Los Hidalgos de la Duquesa
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Los Hidalgos de la Duquesa, in context.
Los Hidalgos de la Duquesa is a compact enclave of nine detached villas in Manilva, at the western end of the Costa del Sol, where the marina life of La Duquesa gives way to the quieter streets of Los Hidalgos. It suits buyers who want a proper family house with real privacy, with the sea, the harbour and the shops all reachable on foot. Eight of the nine have already sold.
Each villa offers 265 m² of built space on a 628 m² plot. There are four bedrooms, all en suite and a separate guest cloakroom. The living, dining and kitchen areas flow as one open space, planned to pull daylight deep into the house.
Beyond it lies a private swimming pool framed by a natural garden, the place for long lunches in the shade and a last swim as the evening cools. Parking for two cars sits within the plot. The villas are designed to an A+ energy rating, which matters in a climate where cooling runs for months at a time.
The developer describes the homes as 150 metres from the sea.
The single remaining villa is offered at €1,170,000. The building licence is in place. Completion is set at 14 months from the purchase of the plot, so the wait between signing and the first summer in residence is short and clearly defined. For a buyer who has been watching this corner of the coast, this is the last opportunity in the scheme.
Key facts
The 1 remaining villa
Each one specified individually. Pricing released on enquiry.
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| Unit | Block | Floor | Beds | Baths | Interior | Outside | Garage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6A | — | — | 4 | 3 | 265 m² | 50 m² terrace · 628 m² plot | — |
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The off-plan discount, stage by stage
Off-plan entry typically offers the largest pricing headroom at the earliest stages. The advantage narrows as construction progresses — at completion the unit is priced at market. Los Hidalgos de la Duquesa currently sits in the With licence band.
With the building licence granted, the planning risk that hangs over many early-stage purchases has already been cleared. Timing is also defined: the developer commits to completion 14 months after the plot is purchased. Scarcity is real, with eight of the nine villas sold. At €1,170,000 the asking price works out at roughly €4,415 per m² built. That is well above the Manilva median of €2,920 per m² recorded by Casafari. Nearby four-bedroom resales ask between €450,000 and €560,000, but they publish no floor areas and so are not a like-for-like comparison. The premium pays for new construction, an A+ energy rating and a private pool on a 628 m² plot, less than a kilometre from the marina.
Why buyers reserve at this stage
Personalisation window
Reserving during the With licence phase gives buyers genuine input into layout, finishes and basement use ahead of handover, a window that closes as the build advances.
Scarcity and specification
1 of 9 units remain. The plot sizes, orientation and amenity package on this scheme are not easily replicated in the immediate resale stock.
Risk-managed entry
Spanish new-build buyers are protected by staged payments held under bank guarantee, ten-year structural warranty and full licence review. Roccabox brokers all of this through regulated counsel.
The premium, contextualised
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Los Hidalgos de la Duquesa is not priced against average Manilva resale stock. It is a premium new-build product with the specification, plot quality and amenity package that the broader resale market typically does not match. At €4,415 per built m² the relevant question is whether the premium is justified against comparable new-build completions, not whether it beats the area's median of €2,920/m².
Comparable confidence: 70% · Source: live market data, 03/10/2026
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Living in Manilva
Much of daily life here can be done on foot. An Eroski sits 64 metres from the villas and a Dia barely 100 metres away, so the morning shop needs no car. A tapas bar and three restaurants lie within 400 metres. The pharmacy is about a kilometre away.
Puerto Deportivo de la Duquesa, under a kilometre away, is where evenings gather pace, with boats at their moorings and terraces filling as the light softens over the water. La Duquesa beach is around 700 metres from the villas. Playa de la Chullera lies 1.5 kilometres along the coast for quieter mornings. Golfers have three courses within ten or eleven minutes by car. Puerto de Sotogrande is a 15-minute drive for a longer lunch by the yachts and Trocadero Beach Club is 19 minutes away.
Annual averages of 21 °C by day and 15.5 °C by night make this a coast to live on all year rather than a summer address. For practicalities, the Hospital de Alta Resolución de Estepona is 16 minutes by road. Gibraltar's airport is about 48 minutes away. Málaga airport lies roughly 75 kilometres to the east.

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Typical off-plan payment schedule
Spanish new-build purchases are typically paid in three staged instalments, with every euro held under bank guarantee until completion.
Total cost of ownership
Spanish mortgage scenario
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Investment outlook
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Residency planning for non-EU buyers
Spain's property-based Golden Visa route closed to new applicants on 3 April 2025. Non-EU buyers acquiring property at this value still have residency routes — non-lucrative visa, digital-nomad visa, and case-specific options — depending on circumstances. We introduce regulated immigration counsel before any commitment.
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