New Developments in Nong Prue, Pattaya

Reading a Nong Prue address

Thai addresses follow the administrative map: province, district, subdistrict. Pattaya is in Bang Lamung district of Chonburi province, and the Nong Prue subdistrict covers places that visitors know by quite different names — Jomtien, Pratumnak, South Pattaya and the residential streets east of Sukhumvit Road. Some developers market a project under the familiar name, others use the official address. So a condo with "Jomtien" in its name can appear in our catalogue under Nong Prue simply because that is the address the developer supplied.

Every project page links to a map and, where we have it, shows the straight-line distance to the sea. Check both before you look at the price.

Who these projects suit

• People who want to live in a working town rather than on a resort strip — the in-town projects.
• Buyers who want the sea nearby without paying for a front-row building — the condos on the western side, provided the beach really is close.
• Families after a house with a garden and a quick run to the motorway — the villa estates in the east.

What it does not suit is buying on the strength of the name alone. Two projects with the same address can differ more than two neighbouring districts do.

Three kinds of location

Condos towards the sea

On the western side, towards Jomtien and the south of the city, the stock is condominiums: studios to two-bedroom units in buildings with a pool, a gym and security. Some are towers with views over the bay, others are low-rise complexes of several blocks around a garden. The beach is a walk or a short ride away, but you do not get a promenade under your balcony as you would in a front-row Jomtien building.

In-town buildings

Closer to the centre, projects sit among ordinary city streets — markets, supermarkets, schools, cafés and garages, with the sea and the nightlife a short ride off. These suit people who live in Pattaya full-time or for long stretches and care more about convenience than a view.

Villa estates in the east

Further east there is more land and far fewer towers. Here developers build gated estates with security, shared pools and clubhouses, some near the motorway and around Mabprachan Lake. In character this is closer to Huay Yai: a house and garden of your own, and a car you cannot do without.

Getting around

The nearer a project is to Sukhumvit Road and the motorway, the easier the run to Bangkok and the airport — and the further the beach. Songthaews work the main city roads but rarely go into the eastern estates, where residents drive or ride a scooter and call app taxis. On the western side and in town you can manage without your own transport. Before choosing, trace on the map the roads you would use every day, and if you can, visit in the evening to see whether the street is noisy, lit and walkable.

Renting out

Who rents your property depends on exactly where it is. Near the sea and the Jomtien side you will find more holidaymakers and winter visitors; in town, long-term tenants who work in Pattaya; in the eastern villas, families staying for months. Short-term letting is covered by separate legislation and by the rules of each building or estate, so check it with a lawyer before you buy. Any rental income figure from us is an agency estimate, with its source and date.

Where to look instead

If you want to be right on the long beach with its promenade, start with Jomtien, where you will find the projects developers listed under that name. For a house with a garden well away from the towers, see Huay Yai. For the city as a whole, read property in Pattaya, or search everything in the full catalogue.