Buying a New House Near Plovdiv: Villages Around the City and What to Look For

More and more families in Plovdiv are looking beyond city apartments for a house with its own yard. Instead of moving far away, many choose the villages that border the city, where a new house can come with a garden, more space and quiet, while work, schools and shops in Plovdiv remain close. This guide gives an overview of the villages around Plovdiv where new houses are being built, explains what to check before buying, and shows what one Plovdiv developer, Bilda Invest („Билда Инвест“ ООД), builds in the area.

The two municipalities around Plovdiv

Plovdiv itself is a separate municipality, but almost all of the villages that touch the city belong to two neighbouring municipalities whose administrations are based in Plovdiv:

• Rodopi municipality (община Родопи) lies mainly to the south and west of the city, towards the Rhodope Mountains. It has 21 villages, including Markovo, Parvenets, Brestnik, Belashtitsa, Branipole, Yagodovo, Krumovo, Kadievo, Brestovitsa and Tsalapitsa.
• Maritsa municipality (община Марица) lies mainly to the north, east and west, in the Thracian plain along the Maritsa river. It has 19 villages, including Tsaratsovo, Voyvodinovo, Trud, Rogosh, Kostievo, Manole and Trilistnik.

Next to them is the small town of Kuklen, the centre of its own municipality, at the foot of the Rhodopes south of the city.

All villages around Plovdiv

For buyers searching for a new house or apartment in a specific village, here is the full list of villages in the two municipalities that surround the city.

Villages in Rodopi municipality (община Родопи)

Belashtitsa (Белащица), Boykovo (Бойково), Branipole (Браниполе), Brestnik (Брестник), Brestovitsa (Брестовица), Dedovo (Дедово), Zlatitrap (Златитрап), Izvor (Извор), Kadievo (Кадиево), Krumovo (Крумово), Lilkovo (Лилково), Markovo (Марково), Orizari (Оризари), Parvenets (Първенец), Sitovo (Ситово), Skobelevo (Скобелево), Ustina (Устина), Hrabrino (Храбрино), Tsalapitsa (Цалапица), Churen (Чурен) and Yagodovo (Ягодово).

Villages in Maritsa municipality (община Марица)

Benkovski (Бенковски), Voysil (Войсил), Voyvodinovo (Войводиново), Graf Ignatievo (Граф Игнатиево), Dink (Динк), Zhelyazno (Желязно), Kalekovets (Калековец), Kostievo (Костиево), Krislovo (Крислово), Manole (Маноле), Manolsko Konare (Манолско Конаре), Radinovo (Радиново), Rogosh (Рогош), Skutare (Скутаре), Stroevo (Строево), Trilistnik (Трилистник), Trud (Труд), Tsaratsovo (Царацово) and Yasno Pole (Ясно поле).

The villages closest to the city and most in demand for new family houses are described below.

South of Plovdiv: villages towards the Rhodopes

The villages on the southern side of the city are popular with buyers who want views of the mountains and greener surroundings.

• Markovo (Марково) – one of the best-known residential villages next to Plovdiv, rising towards the foothills of the Rhodopes. It has seen extensive construction of family houses, and its higher parts offer panoramic views over the city and the mountains.
• Parvenets (Първенец) – a large village south-west of Plovdiv, close to Markovo, also at the foot of the Rhodopes. New houses are being built between the two villages.
• Brestnik (Брестник) and Branipole (Браниполе) – villages south of the city with a mix of older houses and new residential streets.
• Belashtitsa (Белащица) – a village at the foot of the mountains, south-west of Plovdiv.
• Yagodovo (Ягодово) and Krumovo (Крумово) – villages south-east of the city; Krumovo is next to Plovdiv Airport.

North, east and west of Plovdiv: villages in the plain

The villages in Maritsa municipality and in the western part of Rodopi municipality lie on flat land in the Thracian plain. They attract buyers who want larger plots and good road connections.

