Karon & Kata — property in Phuket
The south-west coast. Karon is a wide, long beach; Kata behind it is smaller and popular with surfers during the rainy season. Both are resort areas: hotels, restaurants, evening life. Patong is ten minutes away but noticeably noisier. Apartments here are most often bought to rent out — the tourist flow is steady.
Best for rental investment beside popular beaches.
5 projects: Karon & Kata
VillaHennessy Villa
VillaBotanica Modern Sea Karon
ApartmentsHennessy Residence Karon
ApartmentsVIP Venus Karon
ApartmentsThe Katabello
About the area
We cover 5 projects in Karon and Kata: 2 villas and 3 condominiums. Development is spread across several sub-areas: Karon, Kata.
Travel times
Median distance from the area’s projects to the key points on the island — measured from the projects’ own data, not estimated:
- Karon0.9 km
- Kata3.5 km
- Central Phuket9.5 km
- Bangkok Phuket hospital10 km
- Phuket Town11 km
- Boat Avenue21 km
Prices
In this area, villas from ฿52M to ฿73M, median ฿73M; apartments from ฿3.8M to ฿9.3M, median ฿4.6M. Prices are the developer’s own: no buyer mark-up, and our service is free for you.
4 of them sit within a kilometre of the sea.
Who builds here
The most active developers are: Art House Group, Rhom Bho Property (The Title), Botanica Luxury Phuket. For each we check what they have already delivered in Phuket and how they held to schedule — that matters far more than the renders when buying off-plan.
The median price per square metre here is ฿130 000 — 11% above the island average (median across all our projects: ฿117 000).
Handover schedule
Projects by year of completion: 2027 — 4. The further out the date, the lower the entry price and the longer the instalment plan — but the longer the wait for keys. That is the main trade-off within a single area.
By bedroom count the supply breaks down as: 1-bedroom — 3, 3-bedroom — 1, 4-bedroom — 1 (a single project may offer several options).
Frequently asked questions
Can a foreigner buy property in this area?
An apartment — yes, within a condominium’s freehold quota (49% of the building’s area). A foreigner cannot own the land under a villa outright: it is held on a long lease (leasehold) or through a Thai company. We review the structure of each project before any deposit.
How many projects here are completed?
0 projects are completed and 5 are under construction. For the latter we show site photo reports and confirm handover dates with the developer.
Are the prices on the site current?
Prices and unit availability change weekly, and developer price lists are not public. We keep ours updated and send the live version on request, together with layouts and instalment terms.
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