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Home renovations in Jávea (Xàbia)

Pine-covered cliffs above Jávea's Portitxol bay, with the small Portitxol island offshore and white villas on the slopes
Pine-covered cliffs above Jávea's Portitxol bay, with the small Portitxol island offshore and white villas on the slopes

Nearly half of Jávea's residents are foreign nationals, and most of its homes went up between 1971 and 1990. We renovate villas and apartments from the old town to Cap de la Nau for owners who live abroad, with licences handled with the Ajuntament de Xàbia.

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We cover Jávea and nearby

Jávea (Xàbia in Valencian, the official name) spreads from its old town inland to the port, the Arenal and a long run of headlands and coves. Areas we work in include:

  • The old town, walled until 1877
  • Duanes de la Mar and the port
  • El Arenal
  • The Montgó
  • La Plana and Cap de Sant Antoni
  • Cap Martí
  • Portitxol
  • Granadella
  • Cap de la Nau

Neighbouring towns: Dénia, Benitachell, Moraira, Gata de Gorgos.

We are based in València (Av. de Francia 2), about 1.25–1.75 h from Jávea by road (about 111 km). Site visits by appointment.

What homes in Jávea need

Jávea’s houses are, for the most part, of one generation. More than half of the properties in the 2011 census of buildings date from 1971 to 1990, so a typical villa of that period is now about 35 to 55 years old (see the local facts below). At that age the things you cannot see are often original: wiring, pipework, the waterproofing on flat roofs and terraces. A renovation that starts there lasts; one that starts with new tiles over old problems does not.

The town has three quite different settings. The old town is compact and built in local tosca stone, around the church of Sant Bartomeu, which the Ajuntament lists among the town’s monuments. The port and the Arenal hold most of the apartments, where a community of owners shares the building. And the headlands, from Cap de Sant Antoni and La Plana to Portitxol, Granadella and Cap de la Nau, are villa country, with steep plots, sea views and long drives for deliveries.

Autumn rain matters here too. Roofs, terraces and drains that dried out over the summer are the first to show it.

Renovation services in Jávea

Jávea's homes are mostly villas of the 1970s and 1980s, with apartments around the port and the Arenal and older stone houses in the town centre.

We work with local architects, interior designers and structural engineers.

Jávea: local facts

Residents
30,817 people live here and 47.5% are foreign nationals: British 4,550, Dutch 1,114, German 641, French 430, Belgian 343, Swiss 222 and Irish 194 (1 January 2025). (INE, 1 Jan 2025)
When the homes were built (2011 census)
Of properties (inmuebles) in the 2011 census of buildings, 53% date from 1971 to 1990, 34% from 1991 to 2011 and 13% from before 1971, so most of that stock is now about 35 to 55 years old. (INE Census of Buildings 2011)
Not a main home
52% of dwellings were second homes or empty (2011 census). (INE Census 2011)
Heritage the town lists
The Ajuntament de Xàbia lists the church of Sant Bartomeu, the local tosca stone and the church of Loreto among the town's monuments. (Ajuntament de Xàbia)
Montgó
The Ajuntament describes the Montgó Natural Park, declared in May 1987 by Decreto 25/1987, including Cap de Sant Antoni and the plain that joins the massif to the coast. (Ajuntament de Xàbia)
Tourist dwellings (May 2026)
INE estimated 2,406 tourist dwellings across Xàbia in May 2026. This experimental count describes the whole municipality, not just Jávea's neighbourhoods. (INE, May 2026)
Tourist accommodation capacity (May 2026)
The same municipal estimate records 14,683 tourist accommodation places in May 2026; it is a capacity estimate, not a count of bookings or a licensing register. (INE, May 2026)

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Planning and heritage in Jávea

General plan
Xàbia's general plan (PGOU) was approved on 31 January 1990. In April 2019 the council approved its final proposal for a new Plan General Estructural and sent it to the Generalitat for validation. (DOGV 2021; Ajuntament de Xàbia)
Sant Bartomeu
The Church of Sant Bartomeu in the old town is a Bien de Interés Cultural. Decreto 106/2018 set a protection zone around it, where any work of heritage significance needs the Generalitat’s prior authorisation. (Decreto 106/2018)
Cliffs under Natura 2000
The cliffs Xàbia shares with Benitatxell and Teulada form the Penya-segats de la Marina site, designated a ZEC and ZEPA of 980.53 ha by Decreto 197/2022. (Decreto 197/2022)
Size
The municipality covers 68.59 km². (Ajuntament de Xàbia)

