Three-bed apartment, Edificio Rocío, Parque Antena

Parque Antena is the kind of urbanisation the Costa del Sol was built on and mostly stopped building. Low white blocks in gardens, a big pool with a well-kept green lawn around it for sunbathing and a lifeguard all summer, tennis courts, basketball, a five-a-side pitch, a playground, an outdoor gym, a barbecue area, a small chapel and a community room. Inside the gates there is a supermarket, a pharmacy and two restaurants: Venta Restaurante El Caserío on Calle Seguidilla, known for its grilled meats and traditional dishes, and Bar Restaurante Paco-Heidi on Avenida Flamenca, a long-standing local spot famous for its suckling pig, ordered in advance. Walk out the front and the beach is across the road, aptly called Heaven, with a kite-surfing school on it, and a café, more restaurants and a hair and beauty salon on the same stretch. The bus into Estepona or Marbella stops at the entrance. You do not need a car here. Most people have one anyway.

When the owner's mother stayed here on her own, the neighbours and Paco from the restaurant left fresh fruit and breakfast at her door in the mornings. Nobody asked them to. The owner puts it better than we could: the community really is that, family orientated, looking after the young, the young at heart, and anyone who needs a hand.

The flat. Second floor, with a lift and intercom entry. Three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a kitchen with the washing machine in it, a gas cooker, an extractor fan, a full fridge freezer and both wall and base units. The living and dining room runs the full width of the flat, taking in the old terrace, which gives it a real sense of space. From the kitchen window you can see the pool, which is useful when you are calling family in for meals or for bed. From the dining room and from the front balcony you can see the sea; it is not front line, but the sea really is that close. Registered at 82.29 m² built and 72.50 m² usable. Double glazed throughout, heat-pump air conditioning for both heat and cool, a boiler about four years old, and the electrics updated with a new board. It has been kept, not renovated: well maintained and comfortable to live in, dated in places, and priced well below others on the park, which leaves room to modernise and decorate to your own taste.

How to see it. The owner's son lives nearby and can show it at short notice. Ring or email Colm at Gáire Homes and we will set it up.

Highlights

• Second floor with a lift and intercom entry; sea view from the dining room and the balcony, pool view from the kitchen
• Large communal pool with a sunbathing lawn and a lifeguard in summer, a ramp down to the pool deck and a hoist into the water
• Tennis courts, basketball, five-a-side pitch, playground, outdoor gym, barbecue area, chapel and community room inside the gates
• Two restaurants, a supermarket and a pharmacy on the urbanisation; a café, more restaurants and a hair and beauty salon across the road
• The beach across the road with a kite-surfing school; bus at the entrance for Estepona and Marbella; golf, shopping and Selwo within easy reach
• Double glazing, heat-pump air conditioning, boiler about four years old, electrics with a new board
• Registered 82.29 m² built, 72.50 m² usable; three bedrooms, one bathroom

Worth a look before you come: Heaven beach bar, across the road · Kite-surfing school on the beach · Selwo wildlife park

The facts

Running costs

Community about €80 a month · IBI (council tax) about €224 a year · Refuse on request. On top of the purchase price, budget the usual buying costs, our cost calculator gives you the full figure for this price.

Reference GH-EST-001. Price €280,000; Taxes and fees not included in the price. Areas as registered at the Registro de la Propiedad. Information believed correct but subject to change, errors and prior sale. The consumer information sheet (DIA) required by Decree 218/2005 is available to any buyer before they sign or pay anything. Gáire Homes acts for the seller of this property under a non-exclusive mandate and is paid by the seller. If you want someone on your side of the table, we will tell you how to find one.