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Penang Island

Paya Terubong

Dense valley of affordable high-rises — central, but notoriously jam-prone

Condo PSF

RM 621–850

Active projects

1

What is the average PSF in Paya Terubong in 2026?

The average condo PSF in Paya Terubong is roughly RM621–850 as of 2026, based on NAPIC/Brickz-checked benchmarks for the area.

  • Condo PSF rangeRM 621–850

Character

Paya Terubong is a densely populated, working-class residential valley in central Penang Island, south of Air Itam and ringed by hills. From the 1970s–80s it filled with high-rise apartments to relieve city land scarcity, making it one of the island's most affordable high-rise belts — but it is defined by heavy traffic through its main artery, which the 2022 Bukit Kukus paired road was built to relieve.

✅ Pros

  • Among the island’s most affordable high-rise entry points (from around RM300k)
  • Central island location, an established and self-sufficient neighbourhood
  • The new Bukit Kukus paired road eases one commute direction
  • Dense amenity and food access on the doorstep

⚠️ Cons

  • Severe, chronic traffic congestion — historically one main road in and out
  • Valley density means limited greenery and openness
  • No LRT station serves the area, and full hospital care is a drive away
  • Newer projects push up to ~RM850 psf, undercutting the "cheap" reputation

Every project in Paya Terubong, priced

All 4 tracked projects — 1 selling, 2 trading sub-sale. Rendered from our project records, so a correction updates this table everywhere it appears.

1 of 4 tracked projects are currently selling, alongside 2 trading sub-sale.

Selling now

ProjectPricePSFTenureLand titleBuiltStatus
The SkylineFreeholdconfirm2028selling

Sub-sale — 2 projects

ProjectPricePSFTenureLand titleBuiltStatus
Eco TerracesRM900K850Freeholdconfirm2019sub-sale
Terubong AvenueRM1.46M621LeaseholdCommercial2023sub-sale

Price bands

Under RM700K1
RM700K–1M1
RM1–2M1
RM2M+0

Foreign buyers

2 of 4 have at least one unit clearing the RM1M island minimum. 2 have no recorded ceiling and an entry below the floor — confirm whether a larger unit qualifies: The Dew, The Skyline. The threshold never varies by title class.

Title & tenure

  • 1 on commercial title — lower LTV ceiling, commercial utility and quit-rent tariffs: Terubong Avenue.
  • 1 leasehold: Terubong Avenue. The rest are freehold.
  • 3 have no land title on record. Confirm it in writing before committing — it changes your financing.

Narrow it down

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Projects in Paya Terubong

1 selling · 1 upcoming · 2 completed

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