Penang Island

Mount Erskine

Mid-density northern corridor — hawker culture meets new condo stock

Best forDalat school familieshawker-culture own-stayersTanjung Tokong-adjacent value buyerspremium condo upgraders

Condo PSF

RM 332–897

Avg Yield

4.2%

Avg Rent (condo)

RM 2,600

Active projects

Character

Mid-density landed/condo mix on the Tanjung Tokong border, 4 km NW of George Town centre. Anchored by the famous Mount Erskine Hawker Centre and clustered condo blocks (Mont Residence, Puncak Erskine, Peak Residences). Distinct character from Jesselton Heights — denser, more affordable, with a working hawker-food identity.

Lifestyle scorecard

Zac's honest 1–10 rating across the dimensions buyers care about most.

Walkability

6/10

Food scene

9/10

Schools

9/10

Beach access

5/10

Traffic / commute

3/10

Family-friendly

8/10

Public transport

5/10

Expat community

7/10

✅ Pros

Mount Erskine Hawker Centre — destination food anchor
Dalat International School within 1 km
Clustered condo supply with broad PSF band (RM332–897/sf)
Mount Erskine underpass (Q4 2026 start) addresses chronic congestion
Tanjung Tokong border location — premium amenities accessible

⚠️ Cons

Mount Erskine corridor is one of Penang's most congested
Not on funded LRT alignment
Older walk-up stock at lower end of PSF band requires renovation
Underpass construction (2026–2028) will worsen near-term traffic

Transaction benchmark

Mont Residence current sale band; Puncak Erskine Brickz 01/04/2024-06/03/2025

Condo PSF (low)

RM 332

Condo PSF (high)

RM 897

Sample

Project anchors: Puncak Erskine 26 non-landed tx, median RM200k / RM332/sf (older walk-up); Mont Residence current sale band RM555-RM897/sf (newer 38-storey freehold, completed 2018, 473 units); Peak Residences ~RM700-800/sf.

Brickz indexes Mount Erskine as a street/project sub-locality within Tanjung Tokong; no clean Brickz median for Mount Erskine itself. Wide PSF band reflects mix of older walk-ups (Puncak Erskine) and newer high-rises (Mont Residence).

Sources

For unit-by-unit recent transactions on any specific Mount Erskine project, ask Zac for the latest →

📈 What to watch over the next 3 years

Verifiable upcoming events from named, dated announcements — not price speculation.

Mount Erskine Underpass (Jalan Mount Erskine to Jalan Burma, ~700m, RM330m, federal + MBPP co-funded under Budget 2026) expected to begin construction Q4 2026. Utility relocation alone may take 18 months. Tunnel entrance near Kwangtung & Tengchow Funeral Parlour; exit near Penang Adventist Hospital. Construction-phase disruption is the headline near-term risk.
Transport activists (FMT, Penang Forum) have criticised the underpass as a short-term fix that does not solve long-term congestion — implies sustained traffic pain through 2028 even after completion.
Not on funded Mutiara LRT alignment; transit-access uplift over the next 3 years accrues to Bayan Lepas / KOMTAR corridor, not this northern corridor.
Limited new condo launches in-suburb means resale stock (Mont Residence, Peak Residences, Puncak Erskine) faces less new-supply competition than Tanjung Tokong.

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Projects in Mount Erskine

0 selling · 0 upcoming · 5 completed

5 completed buildings in Mount Erskine — browse subsale inventory →

🌏 Foreign buyer note

Mont Residence and Peak Residences clear the RM1m island minimum; older walk-ups (Puncak Erskine, RM200k median) do NOT meet foreign-buyer threshold and are local-buyer-only stock.

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