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Builders in Orihuela Costa
Orihuela Costa is the coastal stretch of the municipality of Orihuela, made up of low-density urbanisations of villas and townhouses with a very high proportion of second homes owned by non-resident owners. It's the area where remote monitoring matters most: most of our clients here are not in Spain while the work is underway.
What is Orihuela Costa
Administratively, Orihuela Costa isn't its own municipality: it's the coastline of the municipality of Orihuela, whose town centre is about 35 km inland. Locally, it's split into a "beach" zone and a "golf" zone depending on position relative to the N-332, the road that runs the length of the coast from north to south: to the east lies the coastal strip with the seafront urbanisations, to the west the inland area organised around the golf courses.
That golf half is bigger than it looks from the outside: between the area's three 18-hole courses — Villamartín, Las Ramblas and Campoamor — they cover close to 1,700,000 m² combined. On the coast, Orihuela Costa also has two marinas of its own, in Campoamor and in Cabo Roig, something not every stretch of the Vega Baja coastline can say.
Where the paperwork gets done
All of Orihuela Costa's planning paperwork is handled at Orihuela's decentralised municipal office on the N-332, in Playa Flamenca, not in Orihuela town. It's a detail that saves real time on any project: declaraciones responsables (a simplified notification-based permit), licencias urbanísticas (a full building permit requiring a technical project) and Declaraciones Responsables de Segunda Ocupación (Second Occupation declarations) are all resolved without having to travel inland.
Comparison
Orihuela Costa's urbanisations
| Urbanisation | Decade | Type | Owner profile | Most frequent work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villamartín | 1970s | Terraced houses and bungalows in a community, around the golf course | Permanent residents, mostly English-speaking | ITE, façade and communal areas |
| Playa Flamenca | 1966-1972 | First-generation low-rise chalets and blocks | Mixed resident / holiday | Porch enclosure and electrical regularisation |
| Cabo Roig | Since 1959 | High-value detached villas | Upper segment, high proportion non-resident | Full renovation of older villas |
| Punta Prima | Mixed | Seafront blocks and villas | High proportion of holiday rental | Roofs, terraces and exterior carpentry |
| La Zenia | Mixed, with 2000s-built stock | Villas alongside recent blocks | Strong British and northern-European presence | Private pools and villa renovations |
What sets this area apart
In Orihuela Costa we carry out the largest share of our full villa renovations, pool construction and solarium extensions, with a weekly photo report for owners in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries.
Services
What we do in Orihuela Costa
Projects
Real work in the area
You can see examples of work carried out in Villamartín, Cabo Roig, Punta Prima, La Zenia and Playa Flamenca in our project write-ups, or go straight to each urbanisation's own page to see its specific example.
FAQ
Common questions in this area
Can I manage the whole project without travelling to Spain?
Yes, it's the most common arrangement in this area: an initial technical site visit, a quote and weekly WhatsApp updates, with documents signed remotely.
Do you work with the owners' associations in Orihuela Costa's urbanisations?
Yes, both on individual homes and on communal areas of villa and townhouse communities.
What's the difference between the "beach" zone and the "golf" zone?
It's a local distinction, not an administrative one: it's based on position relative to the N-332. The beach zone faces the coast, the golf zone is organised around the three inland golf courses.
Urbanisations
Choose your area
Orihuela Costa grew 7.7% in 2025, the fastest-growing area in the whole municipality — a figure that confirms what we see on the ground every season: more and more housing needs renovating, with less time between one rental season and the next.