Land and plots for sale in Watamu

Land in Watamu is priced by distance from the sea first and by size second. A parcel inland towards Gede is a different market from one with beach access, and the gap between the two is wide. Read the description for what services reach the boundary, because a plot with water, power and tarmac access is a very different proposition from one that needs all three brought to it.

Before committing to any plot here, instruct an advocate to run an official search at the lands registry and confirm the registered owner, the tenure and any caveat or charge on the parcel. If the land is classified as agricultural, and much of the land inland from Watamu is, the transfer also needs consent from the Land Control Board. Ask for the title number early and verify it independently rather than taking a copy at face value.

For anything advertised as beachfront, have a licensed surveyor confirm where the boundary sits relative to the high water mark. No private title in Kenya runs to the water, and the foreshore reserve above the high water mark, commonly cited as sixty metres under the Survey Act, is public beach. Near Mida Creek, ask what has already been approved before assuming what can be built.