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La Quinta, Málaga property and area FAQs

La Quinta is an NLS property-search area in Málaga province within the Benahavís municipality context. The current public NLS inventory contains 61 listings, including 24 villas, 10 town houses, 8 apartments, 8 plots, and 8 penthouses.

Place and geography

What kind of place is La Quinta?

Benahavís is a Spanish town (pueblo) and municipality in the province of Malaga. It is a mountain village between Marbella, Estepona, and Ronda, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the coast.

What does the official settlement record show for La Quinta?

Benahavís’ current IGN settlement record contains 6 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Benahavís, at a recorded elevation of approximately 157 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Artola (3,443 residents in the cited settlement record), La Alquería-El Paraíso (2,058 residents in the cited settlement record), Parque Botánico las Lomas del Guadalmina (174 residents in the cited settlement record), Montemayor (89 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Zagaleta (72 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What else is documented about La Quinta?

Its terrain is traversed by the Guadalmina, Guadaiza and Guadalmansa Rivers. Places of great natural and historic interest are to be found within its boundaries, such as El Cerro del Duque, Daidin and the Montemayor Castle.

What is the recorded municipal area for La Quinta?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 145.0 square kilometres for Benahavís municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

How does NLS avoid mixing La Quinta with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 29023 and keeps the province label Málaga. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

What does the sourced record show about named places within La Quinta?

The audited municipality record contains 57 additional named-place records for Benahavís municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What population density follows from the published figures for La Quinta?

Dividing the INE population of 9,170 by the recorded municipal area of 145.0 km² gives approximately 63.2 residents per km² for Benahavís municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

What is the official INE code used for La Quinta?

The official municipality context used for La Quinta has INE code 29023. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

What reference coordinate is recorded for La Quinta?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 36.5223, -5.0441. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

What elevation is recorded for La Quinta?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 150 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for La Quinta?

The latest imported INE population for Benahavís municipality is 9,170, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in La Quinta?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Benahavís municipality, recorded population changed by 29.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for La Quinta?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Benahavís municipality is €14,248 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in La Quinta?

INE records an average age of 39.8 years for Benahavís municipality, for period 2023.

Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for La Quinta?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Benahavís municipality is 7,943 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the average household size in La Quinta?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.40 people per household for Benahavís municipality, for period 2023.

How many published population observations are shown for La Quinta?

The page uses 9 published observations for Benahavís municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

What period does the population figure for La Quinta cover?

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

When is the minimum in the current population series for La Quinta?

Within the same displayed series for Benahavís municipality, the lowest population value is 6,629 residents in 2016.

What share of residents in La Quinta is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 61.7% for Benahavís municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for La Quinta?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Benahavís municipality records €4,529 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider La Quinta market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Andalucía in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for La Quinta begin?

The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 14.3% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for La Quinta?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Andalucía, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 16.0% in 2026Q2.

How many published regional house-price index observations are shown for La Quinta?

The page uses 8 published observations for Andalucía, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

What share of recent transactions is resale housing in La Quinta?

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 91.2% of transactions for Benahavís municipality.

What change separates the first and latest displayed regional foreign-buyer share values for La Quinta?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Andalucía changed by 11.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

How many transactions are in the Notariado snapshot for La Quinta?

The current snapshot contains 619 recorded transactions for Benahavís municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

What is the simple mean of the published regional house-price index observations used for La Quinta?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Andalucía is 100.2 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What change separates the first and latest displayed regional house-price index values for La Quinta?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Andalucía changed by 22.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for La Quinta?

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,555 buildings for Benahavís municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for La Quinta?

The current Catastro building extract records 9,890 dwellings for Benahavís municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in La Quinta?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 2,001 for Benahavís municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for La Quinta?

The current official administrative extract contains 4,205 energy certificates for Benahavís municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Which building-age band is largest in La Quinta?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 1,335 buildings, or 52.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in La Quinta is labelled 1990–2009?

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,335 recorded buildings for Benahavís municipality, representing 52.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded La Quinta building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?

The Before 1950 band contains 18 recorded buildings for Benahavís municipality, representing 0.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How many active tourism-register entries are shown for La Quinta?

The official administrative extract contains 2,274 active tourism-register entries for Benahavís municipality, with source update 2026-10-29. It is not an occupancy measure.

How much of the recorded La Quinta building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?

The 2010 onward band contains 612 recorded buildings for Benahavís municipality, representing 24.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded La Quinta building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 552 recorded buildings for Benahavís municipality, representing 21.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in La Quinta on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 61 listings for La Quinta. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

Which property types are currently available in La Quinta?

The current public inventory is: 24 villas; 10 town houses; 8 apartments; 8 plots; 8 penthouses. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

What is the current asking-price range in La Quinta?

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €565,000 to €19,880,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

Are inactive or private listings included in the current La Quinta inventory?

No. The La Quinta count includes only active listings that are eligible for the public NLS catalogue at the time the page is generated. Draft, withdrawn, private and feed-private records do not create a public area or property-type page.

What is the live NLS count for townhouses in La Quinta?

NLS currently shows 10 eligible public town houses for La Quinta, equal to 16.4% of the 61-listing area inventory.

What is the live NLS count for penthouses in La Quinta?

NLS currently shows 8 eligible public penthouses for La Quinta, equal to 13.1% of the 61-listing area inventory.

What is the live NLS count for apartments in La Quinta?

NLS currently shows 8 eligible public apartments for La Quinta, equal to 13.1% of the 61-listing area inventory.

What is the live NLS count for plots in La Quinta?

NLS currently shows 8 eligible public plots for La Quinta, equal to 13.1% of the 61-listing area inventory.

What separates the lowest and highest published asking prices in La Quinta?

The difference between the current published minimum of €565,000 and maximum of €19,880,000 is €19,315,000. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.

What part of the current La Quinta inventory is villas?

NLS currently shows 24 eligible public villas for La Quinta, equal to 39.3% of the 61-listing area inventory.

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.