Botanic Gardens, Georgetown
Botanic Gardens (also known as Waterfall Gardens) is a town located in Georgetown, Penang Island. The residential area here is pretty small because the bigger part has been taken up by the lush green forest which is also home to the Penang Botanic Gardens. The residential area is sort of divided to two parts where the part nearer to the botanic garden is for the well-to-do and the part to the east is for the lower to middle range income group.
The built-up available in this town is 1,200 sf to 2,456 sf for houses. Other neighbouring towns nearby here are Air Itam, Green Lane, Gurney Drive, Mount Erskine, Penang Turf Club, Permai Village, Pulau Tikus, Seri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjung Bungah and Tanjung Tokong.
This town has many amenities nearby, such as universities, schools and hospitals. The following are some of the major universities here:
- Adventist College Of Nursing
- Adventist College Of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Disted College
- Disted College Yce Heritage Campus
- Ipg College Of Higher Education
- MSU College Penang Annex C
As for schools, there are SMK Padang Polo, SRJK (C) Perempuan Cina, St Christopher's International Primary School and St.George Girl's High School. There are also some hospitals here, e.g. Penang Adventist Hospital, Rip Off Hospital and Tanjung Medical Centre.
The current rental yield of Botanic Gardens is 2.12% for houses. The highest rental yield ever recorded was 2.12% in Q2 2021 (house); while the lowest one was 1.68% in Q2 2019 (house). Meanwhile, the most common unit layouts and sizes available here are as follows:
The most popular layout and size (built-up) combination at Botanic Gardens for houses is 3-bedroom / 1,200 sf with a median price of RM1,080 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 2-bedroom / 1,550 sf with a median price of RM1,160 psf; while the cheapest one is 3-bedroom / 2,456 sf with a median price of RM580 psf.
Latest Botanic Gardens sale listings:
Date | Property Type | Built-up | Price |
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26 Jan 2022 | Condominium | 1,066 sf | RM660,000 |
9 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,200 sf | RM650,000 |
13 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,050 sf | RM700,000 |
9 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 1,200 sf | RM650,000 |
26 Nov 2021 | Condominium | 1,065 sf | RM690,000 |
22 Nov 2021 | Semi-Detached | 2,500 sf | RM1,500,000 |
15 Nov 2021 | Condominium | 1,300 sf | RM730,000 |
15 Nov 2021 | Semi-Detached | 2,500 sf | RM1,500,000 |
15 Nov 2021 | Semi-Detached | 2,500 sf | RM1,500,000 |
4 Nov 2021 | Condominium | 1,300 sf | RM720,000 |
Latest Botanic Gardens rental listings:
Date | Property Type | Built-up | Rental |
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14 Dec 2021 | Low-Cost Flat | 1,200 sf | RM1,300 |
29 Jul 2021 | Condominium | 1,200 sf | RM1,300 |
26 Jul 2021 | Low-Cost Flat | 1,200 sf | RM1,400 |
26 Jul 2021 | Condominium | 1,200 sf | RM1,400 |
22 Jul 2021 | Condominium | 1,050 sf | RM1,200 |