BACK in the 1860s, the Kepong area in northwest Kuala Lumpur was a major tin mining area. The tin mining activities led to the formation of a few Kampung Baru (New Villages) that housed a large Chinese population. Today, Kepong remains a township with a predominantly Chinese population.

“The Chinese community believes nothing is more important than owning a roof over their heads. Maybe this explains why the property market in Kepong has always been healthy,” says Vivahomes Realty Kepong branch manager, Chong Chia Yew.

The majority of Kepong’s property buyers are from the local population. “They like the location close to Kuala Lumpur city centre; [Kepong] is a mature township that has everything, and the fact that it has a large Chinese community has attracted even more Chinese people to move in,” Chong says.

Situated near the border of Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in Selangor, Kepong is 12km away from Kuala Lumpur city centre and 10km from Petaling Jaya. It is accessible via several highways and main roads such as the Middle Ring Road 2, Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong, Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway, Jalan Kuching and Jalan Kepong. Amenities in the vicinity include local and international schools, colleges, shopping malls, hypermarket, wet market, banks, eateries, restaurants and hospitals.