PJ Old Town, Petaling Jaya
PJ Old Town is a leasehold town located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It was a rubber estate that became the first settlement of the satellite city in 1952, hence the name 'Old Town'. Many single-storey houses in the area are still in its original wooden design or 'three-feet brick house' design, and there is a large industrial area to the west. Being the oldest part of the city, it has its share of problems like insufficient parking spaces, old, single homeless folks, and urban poor.
The built-up available in this town is 1,400 sf to 4,500 sf for houses. Other neighbouring towns around here are Bukit Gasing, Jalan Puchong, PJ New Town, PJ South, PJS 3, PJS 5, Petaling Utama, Section 51A, Taman Kinrara and Taman Medan.
This town has many amenities nearby, for example universities, schools, transit stations and hospitals. The following are some main universities here:
- City University Malaysia
- International College Of Health Sciences
- MARA University Of Technology Jalan Othman Campus
- Mib College (Formerly Malaysian Institute Of Baking)
- Paramount College Of Technology
- Saito University College
- Tun Tan Cheng Lock College Of Nursing
As for schools, there are SJK (C) Chen Moh, SJK (C) Yuk Chyun, SK Assunta Dua and SK Jalan Selangor (1). There are also some transit stations here, i.e. Komuter Jalan Templer, Komuter Kampung Dato Harun, Komuter Petaling and LRT Taman Jaya.
Lastly, the hospitals here are Assunta Hospital PJ, Assuta Hospital and Beacon Hospital.
The current rental yield of PJ Old Town is 3.93% for houses. The highest rental yield ever recorded was 3.93% in Q2 2014 (house); while the lowest one was 2.59% in Q2 2013 (house). Meanwhile, the most common unit layouts and sizes available here are as follows:
The most popular layout and size (built-up) combination at PJ Old Town for houses is 3-bedroom / 2,100 sf with a median price of RM660 psf. For price wise, the most expensive one is 3-bedroom / 2,000 sf with a median price of RM1,200 psf; while the cheapest one is 4-bedroom / 3,190 sf with a median price of RM280 psf.
Latest PJ Old Town sale listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2022 | Condominium | 829 sf | RM240,000 |
| 10 Jan 2022 | Terrace | 2,200 sf | RM1,300,000 |
| 21 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 829 sf | RM240,000 |
| 18 Dec 2021 | Condominium | 829 sf | RM240,000 |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Bungalow | 5,800 sf | RM1,700,000 |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Bungalow | 5,672 sf | RM1,800,000 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Bungalow | 2,000 sf | RM2,400,000 |
| 27 Nov 2021 | Bungalow | 2,100 sf | RM1,100,000 |
| 25 Nov 2021 | Bungalow | 2,100 sf | RM1,100,000 |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Bungalow | 3,515 sf | RM1,670,000 |
Latest PJ Old Town rental listings:
| Date | Property Type | Built-up | Rental |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2023 | House Room | -NA- | RM600 |
| 3 Jan 2022 | Master Room | -NA- | RM430 |
| 5 Dec 2021 | Room | -NA- | RM700 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Retail | 1,900 sf | RM3,500 |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Medium Room | -NA- | RM680 |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Office | 1,650 sf | RM1,600 |
| 5 Nov 2021 | Office | 800 sf | RM1,700 |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Retail | 1,650 sf | RM5,500 |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Office | 3,000 sf | RM3,500 |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Shop-Office | 2,250 sf | RM4,300 |