Spain · Almería · Mojácar
Mojácar property for sale sits in two quite different places: Mojácar Pueblo, a white hill village of steep lanes and old houses, and Mojácar Playa, the 17 km of coast below it with its apartments, townhouses and villas. Almost half the town's 7,680 registered residents are foreign nationals, the British the largest group among them, and nine in ten homes sold in 2025 were resales.
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See what fits →The pueblo is the historic centre, its houses built in tiers on the last spur of the Sierra Cabrera at about 160 m above sea level. The playa is the coastal side of the municipality, a string of beaches, coves and seafront buildings. By road the two are 5–7 km apart, depending on which end of the beach you are heading for.
The town hall's history pages trace the village from the pact it agreed with the Catholic Monarchs in 1488 to the Indalian art movement of the 1950s, which spread Mojácar's name across Spain.
| Mojácar Pueblo | Mojácar Playa | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Hilltop village, about 160 m up | About 17 km of coast, from long beaches to small coves |
| Streets | Narrow and steep; on the town's own accessible walking route some slopes exceed 20% | Level along the seafront |
| Cars | Upper old town is pedestrian, with restricted traffic; public car park at Plaza Rey Alabez, from which Avenida de París leads to a lift | Reserved accessible bays listed for each beach |
| Typical homes | Village houses on several levels, many with roof terraces | Apartments and townhouses in complexes; detached villas on the slopes behind |
| Beach access | By car or town bus | On the doorstep, with ramps and boardwalks at the equipped beaches |
The choice is a personal one. The pueblo offers views and village life but demands a head for hills; the playa is flat and close to the sea but keeps more of a holiday rhythm, busier in summer than in winter.
INE's last town-by-town count of nationalities, for 1 January 2022, found 2,213 British nationals among Mojácar's 7,527 residents: 29% of the whole population and 58% of its foreign residents. Only Arboleas, inland, had more in the province (2,450).
More recent figures from IECA, the Junta de Andalucía's statistics institute, show 3,767 foreign nationals in 2025, 49% of the 7,680 residents on INE's register, with the British the largest group at 51.8% of them. That implies about 1,950 British residents in 2025, fewer than INE's 2022 count, although the two figures come from different series.
Its population is older than that of the neighbouring coastal towns. IECA puts 30.5% of Mojácar's residents over 65 and their average age at 50.2, against 40.4 in Garrucha and 40.5 in Vera.
The 2025 British figure is our calculation from IECA's foreign total and the rounded British share; IECA does not publish the head count itself. Some websites give Mojácar's foreign share as about 65%; the official padrón-based figures give 49% for 2025.
The housing stock falls into a few broad types. In the pueblo, whitewashed village houses step down the hillside, many with roof terraces rather than gardens. Along the playa, apartments and townhouses are often grouped in complexes with shared pools and gardens, paid for through community fees. Behind the coast are detached villas on the slopes and country houses in the campo towards Turre.
It is overwhelmingly a resale market. The Ministry of Housing's transaction figures, as republished by IECA, record 597 home sales in Mojácar in 2025: 549 resales and 48 new builds. Non-residents made 52.89% of recent purchases, according to notary data published by La Voz de Almería (June 2026), with British, Irish, Belgian, French and German buyers the main nationalities.
The land registrars do not publish a price for Mojácar itself. Their average for Almería province, across all registered sales in the year to June 2026, was €1,416 per square metre; a coastal town can sit well away from a provincial figure in either direction.
Winter and summer Mojácar are different places. About 7,700 people are registered as living here, yet the town has 21 hotels with 5,376 beds and 12 hostales with 289 more (IECA, 2025), and most recent buyers live elsewhere. If you plan to spend winters here, see the playa in January as well as August.
Winter weather is the draw. AEMET's official averages for its Almería airport station, some 75 km away by road, give January 16.9°C by day and 8.3°C by night, with 194 hours of sun and fewer than three rain days; Mojácar's own readings will differ a little.
