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Housing Estates of Penang (1 April 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Housing Estates of Penang is a review of all the landed developments on Penang Island. The scarcity of land give landed properties in Penang some of the highest prices in the country. For the same reason, there are now very few new landed properties being developed in the metropolitan part of George Town, which stretches from Batu Ferringhi to Batu Maung. Those which are carry 7-digit price tags, and are often out of reach of those who are just starting out in the working life.
No new landed property in Penang can be considered "working class", except perhaps those in Balik Pulau, and even then, owners of such properties will have a big slice of their pay cheques apportioned away for the rest of their working lives.
Not all housing estates are affluent communities, of course. Many were built 30-40 years ago, when they were low-cost housing. Yet, due to location, some of the houses built for the working class now cost 20-30 times their original prices.
List of Housing Estates
- Ashley Green
New affluent housing development on Bukit Gambier. - Asia Hills
Upscale residential development at the foot of Bukit Jambul. - Baygarden
Affluent residential development in the Queensbay area. - Bukit Dumbar Villa
Gated community in Bukit Dumbar. - Century Garden
Upper middle class neighbourhood in the Pantai Jerejak area. - Desaria
Upper middle class neighbourhood developed since the late 80's. - D'Residence
Exclusive landed development north of Queensbay.
- Farlim
Working class neighbourhood developed in the late 70's with some middle class landed properties. - Ferringhi Villas
Upscale hill-side development in Batu Ferringhi. - Fettes Park
Formerly working class neighbourhood with housing for personnel of the Royal Australian Air Force, nowadays an upper middle class neighbourhood in Tanjong Tokong. - Island Glades
Middle class residential neighbourhood. - Island Park
Middle class residential neighbourhood, one of the early suburbs of George Town developed in the late 60's. - Jesselton Heights
One of the most upscale neighbourhoods in Penang. - Kang Har Tong Residence
Landed properties in the Perak Road neighbourhood. Near the city centre but otherwise surrounded by high-density developments. - Lip Sin Garden
Originally lower middle class development with some landed properties. - Minden Heights
Affluent neighbourhood developed adjacent to Universiti Sains Malaysia. - Palace Hill
Newly developed affluent neighbourhood in the Bukit Gambier area. - Pantai Jerejak
Mixed neighbourhood with housing ranging from working class to upper middle class, with some condominiums. - Pearl Hill
Upscale neighbourhood in Tanjung Bungah. - Raintree Garden
Landed properties on the hilly part of Sungai Ara. - Setia Pearl Island
Upper middle class development on former golf course land. - Sunway Tunas
Mixed lower to middle class landed property development. - Taman Iping
Originally working class landed development in Batu Maung. - Taman Melati Jaya
Originally working class landed properties in Sungai Nibong Kecil, on the northern part of Bayan Baru. - Taman Pekaka
Middle class neighbourhood south of Universiti Sains Malaysia. - Taman Sri Nibong
Middle class housing development in the Sungai Nibong area. - Tingkat Paya Terubong
Working class neighbourhood in the central hills of Penang Island. - The Sanctuary
Upscale residential development in the Century Park area.
  
   
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