Kepong: The affordable suburb outperforming all its neighbours

Kepong recorded a 14 percent rise in median terrace house prices between January and June 2026, outpacing every adjacent district tracked by the National Property Information Centre.

The gains arrived as buyers priced out of Mont Kiara and Bangsar shifted focus northward, drawn by completed infrastructure works and lower entry costs that still deliver steady rental yields near 5.8 percent.

Transactions along Jalan Kepong Baru and inside the Taman Bukit Maluri neighbourhood accounted for 1,120 units sold in the six-month period, according to Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur records released last week.

Local anchors driving demand

The new Kepong Sentral MRT interchange, opened in March 2025, cut commuting time to KL Sentral to 22 minutes and lifted interest from young families working at the nearby Mid Valley City offices. At the same time, the DBKL urban renewal programme at Taman Wahyu delivered 420 new affordable units and upgraded drainage along Sungai Kepong, removing a long-standing flood risk that had capped values in earlier years.

These two projects sit within a 3-kilometre radius of the main commercial strip on Jalan 1/32, where shop-office asking rents climbed from RM4,200 to RM4,900 per unit in the same half-year window.

Numbers behind the outperformance

Median terrace prices in Kepong reached RM478,000 in June 2026, compared with RM412,000 in neighbouring Selayang and RM465,000 in Batu Caves, according to the same NPIC dataset. Volume rose 19 percent year-on-year while the broader Kuala Lumpur terrace segment grew only 4 percent. Landed homes under 2,000 square feet still trade below RM550,000, a threshold crossed by comparable stock in Setapak as early as 2024.

Agents at the local branch of Henry Butcher report viewings up 35 percent since April, with most buyers citing proximity to the new MRT and the 28-hectare Kepong Metropolitan Park as decisive factors.

Buyers considering entry should review the latest DBKL planning maps for the second phase of the LRT3 extension, scheduled for public display in September, and compare current asking prices against the RM420,000-RM490,000 band that cleared fastest in the past quarter.

This article is general information only and is not personal financial or investment advice. Consider your own circumstances and seek licensed professional advice before making financial decisions.