all straight-line figures, with actual road routes longer. The village's compact scale is visible at a glance.
Approximate area · exact address shared on request
Monda occupies the inland tier of the Costa del Sol's hinterland, in the Sierra de las Nieves comarca, 10 km from Coín and 44 km from Málaga, a position that trades coastal proximity for village tranquillity and mountain scenery. Within the regional hierarchy it sits closer to Marbella's beaches (14 km straight-line) than to Málaga city, making the western Costa del Sol its natural service area for shopping, healthcare and leisure. Compared with the comparable coastal projects in Torre del Mar, Mijas and Estepona, this location is quieter, cheaper per square metre and less seasonal, but entirely car-dependent.
A car is necessary for daily life at this address; this is the single most consequential accessibility fact. Within the village, key amenities are walkable: the pharmacy is 194 metres away, restaurants, a café and banks sit within 2 km, and the sports centre is 500 metres from the door. For everything else, supermarket at 7.6 km, hospital at 13 km, EV charging at 14 km, driving is the norm. The coast is reachable for outings: three Marbella-area beaches lie 14–15 km away as the crow flies, and two 18-hole golf courses plus a driving range sit at 13–14 km. Málaga-Costa del Sol airport is approximately 30 km straight-line, which typically means a drive of around 40–45 minutes by road; Gibraltar airport is 71 km away. The property's own parking situation is street parking, which the agent describes as generally straightforward in the village, though it carries no legal guarantee of a space. Buyers reliant on public transport should verify local bus connections to Coín, 10 km away, and Málaga, 44 km, before committing.
| Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) | 30 km |
| Gibraltar (GIB) | 71 km |
Source: OpenStreetMap, Google Maps
Monda's climate reflects its inland elevation of roughly 378 metres. The average annual temperature is 17.6°C, with monthly averages ranging from 13°C in winter to 28°C in summer, warmer summer peaks than the immediate coast, cooler winter nights than sea level. The swimming season, based on sea temperature reaching 20°C or more, runs about four months, so sea swimming is a seasonal activity rather than a year-round one. The setting between Sierra Blanca and the Sierra de las Nieves places the village in mountainous natural surroundings; the viewpoints of La Cruz de Caravaca and Las Eras, at 0.2 and 0.5 km, frame the village against that landscape, and the rooftop solarium takes in 360-degree views of it. For residents, this means walking terrain that slopes, the property's own plot is described as slightly hilly, and air that is generally drier than on the coast. The south orientation of the house supports solar gain in the cooler months, while air conditioning handles summer peaks.
Source: Open-Meteo (2020–2025 average)
Although inland, the property sits within reach of the Marbella coastline: Playa de la Bajadilla and El Alicate are both 14 km away in a straight line, and Playa de Casablanca 15 km, giving residents a choice of town beaches and quieter stretches for day trips in season. Golf is the other coastal-recreation anchor, Campo Europa and Campo América lie at 13–13.6 km, and the Greenlife Golf driving range at 14 km, all reachable within a short drive. Closer to home, recreation is village-scaled: the Polideportivo Municipal de Monda sports centre is 500 metres away, and the area records 14 sports facilities in total, indicating an active local provision for a village of this size. Hiking and viewpoint walks are immediate, Mirador de la Cruz de Caravaca is 200 metres from the door. No specific Blue Flag designation data is available for the listed beaches, so buyers who prioritise that certification should verify it separately.
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Source: OpenStreetMap, CSD
Monda is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located near Sierra Blanca and Sierra de las Nieves in the comarca of Sierra de las Nieves. The municipality is situated approximately 44 kilometres from the provincial capital of Málaga and 10 from Coín. Monda has an altitude of 427 metres. It has a population of approximately 2,000 residents. The natives are called Mondeños.
| Month | Avg. Temperature | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C | 68 mm |
| February | 13.1°C | 71 mm |
| March | 15.0°C | 83 mm |
| April | 17.1°C | 56 mm |
| May | 20.5°C | 30 mm |
| June | 24.8°C | 2 mm |
| July | 27.7°C | 0 mm |
| August | 27.7°C | 1 mm |
| September | 24.3°C | 39 mm |
| October | 20.5°C | 80 mm |
| November | 15.6°C | 85 mm |
| December | 13.3°C | 91 mm |
Set against the comparable new-build projects, this townhouse plays a different game. Aquamar in Torre del Mar starts at €269,950, Lantana Residencial in Mijas at €205,000 and Etherna Homes 2 in Estepona at €269,000, but those entry prices buy apartments, not 225 m² six-bedroom houses. Per square metre, Monda at roughly €1,667 is competitive with coastal new-build, while delivering a property type, a large, flexible village house with a panoramic solarium, that the coastal projects simply do not offer. The trade-offs are structural. The coastal projects sit in higher-density resort environments with pools, on-site amenities and walkable beaches; Monda offers none of those things within the property itself, no pool, no private parking on title, no communal facilities. Its advantages run the other way: a year-round village community of around 3,000 residents rather than a seasonal resort population, proximity to the Sierra de las Nieves natural area, and a location only 14 km straight-line from Marbella's beaches, close enough for regular coastal outings, far enough that house prices reflect the inland market rather than Marbella's. For rental investors, the calculus differs too: coastal new-build apartments in Torre del Mar, Mijas and Estepona tap established tourist rental demand, while a six-bedroom village house in Monda suits group rentals, long-term lets or family use, a narrower but less contested niche. Buyers choosing between these options are effectively choosing between resort convenience and inland space, and at this price point, Monda delivers more square metres and more bedrooms than any of the three coastal comparables can match.
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