Getting between the village and the beach without a car is straightforward. The town's accessibility guide says urban buses link the pueblo with the whole coast every half hour, with longer hours in high season, and that the whole fleet has ramps; the tourist office has the current timetable.
The town hall's getting-here page gives these road distances and times: Almería airport 90 km (55 minutes), Murcia airport 135 km (1 hour 15) and Alicante airport 225 km (2 hours 30). The nearest railway station, it says, is in Almería.
Winter narrows the options. Almería's only UK routes for 2026/27 are Liverpool and Gatwick, so from anywhere else in the UK the practical winter gateways are Murcia and Alicante, both of which keep UK services all year.
Owning a home here does not lengthen a visitor's stay. British citizens can spend 90 days in any 180 in the Schengen area, a limit the EU's Entry/Exit System has tracked at the border since 10 April 2026: the rule, with a day counter. Longer stays need a residence visa, such as the non-lucrative visa.
Mojácar has one public health centre and one consultorio, according to SAS data published by IECA for 2025. The nearest public hospital is Hospital La Inmaculada at Huércal-Overa, about 44 km by road from the pueblo; the province's largest hospital, Torrecárdenas in Almería city, is about 83 km away.
Once resident you register at the local health centre, and UK State Pension holders use the S1 form to get Spanish state cover. Our guide to retiring in Spain sets out the steps, and your options before residence.
Our guide to buying in Spain covers the standard process. In Mojácar three situations need extra care, each confirmed in writing by an independent abogado.
Buying also requires an NIE, Spain's identification number for foreigners (how to apply), and the wider list of things to arrange is in our moving checklist.
| Town | By road from the pueblo | Residents | Foreign share | Largest foreign group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turre | 5 km | 4,361 | 46% | British |
| Garrucha | 11 km | 10,845 | 30% | Peruvian |
| Los Gallardos | 12 km | 3,110 | 39% | British |
| Bédar | 18 km | 953 | 60% | British |
| Vera | 19 km to the town; 13–16 km to Vera Playa | 20,282 | 30% | Moroccan |
Turre, the nearest, is a village just inland where the British are the largest foreign group. Garrucha, next along the coast, is a harbour town with a younger population. Bédar, a hill village at 389 m, has the highest British share of the group: seven in ten of its foreign residents are from the UK. Vera is the largest town on this stretch of coast; our Almería property guide covers it and the rest of the province.
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Talk to us about Spain →It depends on how you want to live day to day. The pueblo is a hilltop village about 160 m up, with narrow lanes, some slopes steeper than 20% and a pedestrian upper town. The playa runs along 17 km of coast, with level access to the seafront and homes close to the beaches. Urban buses link the two every half hour, and they are 5–7 km apart by road.
INE counted 2,213 British nationals in Mojácar on 1 January 2022, the last date for which it published nationality town by town. The Junta's statistics institute recorded 3,767 foreign residents in 2025, 51.8% of them British, which suggests about 1,950 British residents. Owners who are not registered on the padrón are not included in either figure.
Quieter than in summer. Around 7,700 people are registered as residents, while the town's hotels and hostales alone have 5,665 beds, and more than half of recent buyers were non-residents. Winters are mild, with January days averaging close to 17°C at AEMET's Almería airport station, so a visit in the cooler months shows everyday life.
The nearest public hospital is Hospital La Inmaculada in Huércal-Overa, about 44 km by road from Mojácar Pueblo. Almería city's Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, the largest in the province with 779 beds, is about 83 km away. For everyday care, Mojácar has a public health centre and a consultorio run by the Andalusian health service.
Almería airport, which the town hall puts at 90 km and about 55 minutes by road. In winter 2026/27 its only UK routes are Liverpool and London Gatwick, so travellers from other UK airports need Murcia, about 1 hour 15 minutes away by the town hall's reckoning, or Alicante, about 2 hours 30, both of which have UK flights all year.
Last checked 2026-09-28. Rules and rates change; this is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Confirm your own position with an independent Spanish lawyer or tax adviser before you act.