Modern 2-Bed House Near Old Town
Chanote (Nor Sor 4 Jor)Key facts
Description
Architect-designed in 2016, this single-storey home in a quiet residential soi just inland from Old Town stands apart from the generic tropical villa template. A split-pitch butterfly roof tops a vaulted living and dining room with tall transom windows; sliding wooden barn doors on matte-black iron rails connect the bedrooms; polished microcement bathrooms and cast-concrete kitchen counters carry a calm, contemporary feel throughout - built to a Western standard inside.
Sold as-is at a price that reflects the work ahead, it's a compelling project - whether you're looking to flip, hold as a long-stay rental, capture the strong high-season nightly market, or simply finish it your way in one of Koh Lanta's most characterful neighbourhoods.
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Condition
The structure and shell are solid - roof, bathrooms and build quality are good throughout. The interior paint is in decent condition, but the current colour scheme (light green in the master bedroom, warm yellow in bedroom 2, grey in the kitchen) is ripe for a refresh: paint it all white and the rooms immediately feel more spacious, brighter and new. The kitchen floor has a couple of spots showing minor movement - worth replacing the tiles when you repaint. Outside: fresh paint on the facade, landscaping front and back, raising the side fences for privacy (concrete wall to the east, foundations already poured to the west), and space for a back deck overlooking the green buffer behind. Sold as-is, with no further work planned by the sellers.
What's included
Legal & land
What you own
Owned freehold - the asset outright, with no time limit.
For foreign buyers
Switch to the Leasehold view for the route open to foreign buyers - the land itself can't be foreign-owned freehold.
- Title deed
- Chanote (Nor Sor 4 Jor)
- Road access
- Concrete road
- Mortgage
- Currently mortgaged - discharged at transfer
Est. buyer's costs≈ ฿ 97,500–฿ 136,500 (5–7%)
- Who pays fees
- Buyer pays all
- Transfer fee
- 2%
- Stamp duty / specific business tax
- 0.5–3.3%
- Withholding tax
- varies
- Legal fees
- ~1%
Budget roughly 5–7% on top of the price. Who pays what is negotiable; we confirm exact figures for each property before you commit.
Full fee breakdownLocation & surroundings
Quiet residential soi in Old Town - one of Koh Lanta's most authentic and least transient neighbourhoods. About a 5-8 minute walk to the waterfront (1 minute by motorbike), 2 minutes to 7-Eleven, and 3 minutes to the Old Town cafés and restaurants. A weekly Sunday fresh market sets up nearby with local produce - vegetables, fruit, meat and fresh fish. Lanta Community Hospital and local schools are within easy reach. The nearby pier is a launchpad for snorkel and island day trips - Koh Por, a small beach island, is just a 5-minute boat ride away. Klong Nin, the nearest west-coast beach, is about 15 minutes by motorbike. Mature trees frame the plot with a natural green buffer directly behind - no rear neighbours, mountain ridge in the distance. Koh Lanta is increasingly a year-round destination rather than a strictly high-season island, and Old Town leads that shift. Cafés, restaurants and local shops here stay open through the low season - sustained by the resident community and a growing base of long-stay visitors, expats and remote workers who now live here year-round.
What's nearby
About Old Town
Lanta Old Town (Ban Si Raya) is the island's historic port on the east coast, built over a century ago by Chinese and Muslim traders. Rows of wooden stilt shophouses now hold cafes, restaurants, and galleries - there's no beach here, but it's Koh Lanta's most characterful, walkable town.