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2024 saw the most housing construction in Torrevieja, Alicante, and Orihuela

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With 4.9% fewer house starts by the end of 2024 compared to the previous year, the province’s construction sector is in a state of stagnation. Permit figures from the Official College of Technical Architecture of Alicante (COATA) show that 8,353 dwellings were started in Alicante last year. In the past fifteen years, it has been the second-best figure.
Torrevieja, Alicante, and Orihuela are still in the forefront of this.

The charity says: “2025 and 2026 will be dramatic years due to the rise in housing prices”
Due to the “saturation” of pricing, foreigners residing in Alicante are “putting on the brakes” when it comes to buying and selling property.
While it is “significant” that supply has not been increased despite high demand and price stress, COATA notes that house development has maintained a “high level of activity” in 2024.

Compared to the same quarter in 2023, the number of home starts in the last quarter of 2024 has been lower. On the other hand, there were 1,828 home starts in the third and fourth quarters, a 3.2% rise over the same period last year.

The level of activity varies by region. Its reduction in the Alicante area is 14.4%, while in Vega Baja it is 13.4% and in Las Marinas it is 5.8%.

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In spite of everything, the president of this professional association, Carlos Casas, is hoping that the current levels of activity will continue into 2025 so that the province’s housing needs can be met. He asserts that “they are not covered” and requests a “analysis” of the situation from both public and private organisations.


This is still lower than the average cost of execution in 2023. The cost per square metre has dropped to 543 euros, marking a relief from hikes of more than 5% during the previous two years.

With 3,315 dwellings started last year, despite a 13.4% decrease from 3,826 in 2023, La Vega Baja remains the most active region. This decline happened in the second quarter, but there has been an upward trend in activity in the third and last quarters. There was a 23% increase from the previous year, and the 724 homes sold in the last quarter are the largest quarterly total since 2019.

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Inland municipalities such as San Miguel de Salinas, Almoradí, Dolores and Benijófar have shown increases, which do not compensate for the decline in the coastal area, but leave the reduction for the region as a whole at 511 homes.

There were 2,191 housing starts in Las Marinas in 2024, a decrease of 5.8 percent from the previous year. The volume of activity in this area is stable, 990 homes were started in the second half of the year, while in the same period of 2023 there were 974. The fourth quarter’s year-on-year variation is a mere 0.8%.

There are a variety of designs in this area as well. Denia, with 593 homes, is the municipality with the most activity. In the south of the region there are falls in activity; between Villajoyosa, Finestrat, Benidorm and Alfas del Pi the decrease is 654 homes compared to the figure for 2023; the decreases in Benidorm and Villajoyosa stand out, reaching 80%.

In contrast, the rest of the region has increased the number of housing starts by 514, with Calpe standing out, going from 62 in 2023 to 328 in 2024.

Elche and Alicante


The Alicante area ends 2024 with 1,508 homes started, a 14.4% decrease compared to 2023. In the fourth quarter, 260 homes were started in the area, a 57% drop compared to 2023, so the annual drop compared to last year is entirely due to the fourth quarter. This behavior is concentrated in the capital, which goes from 520 homes in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 87 in the same period of 2024 and from 1,099 in all of 2023 to 695 in 2024.

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The Elche area continues another quarter with very positive data. In the fourth quarter, 184 homes were started, 111% more than the 87 in the fourth quarter of 2023. It has accumulated six consecutive quarters with a positive trend and leaves the total for 2024 at 767 homes, 34% more than in 2023 and close to the highs of the last 15 years that were reached in the first quarter of 2020.

The interior
The interior of the province also presents very good figures, 128 homes have been started in the fourth quarter, 94% more than in the fourth quarter of 2023. This figure allows growth to be maintained for the entire year at very high figures. The 572 homes in 2024 represent an increase of 91% over the 299 in 2023, they are 51% higher than the average of the last seven years and the best figure since 2008.

The cities of Torrevieja, Alicante and Orihuela


At municipal level, the data show no changes compared to 2023, with the municipalities with the highest volume of housing starts: Torrevieja with 748 homes, Alicante with 695 and Orihuela with 676. However, these three municipalities have accumulated a fall of 1,059 homes compared to 2023. Taking into account that the decrease for the province as a whole in the year is 420, the rest of the municipalities have grown by 629 homes during 2024.

In fourth place was Denia with 593 housing starts, in fifth Elche with 495, in sixth San Miguel de Salinas with 471, in seventh Pilar de la Horadada with 371, in eighth Mutxamel with 340, in ninth Calpe with 328, completing the municipalities with more than 300 housing starts in the year.

