La construction The rate of visa processing slows down in the province of Alicante, but the picture is very different when the focus shifts to the Marina Alta region. Visa data from the Territorial College of... Architects The Alicante CTAA (Conservation for the first half of 2026) shows that New construction grows by 24,5% in the region, while in the province as a whole it declines by 9,9%..
Between January and June, new construction projects were presented in the Marina Alta region for a surface area of 223.609,76 square meters, almost 44.000 more than the 179.667,26 m² recorded a year earlierThe upturn places the region once again among the main construction hubs in Alicante. Meanwhile, across the entire province, new construction has fallen from 1.287.306,57 m² during the first six months of 2025 to 1.158.826,36 m² this year.
The Marina Alta region recorded 225.699,92 m² of new construction in the first half of 2023, rising to 232.231,64 m² in 2024, before plummeting to 179.667,26 m² in 2025. The current 223.609,76 m² still remain to be built. 3,7% below the first half of 2024 and just 0,9% below 2023, two exercises in which the activity was already especially high.
The Marina Alta region already accounts for almost a fifth of the new construction in the province.
The 223.609,76 m² make the Marina Alta district the third largest in terms of new construction area in the entire provinceOnly Vega Baja, which reaches 441.860,80 m², and the Alicante demarcation, with 250.776,35 m², surpass it.
The distance to Alicante is just over 27.000 m², while the activity in the Marina Alta far surpasses that of the Marina Baixa, fourth in the ranking with 107.750,70 m². In relative terms, Approximately 19,3% of all new construction area presented in Alicante during the semester corresponds to the Marina Alta region..
The CTAA also counts 729 new residential buildings in the regional district. This compares to 4.508 registered throughout the province. The Marina Alta region accounts for approximately 16,2% of the residential buildings included in the submitted projects. during these six months.
Two municipalities in the region stand out on the residential map of Alicante
The report allows for a detailed municipal analysis and reveals the significant influence of two towns in the Marina Alta region. Xàbia It alone represents 5,8% of the entire provincial area of new residential construction and has 209 buildings, placing it among the municipalities highlighted by the College of Architects.
The Verger reach another 5,2% of the new residential construction area in all of Alicante and accounts for 135 buildingsIts presence is especially significant within a ranking that also includes cities the size of Torrevieja, Orihuela, Elx or Alicante.
While the recovery in new construction is strong, the growth in renovation and refurbishment is even more pronounced. The Marina Alta region has gone from 24.298,81 m² in the first half of 2025 to 36.836,96 m² in 2026, an approximate increase of 51,6% in just one year. Rehabilitation projects totaled 30.381,78 m² in 2023 and 35.732,78 m² in 2024, so The current figure is the highest of the first four semesters between 2023 and 2026.
Here too, the regional trend diverges from the provincial one. Renovation and refurbishment activity in Alicante has fallen from 271.913,21 m² in 2025 to 242.985,09 m² this year, a decrease of 10,6%, while The Marina Alta region has increased its activity by more than half compared to the previous year..
Fifth in rehabilitation, but very close to the first ones
With 36.836,96 m², the Marina Alta region ranks fifth in the province for area under renovation. Ahead of it are Elche with 51.982,31 m², Marina Baixa with 41.946,40 m², Alicante with 38.598,85 m², and Vega Baja with 37.117,53 m². The region represents approximately 15,2% of the entire provincial area allocated to rehabilitation and renovation projects presented during the first semester.
Xàbia also appears once again among the leading municipalities in this area. The municipality brings together 3,7% of the provincial residential rehabilitation area and is among the locations that the CTAA itself points out for the evolution of this activity.
Two different speeds in the same province
The data does not necessarily mean that the Marina Alta region has entered a new cycle of record highs in construction. In terms of new construction, 2026 mainly represents a recovery from the decline experienced in 2025 and leaves activity slightly below the levels reached in 2023 and 2024.
Rehabilitation does offer a different signal, because it surpasses the figures of the previous three years. The result is a first half of the year in which The Marina Alta region is recovering new construction and, at the same time, reaching its largest recent volume of rehabilitation. within the series provided by the CTAA.
However, the figures from the Territorial College of Architects should be interpreted as an indicator of planned activity and not as completed homes or projects. The report counts square meters of submitted projects and residential buildings associated with new construction projectsTherefore, it anticipates construction activity but does not equate to completed work.
We were few as we were, and then things got out of hand. Specifically, 209 new buildings were built, just to cram more people into the depopulated Xàbia. And at €400.000 a flat, we all know they're not going to be for young people moving out on their own. Long live overcrowding!
Gut geschrieben. 👍 es wird zu wenig für die jungen Leute gebaut..Alles nur Luxus.
Xabia sells to promoters, to béton dealers and to a multitude of people who do not respect the population. Ça finira mal et c'est normal car ça suffit!!
We need to bring in more of those hateful Dutch people. We've always welcomed tourists without any problems, and this bunch of riffraff who've come now are hated even by the Dutch people we had before. We need to start taking action, and make them feel the rejection.