Palo Alto, Málaga property and area FAQs

Nearby cities include Mijas to the east, Marbella to the south, Istán to the west, and Monda and Coín to the north.

For Ojén, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 3 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Ojén, at a recorded elevation of approximately 301 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Mairena (763 residents in the cited settlement record) and Palo Alto (31 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.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 86.0 square kilometres for Ojén municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 309 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Palo Alto has INE code 29076. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 36.5651, -4.8524. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The audited municipality record contains 31 additional named-place records for Ojén municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Palo Alto is shown within Málaga province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The latest imported INE population for Ojén municipality is 4,721, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ojén municipality, recorded population changed by 40.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ojén municipality is €11,898 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 41.0 years for Ojén municipality, for period 2023.

INE records 15.3% of residents aged 65 or over for Ojén municipality, in period 2023.

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

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Ojén municipality changed by 40.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 29.9% for Ojén municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ojén municipality records €3,223 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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.

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

The page uses 12 published observations for Ojén municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Málaga province is €2,973 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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

The displayed series for Málaga province begins at €2,714 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,978 buildings for Ojén municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 3,581 dwellings for Ojén municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,986 for Ojén municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 985 energy certificates for Ojén municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1950–1969 band contains 108 recorded buildings for Ojén municipality, representing 5.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 93 recorded buildings for Ojén municipality, representing 4.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 888 buildings, or 45.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 3,581 dwellings across 1,978 buildings for Ojén municipality, or approximately 1.81 dwellings per recorded building.

The current eligible public inventory contains 19 listings for Palo Alto. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

The current public inventory is: 10 apartments; 5 villas; 4 penthouses. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €630,000 to €4,500,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

The difference between the current published minimum of €630,000 and maximum of €4,500,000 is €3,870,000. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.

NLS currently shows 5 eligible public villas for Palo Alto, equal to 26.3% of the 19-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 10 eligible public apartments for Palo Alto, equal to 52.6% of the 19-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 4 eligible public penthouses for Palo Alto, equal to 21.1% of the 19-listing area inventory.

No. The Palo Alto 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.