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Torrox, Málaga property and area FAQs

Torrox is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Axarquía. It is located in the Costa del Sol (specifically the Costa del Sol Oriental), on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara. The municipality is divided into two distinct areas: Torrox Pueblo (the historic inland village) and Torrox Costa (the modern coastal resort area). Torrox, in Málaga province, has the official five-digit INE municipality code 29091. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 51 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 36.7607, -3.9524. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What does the local overview record about Torrox?

Torrox is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Axarquía. It is located in the Costa del Sol (specifically the Costa del Sol Oriental), on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara. The municipality is divided into two distinct areas: Torrox Pueblo (the historic inland village) and Torrox Costa (the modern coastal resort area).

How many settlement centres are recorded around Torrox?

For Torrox, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 7 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Torrox, at a recorded elevation of approximately 145 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Castillo Bajo-Conejito (4,169 residents in the cited settlement record), Los Llanos (3,080 residents in the cited settlement record), El Morche (2,741 residents in the cited settlement record), El Peñoncillo (1,780 residents in the cited settlement record), and Torrox Park (1,384 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 is the recorded municipal area for Torrox?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 51.0 square kilometres for Torrox municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Torrox?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 120 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How does NLS avoid mixing Torrox with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 29091 and keeps the province label Málaga. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Where is Torrox?

Torrox is an official municipality in Málaga province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Torrox?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 36.7607, -3.9524. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Is Torrox an official municipality or a property-search area?

Torrox is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Torrox?

The latest imported INE population for Torrox municipality is 21,311, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Torrox?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Torrox municipality, recorded population changed by 35.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Torrox?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Torrox municipality is €10,740 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Torrox?

INE records an average age of 47.5 years for Torrox municipality, for period 2023.

What share of residents in Torrox is aged 65 or over?

INE records 27.6% of residents aged 65 or over for Torrox municipality, in period 2023.

How extensive is the current population series used for Torrox?

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

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 38.7% for Torrox municipality, in period 2023.

What is the average household size in Torrox?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Torrox municipality, for period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Torrox?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Torrox municipality records €2,593 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Torrox 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 Torrox 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 Torrox?

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

When is the minimum in the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Torrox?

Within the same displayed series for Andalucía, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 12.5% in 2025Q4.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed quarterly transaction count points for Torrox?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Torrox municipality is 197 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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

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 registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Torrox?

Colegio de Registradores reports €3,254 per square metre for Málaga province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Torrox?

Dirección General del Catastro records 7,126 buildings for Torrox municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Torrox?

The current Catastro building extract records 19,465 dwellings for Torrox municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Torrox?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,975 for Torrox municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Torrox?

The current official administrative extract contains 4,609 energy certificates for Torrox municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Which building-age band is largest in Torrox?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 2,620 buildings, or 36.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Torrox is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Torrox municipality, 3.7% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Torrox?

The Catastro extract records 19,465 dwellings across 7,126 buildings for Torrox municipality, or approximately 2.73 dwellings per recorded building.

How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Torrox?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,787 recorded buildings for Torrox municipality, representing 25.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Torrox on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 32 listings for Torrox. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

Which property types are currently available in Torrox?

The current public inventory is: 19 villas; 8 apartments; 4 town houses; 1 penthouse. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

What is the current asking-price range in Torrox?

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €38,000 to €954,500. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

Are inactive or private listings included in the current Torrox inventory?

No. The Torrox 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 separates the lowest and highest published asking prices in Torrox?

The difference between the current published minimum of €38,000 and maximum of €954,500 is €916,500. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.

How many penthouses are currently shown for Torrox?

NLS currently shows 1 eligible public penthouse for Torrox, equal to 3.1% of the 32-listing area inventory.

What part of the current Torrox inventory is apartments?

NLS currently shows 8 eligible public apartments for Torrox, equal to 25.0% of the 32-listing area inventory.

How many townhouses are currently shown for Torrox?

NLS currently shows 4 eligible public town houses for Torrox, equal to 12.5% of the 32-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.