Seberang Perai Selatan (Batu Kawan): Condos, Apartments and Area Guide

Seberang Perai Selatan (SP Selatan) is the southern district of mainland Penang. It is the least crowded district, and Batu Kawan, where the Second Penang Bridge lands, is its fastest-growing area, with a large industrial park, IKEA and new townships.

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191,000

Population, 2026 estimate

Census 2020: 184,007 (DOSM)

RM 6,822

Median household income a month

DOSM, 2024

RM 500,000

2-storey terrace median price

NAPIC sales, 2025

243.2 km²

Area

DOSM · least dense district

Explore Penang by area

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

District

Barat Daya

Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Sungai Ara, Relau, Batu Maung

307 developments

790 for sale · 1,228 for rent

Region

Seberang Perai (Mainland)

SP Utara, SP Tengah and SP Selatan

391 developments

144 for sale · 167 for rent

District

Seberang Perai Utara

Butterworth, Bagan, Raja Uda, Kepala Batas, Penaga

144 developments

97 for sale · 123 for rent

District

Seberang Perai Tengah

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

184 developments

30 for sale · 15 for rent

Seberang Perai Selatan area guide

About Seberang Perai Selatan

SP Selatan is the southern tip of the Penang mainland, bordering Kedah and Perak. Its towns are Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Bukit Tambun, Sungai Jawi (the district seat), Sungai Bakap, Valdor and Nibong Tebal. Much of the land is still oil palm, paddy and fishing villages.

The 2020 census counted 184,007 people, about 757 per km², the lowest density in Penang. DOSM estimates 191,000 in 2026.

Household income and jobs

The median household earned RM6,822 a month in 2024, up from RM6,231 in 2022 (DOSM). The 2,680-hectare Batu Kawan Industrial Park is home to Western Digital, Bose, Bosch, Lam Research, Micron, Intuitive Surgical, Dexcom and ViTrox, and is bringing new homes and shops to the area.

House prices

SP Selatan is mostly landed. In NAPIC sales data a 2-storey terrace house sold for a median of RM 550,000 in 2024 and RM 500,000 in 2025. There are few condo and apartment sales so far: 28 in 2024, at a median of RM 401 psf. More high-rise projects are going up in Batu Kawan.

Median sold price	2024	2025	Jan–Jun 2026
Condominium / apartment	RM 401 psf · RM 379,000 (28 sales)	Too few sales (5)	Too few sales (2)
Flat	Too few sales (1)	Too few sales (4)	No sales recorded
Low-cost flat	RM 129 psf · RM 74,000 (122 sales)	RM 167 psf · RM 93,000 (61 sales)	RM 165 psf · RM 90,000 (29 sales)
2-storey terrace house	RM 550,000 (296 sales)	RM 500,000 (136 sales)	RM 495,000 (51 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

Batu Kawan and Aspen Vision City: the new township next to IKEA, Design Village and the industrial park.
Simpang Ampat and Bukit Tambun: landed homes close to the Second Penang Bridge.
Nibong Tebal and Sungai Bakap: small towns, the lowest prices, near the USM engineering campus.

Schools and universities

UOW Malaysia (formerly KDU Penang) campus in Batu Kawan.
Peninsula College "The Ship" campus and ViTrox College in Batu Kawan.
USM Engineering Campus in Nibong Tebal.

Hospitals

Columbia Asia Hospital in Batu Kawan (private).
Hospital Sungai Bakap (government).

Things to do

Design Village outlet mall (opened 2016).
IKEA Batu Kawan (opened 2019) and the shops around it.
The new high streets and malls of Batu Kawan.

Getting around

The 24 km Second Penang Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, opened 2014) lands at Batu Kawan, so Bayan Lepas and the airport are about 20 minutes away. The North–South Expressway and the Bandar Cassia highway run through the district, and KTM Simpang Ampat and Nibong Tebal stations are on the railway.

Frequently asked questions

Is Batu Kawan in Seberang Perai Selatan?

Yes. Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Bukit Tambun, Sungai Jawi, Sungai Bakap, Valdor and Nibong Tebal are all in SP Selatan.

Why is Batu Kawan growing so fast?

The Second Penang Bridge lands there, and the Batu Kawan Industrial Park has drawn global companies such as Micron, Lam Research and Western Digital. New townships, IKEA and Design Village followed.