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Updated 2026-10-09
Pilar de la Horadada is the southernmost town of the province of Alicante, at the bottom of the Costa Blanca, and its coast takes in Torre de la Horadada, Las Higuericas and Mil Palmeras. We have about 15 new-build homes here, most of them apartments in small gated developments with a shared pool, plus a couple of townhouses and a detached villa. Almost all are finished and ready to move into. Prices start at about €225,000 for a two-bedroom apartment near the town centre and reach about €610,000 for a three-bedroom villa near the sea at Torre de la Horadada. About half the homes we list here are under €300,000.
Typical drive times by road outside peak hours, from the town centre. Allow longer in summer traffic.
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Pilar de la Horadada is a working Spanish town of around 24,000 people (INE, 2025), with its main street, shops, schools and a weekly market a few kilometres inland from the beaches. It became a separate municipality from Orihuela in 1986, and much of the town is newer, with parks and sports facilities.
The coast is a run of long, fine-sand beaches and small rocky coves. Six of its beaches held a Blue Flag in 2025: El Conde, Las Higuericas, Los Jesuitas, Mil Palmeras, El Puerto and Rocamar. At Torre de la Horadada a 16th-century watchtower, built to look out for pirates, stands beside a small marina. Lo Romero Golf, an 18-hole course known for the island green on its final hole, is in the municipality.
In and around the town centre. Most of our listings are in Pilar de la Horadada itself, within walking distance of the main street, supermarkets, restaurants and schools. Developments such as Saona Garden, Green Garden and Victor Manuel are small, often under 20 homes, and two-bedroom apartments start at about €225,000. Several, such as Alma 4 beside Parque de Pegaso, give each home its own private pool.
Towards Torre de la Horadada and Las Higuericas. Between the town and the sea, Evo Villas, Vista Azul Lo Monte and Thiar Village sit in newer residential streets, Thiar Village about 1.3 km from the beaches of Las Higuericas and El Mojón. Ottawa Villas, in Torre de la Horadada itself, is about 400 metres from the sea and the most expensive home we list in the town, at about €610,000.
Near Mil Palmeras. SunGolf Villa II has single-level semi-detached homes close to Mil Palmeras beach, at about €350,000 with room on the plot for a private pool.
Asking prices for homes across Pilar de la Horadada averaged about €3,240 per square metre in August 2026, around 3% higher than a year earlier (idealista).
Most of the homes we list here are priced between €225,000 and €400,000. Every listing shows its floor area, so you can compare price per square metre between developments.
Pilar de la Horadada is in the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, so a new home bought from the developer carries VAT (IVA) at 10% of the price and stamp duty (AJD) at 1.4%, the rate since 1 June 2026. It is not in Murcia, despite the border next to the town. Notary, Land Registry and an independent lawyer add roughly 2%, so budget about 13.5% to 14.5% on top of the price. On a €300,000 apartment that is about €40,500 to €43,500.
If you buy a home that is still being built, every payment you make before completion must be covered by an individual bank guarantee or insurance certificate in your name. Do not pay a stage without it. Our cost and yield calculator works out the total for any home and any currency.
Many owners let their homes when they are not using them. Holiday letting in the Valencian Community needs the home registered in the Registro de Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana and, since July 2025, a national rental registration number. Since April 2025 a community of owners can also vote to stop new holiday lets in its building, so if you plan to let, we check the community rules and the town's current position for the specific home before you commit.
UK owners who let pay Spanish non-resident tax at 24% on the rent, against 19% for EU residents.
Buyers who want a real Spanish town with Blue Flag beaches and golf close by, and new homes mostly under €400,000. The town centre suits buyers who want to walk to shops and restaurants all year; Torre de la Horadada and Las Higuericas suit those who want to be nearer the sand; Mil Palmeras suits buyers who want a quieter beach setting.
If you want more choice and a busier resort feel, Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa have many more homes, and inland Ciudad Quesada has villas with private pools.