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Chalong sits in the south-east of Phuket on Ao Chalong Bay, with Phuket Town to the north and Rawai and Nai Harn to the south. Most tourists only pass through: in the morning they head to the pier and on to the islands.
Life here revolves around people who have settled on the island to live and work. Buyers choose property in Chalong for everyday convenience: children attend BCIS international school, adults train on Soi Ta-iad, where Muay Thai camps, CrossFit and yoga studios share a single street, and the weekly shop is at Robinson or Villa Market. For investors, the appeal is year-round demand: tenants rent homes for six months or a year, so a villa in Chalong does not sit empty in the low season.
The most recognisable landmark in southern Phuket faces Chalong. The 45-metre Big Buddha, clad in white Burmese marble, stands on Nakkerd Hill looking out over Ao Chalong Bay. Below, in the valley, is Wat Chalong: the temple is almost two centuries old, and its 60-metre chedi holds a fragment of a relic of the Buddha brought from Sri Lanka.
Few people choose Chalong for the beach. They move here to live: families with children, athletes, expats working remotely. Phuket Town is about 9 km away and the airport 38 km. There is more available land than on the west coast, so the market is built around villas with their own plots, and condominiums are low-rise.
✓ South of the island: Phuket Town to the north, Rawai and Nai Harn to the south, Kata and Karon to the west
✓ No swimming beach of its own; Karon, Kata and Nai Harn beaches are 4.6 to 9 km from the developments
✓ Chalong Pier: the main departure point for the Racha, Coral and Lone islands
✓ Soi Ta-iad, the island’s “fitness street”: Tiger Muay Thai, CrossFit, yoga studios
✓ Schools: BCIS Phuket (Cambridge and French AEFE curricula, ages 18 months to 18 years), Kinderville Nova, HeadStart
✓ Robinson Lifestyle Chalong with a cinema, Villa Market, Chalong Hospital
✓ Big Buddha viewpoint overlooking the whole bay, Chalong Bay Rum distillery with its own restaurant
✓ Cafés, gyms and schools within walking distance
✓ Athletes and families live here all year, so long-term rental demand is steady
✓ Buyers look for studios and one-bedroom apartments
✓ Quiet streets by the water, seafront restaurants, the pier and Phuket Zoo
✓ Demand comes from buyers who want a home by the sea away from the resort crowds
✓ Buyers look for pool villas in gated communities
✓ Larger plots, lower-density building
✓ Permanent residents as neighbours, schools nearby
✓ Buyers look for villas with 3 to 5 bedrooms to live in or let long term
Villas make up most of the selection: Botanica Chalong Bay, Mutti Family Villas, Larimar Villas, NAI Villas. There are few condominiums; we recommend Aceller Hotel & Residence and Wyndham Fantasea Chalong, both designed to be let through an operator.
Villas in Chalong start from THB 13 million, the median starting price across developments is around THB 20 million, and the average price per square metre is THB 57,000 to 58,000. An apartment in a new condominium starts from THB 2.9 million, at THB 100,000 to 115,000 per square metre. Developers usually raise prices as completion approaches.
Chalong earns its income from long-term lets. Demand comes from families who choose the area for its schools and from athletes who spend several months at Muay Thai camps. A house or villa on a long-term let rents for THB 65,000 to 200,000 a month, depending on its size and number of bedrooms. Nightly rates are higher in the resort areas of the west coast, but Chalong has fewer empty periods in the low season: tenants move in for six months or a year.
There are no guaranteed returns in this market. The result depends on occupancy, the season, the management company’s fee, the service charge and the sinking fund. We run the numbers for each specific property before you buy.
A foreign buyer can own a condominium apartment as freehold, meaning full ownership, within the 49% foreign quota of the building’s floor area. Villas and land are held as leasehold for up to 30 years, registered with the Land Office. A third route, a Thai company, requires genuine business activity.
Buying property does not in itself grant a visa; long stays are arranged through separate visa programmes.
✓ Land title: Chanote (Nor Sor 4 Jor) or Nor Sor 3 Gor
✓ The developer’s DBD registration and its completed projects
✓ Building permit and EIA for projects on the bay
✓ Road access and easements for hillside villas
✓ Available foreign quota in the condominium building
✓ Service charge and the agreement with the management company
Reservation, legal due diligence, sale and purchase agreement, payments on schedule, registration at the Land Office, handover of keys.
We match the property to your goals and budget, vet the developer, handle the transaction and, once the purchase is complete, hand the property over to a management company. We also show resale properties that are not publicly listed. Get in touch and an agent will put together a selection in Chalong based on your brief.
For families, the area is more practical than most resort locations: BCIS Phuket is in Chalong itself, with Kinderville Nova and HeadStart close by. Families live here all year, so rental demand holds up in the low season.
For the budget of a seaside apartment, buyers here get a villa with its own plot and pool. Many live exactly that way: home in Chalong, beach at the weekend.
Yes. For villas under construction, payment is usually made in stages tied to the foundations, structure, roof and finishing. The earlier the construction stage, the more flexible the schedule and the lower the price. An agent can share the terms for a specific development on request.
The airport is 38 km away; allow around 40 to 50 minutes depending on traffic. Phuket Town is about 9 km away, and residents go there for the immigration office, banks and weekend markets.
According to our data, villas in Bang Tao cost around THB 88,000 per square metre, compared with about THB 57,000 in Chalong. The difference comes from the distance to the beach and the resort zone. In return, buyers get a larger plot and neighbours who live here permanently.
Several projects in the area are already complete; NAI Villas Urban, for example, was finished in the second quarter of 2026. Before any reservation, we check what the developer has built before and what stage the site has reached.
On and around Soi Ta-iad: Tiger Muay Thai, CrossFit, yoga. Aceller Hotel & Residence, with a 25-metre pool and a hillside running track, is under construction here.
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