Thinking of buying

While not from Santa Pola we have been there many times and like the town down around Playa Lisa, however, it is a very Spanish community with Spanish bars cafes and restaurants, not a Brit tourist destination and would be very quiet out of season with only the local Spanish residents, very few Expats and lots of empty properties.

Just how we like it, you wont get your egg and chips here 

Many thnaks for your post John.Very much appreciated

As said, Santa Pola is very Spanish. There are a few Brits in town but quite low in numbers. You’ll find more French than Brits.  It’s very much a working town but is also very much a popular vacation spot   Lots of people from other Spanish areas come for summer, French come and spend 6 months..etc. so yes, come midwinter, the town is very much quieter and there are a lot of empty apartments..  

If you want more of an expat feel, look at Gran Alacant ...it’s just up the road. 

C.

As you are asking for an ex pat community you could consider the areas of Playa Flamenca and La Florida, these are not of typical Spain feeling but they are app 15 drive from Torrevieja which is a working Spanish town with bars/restaurants and beaches.

These areas are all year round and not seasonal, they have the added advantage of being roughly equidistant between Alicante and Murcia airports.

I have a holiday home in this area, also from S.Yorks, good luck. Ken. 

My partner and I moved from Scotland to Benimar II in Feb last year and absolutely love it. Before lockdown we could walk to Benijófar, Quesada and Rojales, lots of bars, restaurants and local supermarkets both ex pat and Spanish. We are within easy driving distances to Alicante and Murcia airports but mainly use Alicante as there is a greater choice of flights. We can drive to the beaches at Guadamar in 10/15 minutes and same for Torrevieja. The property prices are that bit cheaper as we are away from the coast and there is a very varied price range and style of houses with not just British community but many Dutch and Germans too.

Good luck in your search.

Rob..

La Marina San Fulgencio is 10km drive from Santa Pola, and 99% expat community. Quite a piece of Liverpool outskirts, but with lots of sunshine.

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