Georgetown, Penang Area Guide
Georgetown is Penang Island’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage-listed city, known for its colonial-era shophouses, street art, and food culture, alongside a growing base of expat and MM2H residents drawn to the island’s lifestyle and healthcare. This guide pulls together real, currently published figures from Malaysia’s own government data sources, each cited directly.
Trend harga
According to NAPIC's Malaysian House Price Index report for Q1-Q2 2026 (preliminary figures), the all-house price index for Pulau Pinang changed by +0.2% year on year, and the average house price in Pulau Pinang was RM503,388 per unit in Q2 2026. Nationally the index stood at 234.7 points (up 0.9% year on year), with an average price of RM506,317 per unit. These are state-level figures, not Georgetown-specific: for actual registered transactions in Georgetown, use NAPIC's Open Sales Data tool (napic.jpph.gov.my). Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
Sumber: NAPIC (JPPH), Malaysian House Price Index Q1-Q2 2026 (preliminary), checked 26 Sep 2026
Siapa yang tinggal di sini
Georgetown sits within the Timur Laut (North East) district of Penang Island, which had an estimated population of about 565,900 in 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia's district population table. This covers the whole district, not the heritage core alone. Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
Sumber: DOSM (OpenDOSM), Population Table: Administrative Districts, checked 26 Sep 2026
Membeli-belah
Georgetown's own shopping options include 1st Avenue Mall and Prangin Mall within the heritage city itself, with the larger Gurney Plaza a short drive north along the coast. This is general local knowledge, not a sourced statistic.
Sumber: Gurney Plaza
Keadaan banjir
The Department of Irrigation and Drainage's public InfoBanjir portal publishes live rainfall and river-level readings; it does not give a fixed flood-risk rating for a neighbourhood, so we do not give one here. Check the portal, especially in the monsoon season, and ask your lawyer and the local council about the flood history of the specific property. Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
Check current, real-time conditions: InfoBanjir (JPS/DID) — this is a live monitoring portal (current water levels and rainfall at official stations), not a fixed risk rating for this area.
Cuaca & konteks bermusim
For current forecasts and monsoon-season advisories relevant to this area, see MetMalaysia, Malaysia's official meteorological service.
This page relays publicly published information from the official sources linked above. It is general context, not financial, legal, or investment advice — Home Hunter Malaysia does not verify, endorse, or guarantee the figures published by third-party government agencies, and figures change over time. Always check the source directly for the current data.