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Permits in Jávea

In the historic centre, heritage can shape a job: the Ajuntament lists the church of Sant Bartomeu and the local tosca stone among the town's monuments, so we check protection status before work around them. Elsewhere, an internal reform that keeps the structure usually goes through a declaración responsable. Plots on the Montgó border a natural park with its own planning rules, and we check those before drawing anything.

Permits are issued by the Ajuntament de Xàbia. Electronic office of the Ajuntament de Xàbia. · Our licence guide.

Away for the season?

Many summer owners have gone home before the autumn rains. Roof, terrace and drainage checks ahead of that season catch the problems a downpour turns into a leak, and we can do them for you while you are away.

Remote renovation · Property care while you are away

Questions owners ask about Jávea

Are Jávea and Xàbia the same place?

Yes. Xàbia is the Valencian name and the official one; Jávea is the Spanish name most foreign owners use. Permits go through the Ajuntament de Xàbia.

Does the old town's heritage affect my renovation?

It can. The Ajuntament lists the church of Sant Bartomeu and the local tosca stone among the town's monuments, so heritage rules can apply to work around them. For a house in the centre, we check its protection status with the Ajuntament before we plan.

My Jávea villa was built in the 1980s. What does it usually need?

Most of Jávea's properties date from 1971 to 1990, so a villa of that period is now about 35 to 55 years old. At that age we usually look first at the electrics, the plumbing, the windows and the flat roofs and terraces, then at the layout, kitchen and bathrooms. The site visit tells us which of those your house needs.

When should I book roof and terrace work?

Before the autumn rains if you can, which is often when the house is empty. We can inspect the roof, terraces and drains and put right what we find.

I live in the Netherlands. Can you manage the work without me in Jávea?

Yes. Our service is built for owners who follow their project from home. We start with a video survey and a free estimate, run the project in English and send you photos and video every week.

Where Jávea is

Open Xàbia in Google Maps (Opens Google's site; nothing from Google loads on this page.)

Sources

  1. Table 66323: population by municipality and nationality, 1 Jan 2025 (Censo anual de población 2025). INE. Checked .
  2. Census of Buildings 2011: buildings and properties (inmuebles) by year of construction, municipalities over 2,000 (table 2mun03). INE. Checked .
  3. Census 2011: dwellings by type (main, secondary and empty) by municipality (table 10mun03). INE. Checked .
  4. Architectural heritage of Xàbia, including the church of Sant Bartomeu, tosca stone and the church of Loreto. Ajuntament de Xàbia.
  5. Parque Natural del Montgó (Decreto 25/1987, May 1987), including Cap de Sant Antoni. Ajuntament de Xàbia.
  6. Experimental tourist dwellings and capacity by municipality, May 2026 (table 39363). INE. Checked .
  7. Acuerdo del Consell de 10 de septiembre de 2021 (normas urbanísticas transitorias de Xàbia): PGOU approved 31 January 1990. DOGV núm. 9177. Checked .
  8. El Pleno aprueba la propuesta definitiva de Plan General Estructural (30 April 2019). Ajuntament de Xàbia. Checked .
  9. Decreto 106/2018 of the Consell: protection zone of the Church of Sant Bertomeu, Xàbia (BIC). BOE núm. 226. Checked .
  10. Decreto 197/2022: ZEC and ZEPA Penya-segats de la Marina (ES5213018), 980.53 ha, Xàbia, el Poble Nou de Benitatxell and Teulada. DOGV núm. 9479. Checked .
  11. Plan Estratégico de Turismo de Xàbia 2023–2026: municipal area 68.59 km². Ajuntament de Xàbia. Checked .
  12. OSRM route service (drive-time estimates, plus about 30% for traffic). Project OSRM.
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