Barat Daya (Bayan Lepas): Condos, Apartments and Area Guide

Barat Daya is the south-west district of Penang Island, with the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, the airport and the Balik Pulau countryside. Its median household income of RM8,919 a month is the highest in Penang.

307

Developments in this directory

790 / 1,228

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

250,600

Population, 2026 estimate

Census 2020: 237,738 (DOSM)

RM 8,919

Median household income a month

DOSM, 2024 · highest in Penang

RM 481 psf

Condo / apartment median price

NAPIC sales, 2025

175.7 km²

Area

DOSM

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Region

Penang Island

Timur Laut (George Town) and Barat Daya (Bayan Lepas)

1,037 developments

1,818 for sale · 3,633 for rent

District

Timur Laut

George Town, Gurney, Tanjung Bungah, Air Itam, Jelutong

730 developments

1,028 for sale · 2,405 for rent

Region

Seberang Perai (Mainland)

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391 developments

144 for sale · 167 for rent

District

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144 developments

97 for sale · 123 for rent

District

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Bukit Mertajam, Seberang Jaya, Perai, Bandar Perda, Juru

184 developments

30 for sale · 15 for rent

District

Seberang Perai Selatan

Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Bukit Tambun, Nibong Tebal

63 developments

17 for sale · 29 for rent

Barat Daya area guide

About Barat Daya

Barat Daya ("South-West") covers the southern and western side of Penang Island. Its eastern half is built up: Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Sungai Ara, Relau, Bukit Jambul, Batu Maung, Queensbay and Teluk Kumbar. The west, around Balik Pulau, is hills, durian and nutmeg orchards and fishing villages. The district seat is Balik Pulau.

The 2020 census counted 237,738 people, 130,455 of them in the Bayan Lepas mukim. DOSM estimates 250,600 people in 2026, about 5% more than in 2020.

Household income and jobs

The median household earned RM8,919 a month in 2024, the highest of Penang's five districts and up from RM7,247 in 2022 (DOSM). Much of this comes from the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, opened in 1972, where hundreds of electronics and semiconductor companies make Penang one of Asia's chip hubs.

House prices per square foot

In NAPIC sales data a condominium or apartment in Barat Daya sold for a median of RM 493 psf in 2024 and RM 481 psf in 2025. That is below Timur Laut but well above the mainland. New projects at Queens Waterfront and around the SPICE convention centre are closing the gap with George Town at the top end.

Median sold price	2024	2025	Jan–Jun 2026
Condominium / apartment	RM 493 psf · RM 532,000 (456 sales)	RM 481 psf · RM 495,000 (151 sales)	RM 484 psf · RM 530,000 (47 sales)
Flat	RM 397 psf · RM 320,000 (138 sales)	RM 409 psf · RM 307,000 (82 sales)	RM 399 psf · RM 306,000 (21 sales)
Low-cost flat	RM 360 psf · RM 200,000 (210 sales)	RM 372 psf · RM 205,000 (128 sales)	RM 376 psf · RM 220,000 (48 sales)
2-storey terrace house	RM 845,000 (116 sales)	RM 827,500 (60 sales)	RM 679,000 (16 sales)

Median of the sales in NAPIC Open Sales Data (JPPH). psf = price ÷ floor area of the unit. Recent months are not complete yet, so 2025 and 2026 have fewer sales than were really made.

Popular places to live

Bayan Baru and Bayan Lepas: next to the factories and the airport, many rental tenants.
Queensbay and Batu Maung: sea-view condos, Queensbay Mall, near the Second Penang Bridge.
Sungai Ara and Relau: family condos close to schools and the SPICE convention centre.
Bukit Jambul: older condos and apartments between the industrial zone and Gelugor.
Teluk Kumbar and Balik Pulau: quieter, lower prices, more landed homes.

Schools and training

Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC), the industry training centre of the Free Industrial Zone.
International schools: Straits International School and Prince of Wales Island International School (Balik Pulau).
Universiti Sains Malaysia's main campus at Gelugor is just over the district line.

Hospitals

Pantai Hospital Penang (private) in Bayan Baru.
Hospital Balik Pulau (government).
The large George Town hospitals are 20–30 minutes away.

Things to do

Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas.
Penang War Museum in Batu Maung.
Balik Pulau durian farms (in season around June to August), nutmeg and fishing villages.
Queensbay Mall and the SPICE arena and convention centre.

Getting around and what is coming

Penang International Airport is in Bayan Lepas. Its expansion from 6.5 to 12 million passengers a year is set to finish in June 2028. The Second Penang Bridge (24 km, opened 2014) runs from Batu Maung to Batu Kawan on the mainland.

The LRT Mutiara Line will have stations at Bukit Jambul, SPICE, the Free Industrial Zone and the airport, ending at Silicon Island, the new island being reclaimed off the south coast. By October 2026, 202 of the planned 931 hectares had been reclaimed. It was 15.5% complete in September 2026 and is set to open in December 2031.