Kota Bahru
The median registered price in Kota Bahru, Kelantan is RM 345,000 (RM 306 psf), from 2,817 NAPIC/JPPH registered sales up to Jun 2026. Prices are what buyers paid and lodged with JPPH, not what sellers advertised.
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Recent quarters remain provisional because NAPIC registrations can lag. The district median is descriptive evidence, not a formal valuation.
What the median here asks of a buyer
On the district median of RM 345,000, with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 4.2%.
| Monthly instalment | RM 1,518 |
|---|---|
| Cash needed before keys | RM 46,575 |
| Gross income needed | RM 3,087/mo |
| Years of local income | 6.1× — severely unaffordable against RM 4,729/mo median household income here, DOSM 2024 |
The instalment and the cash are arithmetic. The income figure assumes a 60% debt-service ratio and no other commitments — a car loan or a card balance raises it, often sharply. Years of local income makes no assumption about lending at all, which is why both are shown. Run your own numbers.
Reported crime
In 2023, 1.42 reported crimes per 1,000 residents in Kota Bahru — close to the national 1.57. Break-ins ran at 0.29 per 1,000, against 0.35 nationally.
Reported crime is what reached the police, not all crime, and it is per resident, so busy centres read high. It describes the whole district, not any one street. Every district compared.
Flood damage to homes
DOSM recorded RM27.02M of flood damage to homes in Kota Bahru over 2021–2025 — about RM 234 for every home, against RM 306 nationally. 47 of 125 areas recorded more per home. Homes here were damaged in 4 of the 5 years; the worst was 2024, at RM19.17M.
These are losses assessed after floods that happened, not a forecast. A district is a large area and flooding is local — most homes in even the worst-hit districts were never touched — so this cannot say whether a particular street floods. Every district compared.
Recent registered sales
Localities in Kota Bahru
Every mukim here with at least 30 registered sales, enough for a median of its own, by number of sales.
Busiest streets in Kota Bahru
The 30 streets with the most registered sales, of 32 here with at least ten.
Largest projects in Kota Bahru
The 10 largest of 211 developments the KPKT/TEDUH register lists here, by planned units.
Questions about Kota Bahru
What is the median property price in Kota Bahru?
The median registered sale price in Kota Bahru, Kelantan is RM 345,000, or RM 306 per square foot, across 2,817 sales recorded by NAPIC/JPPH. It is what buyers paid and registered, not asking prices.
Are property prices in Kota Bahru going up?
The median registered price in Kota Bahru moved +6.9% from 2021 to 2025, on NAPIC/JPPH sales. Recent quarters are provisional because registrations lag the sale.
What type of property sells most in Kota Bahru?
Detached makes up 31% of registered sales in Kota Bahru, the largest share of any property type.
What income do you need to buy a home in Kota Bahru?
About RM 3,087 a month in gross household income to buy at the Kota Bahru median of RM 345,000, with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 4.2%, for an instalment of RM 1,518 a month. A bank's own assessment, and any other loans, change it.
Does Kota Bahru flood?
DOSM recorded RM27.02M of flood damage to homes in Kota Bahru from 2021 to 2025, about RM 234 per home against RM 306 nationally, with homes damaged in 4 of the 5 years. That is the district as a whole; it cannot say whether a particular street floods.
What is the crime rate in Kota Bahru?
In 2023, Kota Bahru had 1.42 reported crimes per 1,000 residents, close to the national 1.57, from PDRM figures and DOSM population. Reported crime is what reached the police, not all crime.