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Criminal wanted for murder, suspected of highway robberies in Alicante

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Four people have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil on suspicion of participating in highway robberies in the province of Castellón. The offenders, who are also being investigated for other assaults on Alicante highways, have been apprehended in two operations.

Romania has issued a search and arrest warrant for one of the detainees on suspicion of attempted murder and serious injury. As a suspected member of a gang that committed violent robberies in AP-7 and A-7 service areas, he was apprehended during the initial operation.

In Castellón, the detainee was stopped on the N-340. Upon confirming his identity, it was also found that he had a second search warrant in Germany, court requisitions in Spain, and fabricated documents.

Along with these antecedents, the Guardia Civil has been able to connect him to a number of robberies, including two in Cabanes and six others in Burriana, two in the municipality of La Vila Joiosa in Alicante, and one in Benicarló.

Following the discovery of a pattern of assaults on these highways, where the perpetrators employed luxury cars for their escapes and movements, the inquiry got underway in February of last year.

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As a consequence, three property-theft specialists who reportedly operated on the AP-7 and exploited rest stops and service stations were apprehended during the second operation.

When the agents were notified of a robbery in the town of Fuente de la Higuera, the investigations got underway. After locating the suspects, the operation led to their arrest.

Numerous stolen personal belongings and a sizeable sum of money were discovered in the car they were riding in. Their suspected involvement in at least ten robberies—two in La Vila Joiosa, three in Burriana, and five in Xeresa—is the subject of an investigation.

The Court of Nules and the National Court have ordered the four prisoners to be imprisoned after they were brought before them together with the processed reports. Officers from the Burriana Guardia Civil’s Main Post conducted the operation as part of the province’s communication routes’ surveillance apparatus.

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Man arrested in connection with five fires at La Florida, Alicante

Alicante Bomberos Fire

The culprit behind five fires in the Valencian town of Mislata in Alicante has been taken into custody by National Police officers. The fire caused substantial property damage and necessitated medical attention for smoke inhalation.

The National Police were notified of many simultaneous fires that were erupting in multiple spots within the La Florida-La Viña neighbourhood at midnight on March 25th. Personnel from the Alicante Fire Station and members of the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade were also sent to the several locations.

A number of vehicles were also impacted by the fire, which caused significant damage to many of them and entirely burnt one due to the ferocity of the flames, which in every instance had begun in waste containers.

Containers and cars caused the fire to spread to the building façade, putting the occupants of surrounding residences in danger. Firefighters rescued a blind woman who was unable to leave her home, and residents of many residences, including those in a game room, were forced to flee.

Because of the perilous circumstances, the massive volume of smoke, and the spectacular character of the flames, some people needed medical assistance for anxiety attacks and smoke inhalation. The signs of two nearby companies were also materially damaged, as was the façade of these buildings.

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The inquiry was taken over by judicial police officers from the Alicante Central District Police Station, who carried out a number of investigations to confirm the timeline and ultimately identify the alleged fire offender.

Officers found the offender in the Valencian town of Mislata after doing the necessary investigation, and he was taken into custody on charges of arson and destruction.

Eleven rubbish and recycling containers worth 17,500 euros were damaged in the fire, along with seven cars, one of which was totally destroyed.

Following police investigations, the 42-year-old inmate was sent before the Mislata Court of Instruction on duty, where he was given an imprisonment order.

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First aid training to local police is signed by the Dénia Council and Benidorm Hospital Clinic

Vicent Grimalt, the mayor of Dénia, and Ana Vasbinder, the director of the Benidorm Clinical Hospital, signed a cooperation agreement this Tuesday to plan training exercises for the Local Police in the areas of accident or health-related assistance, prevention, and first aid.

The technical tools required for the training, including a mock defibrillator and a dummy to simulate resuscitation techniques, were also supplied by the Benidorm Clinic Hospital, which has operated in Dénia for three years.

The first term of this arrangement will be four years.

The materials “will be used immediately in the road safety and first aid classes” that the force conducts in the city’s schools, according to Jovi Estruch, Chief Superintendent of the Dénia Local Police. Additionally, the first course that will be offered as a result of this partnership with the HCB is already planned for June.

This partnership with Dénia City Council and the Local Police “is an obligation, but also an honour, in response to the warm welcome we have received from the public,” said Ana Vasbinder, who is also the director of Institutional Relations at Benidorm Clinical Hospital.

“One of our goals as a company is to be part of the social network in the communities where we work, so being able to help police officers improve their care of people is a commitment for us ,” Vasbinder said.

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The health centre’s director further underlined that “their actions can often save lives” because the local police are frequently the first emergency services to arrive at an accident scene.

The Benidorm Clinical Hospital was recognised by the mayor for its participation “in this and many other municipal initiatives related to health and sport.”


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