Better areas of Santa Pola?

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:13pm

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Can anyone help with an opinion on specific locations in Santa Pola town (not Gran Alicant) which may be better avoided in our search to purchase an apartment in the town?

We are already interested in a property in the San Fernando/Zorilla zona. We just cannot seem to pin down a straight opinion from the inmobilaria or the few locals we questioned.

We believe there are some pockets in Santa Pola North that are best avoided. Is this one of them?

Thanks in anticipation

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:36pm

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:36pm

There’s a lot of new builds going up there so it may raise the profile of that “pocket” . It’s not somewhere I’d want to be …too far from the beach & town centre for me but convenient for the bus station. Pm me the address and I’ll check with my Spanish friends for their opinions .

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:20am

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:20am

Cfell63 wrote on Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:36pm:
There’s a lot of new builds going up there so it may raise the profile of that “pocket” . It’s not somewhere I’d want to be …too far from the beach & town centre for me but convenient for the bus station. Pm me the address and I’ll check with my Spanish friends for t...

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...heir opinions .

Thanks. Maybe you are thinking a little too far north. The property is in the area near the crosses of San Fernando, Victoria and Soledad.

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:54pm

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:54pm

Personally , I’d be a bit wary .

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:29pm

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:29pm

Hi, agree with Cfell63 in being a bit wary of that area, best thing is you need to go out and see the area, santa pola is a big place now, we've had our house there for 7 years and still haven't managed to explore it !

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:50pm

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:50pm

Gran Alacant and Santa Pola del Este are the "better" areas of Santa Pola.

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:54pm

Gordonr wrote on Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:20am:
Thanks. Maybe you are thinking a little too far north. The property is in the area near the crosses of San Fernando, Victoria and Soledad.

Personally I do not find the area you have mentioned to have anything that would attract me to go and live there.

If the reason is budget I suggest you look along the areas behind Playa Lisa, Gran Playa and Playa Tamarit, say 100/150 metres back from the beach.

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:25pm

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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:25pm

janiceroquero wrote on Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:50pm:
Gran Alacant and Santa Pola del Este are the "better" areas of Santa Pola.

I would never say GA was a better part of Santa Pola ! Lol It’s all really personal taste . As for me, personally , you couldn’t pay me to live in Gran Alacant. There are some nice properties in del este but you really need a car …a 30 -40 minute walk into town in the height of summer isn’t fun. Tamarit / Playa Lisa is another “isolated” area for those without a car.

You have to work out what you need …holiday or full time ? House or apartment ? Want to be within 5 minutes walk to the sea? Want to be in the midst of it all or slightly quieter ?…can you manage 4 flights of stairs ? ( lots of those cheaper properties have no lift! ) …and then set your budget & see what it gets you.

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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:26am

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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:26am

Cfell63 wrote on Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:25pm:
I would never say GA was a better part of Santa Pola ! Lol It’s all really personal taste . As for me, personally , you couldn’t pay me to live in Gran Alacant. There are some nice properties in del este but you really need a car …a 30 -40 minute walk into town in the height of summer...

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... isn’t fun. Tamarit / Playa Lisa is another “isolated” area for those without a car.
You have to work out what you need …holiday or full time ? House or apartment ? Want to be within 5 minutes walk to the sea? Want to be in the midst of it all or slightly quieter ?…can you manage 4 flights of stairs ? ( lots of those cheaper properties have no lift! ) …and then set your budget & see what it gets you.

Dear Cfell

Your views concur with my own. However, as you say, it is all personal taste. Everyone to their own.

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:26am

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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:26am

Cfell63 wrote on Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:25pm:
I would never say GA was a better part of Santa Pola ! Lol It’s all really personal taste . As for me, personally , you couldn’t pay me to live in Gran Alacant. There are some nice properties in del este but you really need a car …a 30 -40 minute walk into town in the height of summer...

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... isn’t fun. Tamarit / Playa Lisa is another “isolated” area for those without a car.
You have to work out what you need …holiday or full time ? House or apartment ? Want to be within 5 minutes walk to the sea? Want to be in the midst of it all or slightly quieter ?…can you manage 4 flights of stairs ? ( lots of those cheaper properties have no lift! ) …and then set your budget & see what it gets you.

Snap!

Ray