Muchamiel and La Marina 2026: The Two Alicante Towns Buyers Skip
Wesna GroupFourteen of our forty-nine Alicante metro listings sit in these two towns, and most shortlists ignore both. Muchamiel holds the largest property in the bundle, a 239 m2 house at EUR 550,000. La Marina has a dune beach and a EUR 248,000 entry price. Every reference, priced.
Muchamiel sits north of Alicante in the hills, La Marina sits south behind a pine forest and a dune beach, and between them they hold fourteen of our forty-nine Alicante metro listings. Both are twenty to twenty-five minutes from the city and both are routinely skipped by buyers who have only heard of Santa Pola.
The two towns compared
| Muchamiel | La Marina | |
|---|---|---|
| Our listings | 7 | 7 |
| Price range | EUR 282,000 to EUR 570,000 | EUR 248,000 to EUR 595,000 |
| Median price | EUR 460,000 | EUR 395,000 |
| Direction from Alicante | north, inland | south, coastal |
| Drive to Alicante city | about 15 minutes | about 30 minutes |
| Drive to the airport | about 20 to 25 minutes | about 25 minutes |
| Beach | no, about 15 minutes to El Campello | yes, dune beach and pine forest |
| Setting | hills, orange groves, commuter town | forest-backed coastal urbanisation |
Muchamiel: closest to the city, biggest properties
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Muchamiel, Mutxamel in Valencian, is an old town in the Vinalopó foothills that has become part of Alicante's commuter belt. It has a proper Spanish high street, an eighteenth-century church, and enough new development around it to keep the property market moving.
Our seven listings there span the widest range in the metro bundle.
Apartments. WES-2035 2-bed apartment in Muchamiel opens at EUR 282,000 for 74 m2 with two bedrooms. WES-2035B 3-bed apartment in Muchamiel is a three-bedroom of 85 m2 at EUR 310,500, WES-2035C 2-bed apartment in Muchamiel is 75 m2 at EUR 399,000 and WES-2035D 3-bed apartment in Muchamiel is 93 m2 at EUR 469,000.
Houses. WES-2036C 3-bed house in Muchamiel is a three-bedroom of 101 m2 at EUR 460,000. WES-2139 3-bed house in Muchamiel is 124 m2 with three bathrooms at EUR 570,000. And WES-2036D 3-bed house in Muchamiel is 239 m2 at EUR 550,000, roughly EUR 2,301 per square metre, the largest property in our entire Alicante bundle.
That 239 m2 house is the reason to look at Muchamiel. Nothing on the coast within half an hour of Alicante offers that much floor at that price.
The trade. No beach. El Campello is about fifteen minutes east, and it is a good beach, but you drive to it. In exchange you are closer to Alicante city than anything else in our bundle, and you get a Spanish town rather than an international urbanisation.
La Marina: dune beach, pine forest, and the cheapest way in
La Marina sits between Santa Pola and Guardamar, backed by the Pinada de Guardamar pine forest and fronted by a long dune beach that is one of the better stretches on this part of the coast.
Seven listings, and the entry price is low for a coastal address.
Apartments. WES-2375 2-bed apartment in La Marina is a two-bedroom of 78 m2 at EUR 248,000. WES-2375B 2-bed apartment in La Marina is the same 78 m2 layout at EUR 265,000 and WES-2375C at EUR 299,000.WES-2375C 2-bed apartment in La Marina at EUR 299,000. Three near-identical apartments EUR 51,000 apart, which means floor, aspect and finish are doing all the work. Ask which specifically.
Houses. WES-2307 3-bed house in La Marina and WES-2307B 3-bed house in La Marina are three-bedroom houses of 100 m2 at EUR 395,000 each. WES-2348 3-bed house in La Marina is a three-bedroom of 99 m2 with three bathrooms at EUR 459,000. WES-1483B 3-bed house in La Marina is the largest, 168 m2 with three bedrooms and three bathrooms at EUR 595,000.
The trade. Thirty minutes to Alicante city rather than fifteen. Quieter in winter than Santa Pola. In exchange, EUR 248,000 buys you a two-bedroom apartment near a genuinely good beach, which is EUR 41,000 less than the cheapest Gran Alacant house and only EUR 10,000 more than the cheapest Santa Pola flat.
How they fit into the metro picture
| Town | Listings | From | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Alacant | 12 | EUR 289,000 | Cliff-top houses, cheapest per m2 |
| Santa Pola | 12 | EUR 238,000 | Working port town, apartments |
| Monforte del Cid | 10 | EUR 270,000 | Inland golf, no beach |
| Muchamiel | 7 | EUR 282,000 | Nearest the city, largest houses |
| La Marina | 7 | EUR 248,000 | Dune beach, pine forest |
| Busot | 1 | EUR 409,000 | Hills, one house |
Our guides to Gran Alacant against Santa Pola, Monforte del Cid and property near the airport cover the rest of the bundle.
Choosing between the two
Muchamiel if you want to be near Alicante city, you want a large house, and driving fifteen minutes to a beach is acceptable. Also if you would rather live among Spanish neighbours than in an international urbanisation.
La Marina if a beach within walking distance matters, your budget starts at EUR 248,000, and you like the idea of pine forest behind you. It is quieter and more seasonal than Muchamiel.
Neither if you want to be able to walk to bars and shops year-round. Santa Pola does that better than both.
Costs
On a EUR 400,000 purchase in the Valencian Community, budget roughly 12 to 13 per cent: EUR 40,000 ITP on a resale, or 10 per cent IVA plus 1.5 per cent AJD on new build, plus EUR 5,000 to EUR 6,500 in notary, registry, lawyer and gestoria. See our guide to the total cost of buying property in Spain.
Annually, community fees on urbanisation properties run roughly EUR 40 to EUR 120 a month. A detached house with its own pool carries no community fee but costs EUR 700 to EUR 1,500 a year to maintain the pool alone. IBI on EUR 400,000 lands around EUR 400 to EUR 750. Non-residents file each year whether or not they let, covered in annual property taxes.
Municipal information is published by the Ajuntament de Mutxamel.
Questions
Is Muchamiel a commuter town or a holiday town? Mostly the former. A good share of residents work in Alicante, which means it functions year-round and does not empty in October. That is unusual in our catalogue and it suits buyers planning to live here rather than visit.
How good is the La Marina beach? Genuinely good. Long, sandy, backed by protected dunes and pine forest, and less crowded than Santa Pola or Guardamar town beach in August because access is more spread out.
Which is better for renting? La Marina in summer, on the beach. Muchamiel year-round to long-term tenants, because of the Alicante commuter demand. Any tourist letting needs a licence, covered in our guide to holiday rental licences.
Why are three near-identical La Marina apartments EUR 51,000 apart? Usually floor level, orientation and how recently the property was updated. Send us the references and we will tell you exactly which difference applies.
Is Muchamiel hot in summer? Warmer than the coast, being inland and away from the sea breeze, though less so than Monforte del Cid. Air conditioning is standard.
Next steps
If space is the point, see WES-2036D 3-bed house in Muchamiel at 239 m2 in Muchamiel. If a beach is the point, start with WES-2375 2-bed apartment in La Marina at EUR 248,000 in La Marina. They are forty minutes apart and both fit in one day. Everything is on the Alicante page.
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