• Tsaratsovo (Царацово) and Voyvodinovo (Войводиново) – north of Plovdiv, popular for new family houses.
• Trud (Труд) – north of the city and the largest village in Maritsa municipality.
• Rogosh (Рогош) and Kostievo (Костиево) – west of Plovdiv.
• Kadievo (Кадиево), Tsalapitsa (Цалапица) and Brestovitsa (Брестовица) – west and south-west of the city, in Rodopi municipality; Brestovitsa is known for its wine-making tradition.

Village or city quarter?

A house in a village is not the only way to get a yard near Plovdiv. Some quarters on the edge of the city itself also have single-family houses and low-rise complexes. The Belomorski quarter in Plovdiv's Yuzhen (South) district, on the southern side of the city towards the Rhodopes, is one example. Bilda Invest has built several complexes of single-family buildings there, including Dream House I, Dream House II, Sazvezdie I and Sazvezdie II. A city quarter usually means city infrastructure and shorter trips; a village usually means a larger plot and more quiet.

What to check before buying a new house in a village

Infrastructure

• Road access: is the street paved and public, and how is the plot reached in winter?
• Water and electricity: is the house connected, or does the connection still have to be built?
• Sewage: not every new residential area near Plovdiv has a central sewage network. Ask whether the house is connected to one or has its own system.

Plot and regulation

• Is the plot within the regulated boundaries of the village (в регулация) and designated for housing?
• What is the area of the yard, and is it a separate plot or a share of a common plot? This matters especially for semi-detached houses.
• Is there a valid building permit, and does the house match the approved design?

Construction and running costs

• Structure and walls: monolithic reinforced-concrete frame with insulated brick walls is a common standard for new houses in the area.
• Heating: houses outside the city are rarely connected to district heating, so the heating system determines winter bills. Underfloor heating with a heat pump is increasingly common in new houses near Plovdiv.
• Roof, facade and windows: ask about the roof covering, the facade render and the window profiles.

The developer

As with apartments, the most important check is the company that builds the house: its finished projects, its finances and how it handles defects after handover. Visit houses the developer has already completed and talk to the people living in them.

An example: houses by Bilda Invest in Markovo

Bilda Invest, a Plovdiv investment and construction company founded in 2017, builds both in the city and in the villages around it. In the Fidanlaka area of Markovo, at the entrance of Parvenets, it develops the Dream House III complex of two-storey houses with yards and views of the Rhodopes. The houses there are built with a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure, insulated brick walls, ceramic roof tiles, silicate render, PVC windows and underfloor heating on both floors powered by a heat pump. Each house has three bedrooms.

The company's earlier houses in the Belomorski quarter of Plovdiv – Dream House I, Dream House II, Sazvezdie I and Sazvezdie II – can be visited by buyers who want to see its finished work.

Why buyers choose Bilda Invest

• Its own money in every project. Bilda Invest is both builder and investor, so quality is in its own interest, not just a contractual obligation.
• Finished on time. Each of its completed projects – Zvezda, Sazvezdie I and II, Dream House I and II, Milenium – was built in about two years; Zvezda, Sazvezdie I and Milenium have Акт 16.
• Quality you can see. Reinforced-concrete structures, insulated brick walls, underfloor heating in its family houses, large windows and views of the Rhodopes.
• Trusted by more than 300 families, many of them neighbours in the Belomorski quarter, where the company keeps building next to its earlier projects.
• Direct and transparent. No commission for the buyer, floor plans and the status of every unit published online, progress updates during construction, and warranty service after handover.

About Bilda Invest

„Билда Инвест“ ООД (Bilda Invest Ltd, ЕИК 204540063) invests its own funds in every project and manages each stage itself, from the land to the keys. It has completed more than 10 projects with over 30,000 m² of built area in Plovdiv and the surrounding area. Homes are sold directly, and buyers pay no commission to the company. Floor plans and the status of every unit are published on its website; prices are provided on request. Office: 30 Zvezda Street, 4001 Plovdiv. Phone, WhatsApp and Viber: +359 890 12 99 22. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.bildainvest.com.