Well maybe not isolation as such, you do have neighbours around you in this urbanization nestling in the foothills of the Sierra Calderona, but you do get the feeling of being all alone in nature here but you have the comfort of knowing that the towns of Betera, Olocau, and Naquera all just a short drive from here so you don’t have far to travel for your day to day needsmaintenance...

You know the song. Living in a Box, by Living in a Box (Great extended thinking there peeps). Released in 1987, it made Richard Darbyshire briefly famous and permanently part of pub quiz folklore. What fewer people know is that Darbyshire was married to Sonia Jones, the woman who sang the opening title theme to Monty Python's Life of Brian. One cultural touchstone, one slightly annoying 80s one hit wonders...

Let's be honest. From the outside, this place isn't going to stop you in your tracks. Like Dionne Warwick you'd just walk on by. The facade is functional rather than beautiful, and if you drove past it without knowing what was inside, you probably wouldn't give it a second glance. We get that. But here's the thing about this particular property and we say this with genuine conviction...

If you don't mind being surrounded by unfinished business, let's be honest here, a bit of ugliness on the edge of Náquera but still with glorious views of the Sierra Calderona mountains, then this could be for you. A bit of history first though. The financial crisis of 2008 hit hard and plans were abandoned leaving skeleton builds, ghost areas and foiled dreams...

A fantastic top-floor apartment right in the heart of Náquera, with a spectacular 65m² terrace that every room in the property opens out onto. It sits on the top floor of a three-storey building but... there is no lift. That's worth knowing because that's a dealbreaker for some people. People with bad knees, people worried about their old age or just people with an aversion to any form of exercise. Howeverce...

Detached Villa in L'Eliana Zone – Quiet Urbanisation, Walk to Schools & Metro This is a proper family home in one of those established urbanisations where people actually live year-round – not a ghost town of weekend houses. Around 350 m² built across three split levels plus a semi-basement, giving you five double bedrooms and four bathroomsa...

Make sure you read the description well because this is not your normal Spanish property purchase. This is Bare Ownership (Nuda propiedad in Spanish) What does that mean? This is where you buy the property but the seller has the right to live there until they die. When you see these ads they will invariably include the age of the owner so let's not miss that out, mid-80sus...

If this were in the UK it would be attracting covetous glances from the tax office for the new mansion tax that is incoming. Luckily for all of you out there it's in Spain, notice the blue sky thing above, and therefore the price is considerably less than the threshold for the mooted Mansion Taxja...

This is a pretty standard terraced house just outside Naquera but you shouldn't ignore it just because it lacks a bit of character. Who wants a character that can't be relied on when the going gets tough. Solid, dependability is what we sometimes all need in life and this place has that in spades. So without further ado let's get onto a, shall we say, pretty boring description for a changein...