Setapak: Condos, Apartments and Area Guide

Setapak is the north-east corner of Kuala Lumpur, around Jalan Genting Klang, Taman Melati and Danau Kota. It is home to the main TAR UMT campus and many condos near the LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

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Developments in this directory

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For sale / for rent on condo.com.my now

RM 352 psf

Condo / apartment median price

NAPIC sales, 2025 (62 sales)

RM 400,000

Condo / apartment median sold price

NAPIC sales, 2025

RM 9,974

Median household income, Wangsa Maju seat

DOSM, 2024

224,900

Population, Wangsa Maju seat

DOSM estimate, 2024

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North Kuala Lumpur

Setapak, Kepong, Sentul, Jalan Ipoh

334 developments

621 for sale · 570 for rent

Neighbourhood

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Kepong Baru, Metro Prima, Menjalara, Desa Aman Puri

85 developments

162 for sale · 212 for rent

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Sentul Pasar, Sentul East, Bandar Baru Sentul, Sentul Park

62 developments

122 for sale · 82 for rent

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Batu, Kentonmen, Taman Batu Permai, Sri Putramas

37 developments

73 for sale · 66 for rent

Setapak area guide

About Setapak

Setapak is an old mukim that straddles north-east Kuala Lumpur and Gombak District in Selangor. It was once tin-mining and rubber estate land. One story says the name honours Batu Tapak, a local headman whose reappointment the British Resident Frank Swettenham backed in 1884.

This page covers the KL side: Taman Melati, Taman Setapak, Setapak Jaya, Danau Kota, Taman Teratai Mewah, Taman P. Ramlee and the first stretch of Jalan Genting Klang. Gombak town and Kampung Padang Balang further up the valley are in Selangor.

Household income

Setapak is split between three parliament seats. Taman Melati, Taman Setapak, Danau Kota, Teratai Mewah, Taman P. Ramlee and Genting Kelang are polling districts of Wangsa Maju. The old Setapak town (Pekan Setapak) is in Batu, and the southern edge (Setapak Selatan) is in Titiwangsa.

DOSM gives income per seat only. The median household in the Wangsa Maju seat earned RM 9,974 a month in 2024, up from RM 9,593 in 2022. In Batu it was RM 9,929 and in Titiwangsa RM 10,669, against RM 10,802 for all of KL.

House prices per square foot

In NAPIC sales in the Setapak buildings we matched, a condominium or apartment sold for a median of RM 341 psf in 2024 and RM 352 psf in 2025, a little under the North KL median of RM 373 psf. The typical unit sold for about RM 400,000. Flat and low-cost sales in our matched buildings were too few to show a median.

Median sold price	2024	2025	Jan–Jun 2026
Condominium / apartment	RM 341 psf · RM 420,000 (127 sales)	RM 352 psf · RM 400,000 (62 sales)	RM 345 psf · RM 387,500 (26 sales)
Flat	Too few sales (5)	No sales recorded	No sales recorded
Low-cost flat	Too few sales (6)	Too few sales (1)	No sales recorded

NAPIC counts all of Kuala Lumpur as one district, so these are the sales in the 39 buildings of this area that we matched by name in NAPIC Open Sales Data (JPPH). psf = price ÷ floor area of the unit. Under 10 sales shows "Too few sales". Recent months are not complete yet.

Popular developments

Platinum Lake PV 10: condominium in Taman Danau Kota, one of the Platinum Lake towers.
Zen Suites @ Zetapark: serviced residence in Taman Danau Kota.
Idaman Putera: condominium in Taman Ibukota.
Teratai Mewah Condominium: condominium in Taman Teratai Mewah.
Prima Setapak Condominium: condominium in Taman Setapak.
Setapak Green: condominium in Setapak.
Kenwingston Platz: serviced residence in Setapak.
The Ridge: serviced residence in Setapak.

Schools and universities

Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT): founded in 1969 as TAR College, a full university since 2022. Its main campus covers 171 acres on Jalan Genting Kelang.
Schools in the Wangsa Maju seat polling list include SMK Taman Melati, SMK Setapak Indah, SMK Danau Kota and SMJK Chong Hwa.
Primary schools such as SJK (C) Chong Hwa Setapak, SJK (C) Mun Yee and SJK (C) Chiao Nan.

Hospitals

Columbia Asia Hospital Setapak (private), Jalan Danau Saujana off Jalan Genting Klang, with a 24-hour emergency room.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, the main government hospital in KL with about 2,300 beds, is a short drive south.

Things to do

Royal Selangor Visitor Centre, Jalan Usahawan 6, Setapak Jaya: pewter-making tours and the world's largest pewter tankard, made in 1985.
KIPMall Setapak (opened in 2011 as KL Festival City) in Danau Kota.
P. Ramlee Memorial in Taman P. Ramlee.
Titiwangsa Lake Park just south: a 95-hectare park around a lake left by tin mining.

Getting around

The LRT Kelana Jaya Line serves Setapak at Taman Melati and Wangsa Maju stations, both opened in 1999. The line ends at Gombak station, which is just over the border in Selangor and has the Terminal Bersepadu Gombak bus terminal. Jalan Genting Klang and Jalan Gombak lead into the city, and the MRR2 and DUKE pass close by.

Frequently asked questions

Is Setapak in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor?

Both. Setapak straddles north-east Kuala Lumpur and Gombak District in Selangor. Taman Melati, Danau Kota, Taman Setapak and Setapak Jaya are on the KL side.