The verdict
4.4/ 5Tanjung Bungah rarely hands you 1,200 sqft for RM600,000, and closing that gap is the whole argument for Surin Condominium.
- Price
- RM618K–RM1.40M
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Completion
- 2011
Zac’s own rating, not user reviews.
Zac’s own rating, not an average of user reviews. It reflects one licensed agent’s assessment of this project against others he tracks in Penang.
If your children are at Dalat or Tenby, Surin is one of the most practical homes in Tanjung Bungah: both schools are about four minutes away by road, the homes are proper family sizes, and the title is freehold. Bolton finished its two 28-storey towers in 2011, and in 2026 a standard three-bedroom asks from about RM618,000.
Key takeaways:
- 390 freehold homes in two 28-storey towers by Bolton, completed 2011, on about 3.4 acres.
- Standard three-bedrooms from about 1,307 sq ft; penthouses up to about 2,827 sq ft.
- Launched at about RM445,000–885,000; 2026 asking about RM618,000–1.4M.
- Dalat and Tenby about 2.4 km (four minutes) away; rents about RM2,300–2,800 a month.
- Set back on a hillside rather than on the seafront: higher floors get bay views.
What you get
Standard homes are three bedrooms and two bathrooms from about 1,307 sq ft, with larger layouts and penthouses higher up. Facilities include an infinity-edge pool, gym, sauna, playground, clubhouse, rooftop garden, covered parking and 24-hour security. It's freehold.
The trade-off is position. Surin sits on a hillside off Persiaran Tanjung Bungah 1, set back from the coast: higher floors look over Tanjung Bungah bay, lower floors over the town. It isn't seafront, which is part of why it suits families who care more about the school run than the waterfront.
Prices and rents in 2026
Asking prices ran from about RM618,000 for a standard three-bedroom to about RM1.4M for the largest homes. Bolton's launch range was about RM445,000 to RM885,000, so standard units ask roughly 40% above launch, about 2% a year compounded since launch.
Rents in the listings I tracked ran about RM2,300–2,800 a month. On a typical RM700,000 home at RM2,500, that's about 4.3% gross before costs, in line with Tanjung Bungah's family-home range of about 4–4.5%.
Getting around
Measured road distances at free-flow speeds (school-run traffic is slower):
- Tenby International School: about 2.3 km, 4 minutes.
- Dalat International School: about 2.4 km, 4 minutes.
- Straits Quay: about 5.3 km, 7 minutes.
- Uplands (Batu Ferringhi): about 6.4 km, 8 minutes.
- Gurney Plaza: about 8.3 km, 11 minutes.
- Gleneagles: about 10 km, 12 minutes.
The catches
At 15 years old, check the management accounts, the sinking-fund balance and any planned works, especially lifts in two 28-storey towers.
With 390 homes, you compete with many similar units when you sell, so floor, outlook and condition matter.
Most standard homes are below the RM1M foreign-buyer minimum.
How it compares
Pearl View, up the hill, offers 1,400 sq ft of 1998 freehold for around RM780,000 with a quieter, low-density setting. Granito is the cheaper, newer entry at about RM435,000–550,000 for 864 sq ft. If a sea view matters, Grand Ocean on the coast road is the comparison.
Zac’s Take
Zac Ong
Surin is a sensible family home for Tanjung Bungah's school belt: freehold, proper three-bedrooms, and Dalat and Tenby about four minutes away. You give up the sea view and pay less for it. Pick a well-kept unit on a good floor, read the management accounts, and it's a steady home or a steady let.
Average response: under 1 hour, 9am–7pm Mon–Sat.
Get current Surin listingsCurrent details and listings are on the Surin Condominium project page.
Sources: Developer, towers, storeys, units, land area, sizes, facilities and launch price from StarProperty's building page, with views and location from Penang Property Talk and Penang Travel Tips. 2026 asking prices from portal listings; asking rents from listings I track (September–October 2026). Road distances measured on OpenStreetMap routing.