Hope the following is helpful for potential house buyers looking for own stay and to a smaller extent, property investors seeking medium to long term goals 😉

Common complaints on Rawang :

1. So far from city centre
2. Need to pay toll
3. Traffic jams
4. Dirty air caused by factories and cement plant
5. Ulu (backward) place filled with foreign workers
6. No big malls and pubs and other hangout places
7. Southern parts like Kajang /Semenyih better

Read ahead (will try to be as brief as possible) then decide for yourselves. And my comments are referring to the Rawang townships near Rawang toll specifically Emerald West & East, Tamansari, Anggun :

1. So far from city centre

Figures don’t lie. Start up your Google Maps or Waze and calculate several destinations (North, South, East & West of KV) from Rawang (any of the above-mentioned townships) and compare them to other starting locations of your liking. Do this during peak hours and do it during off peaks.

Yes, Rawang might have double the travel distance compared to many townships within the 20 km radius of KV but look at the travel time required. Has the time doubled or is it less? 🤔

Compare again with many so called current popular developments by the big names. You may be shocked. So many current developments use exclusive landscapings and other amenities to attract buyers till the buyers are blinded to the fact that these great developments simply lack good access in terms of travel distance and time. And the only way to save time may be to go through more tolls.

FYI, a normal drive (off peak) at legal speed limit from Rawang toll to Duta toll takes only 15 minutes 😀

2. Need to pay toll

Rawang toll to Jalan Duta toll requires RM3.60 and you are basically charged for the distance that you travel. Today, many who live near the city needs to pay toll for using Sprint, NPE, DUKE etc otherwise, will be VERY JAM 🙄 and bear in mind, these tolls are not cheap and on a fixed rate regardless of use of the road for 3 kms or 3 m.

And as mentioned earlier, how about the other new developments which offers many routes but as many tolls to pay?😅

Case closed 😂

3. Traffic jams

Simple. Just look at your own backyard. During peak hours, which busy road isn’t jammed up?😅 KLCC is super jammed, lousy? LDP is super jammed. So, from Puchong to Desa Park City, all poor investments and not liveable? One can be stuck in Bangsar commercial area for a good 10 mins. Ban that place? Subang/ USJ congestion. Not considered traffic jam?

If one really tries to understand the circumstances of each area suffering traffic congestion, one may then have a clearer picture of what a terrible traffic jam is all about and whether things are really that bad? Experience it yourselves. Don’t blindly rely on hearsay. Do your homework and verify them if you are really serious about the potential place.

Then, you will truly understand how ‘bad’ Rawang traffic jam is or how ‘jam’ it is to travel to the city 🧐. If we’re talking about the old Rawang town , of course, I rest my case 😅. Similarly, I rest my case when there’s a accident on NKVE 😰, but hey, any other highway with an accident suffers the same situations 🤪 and there’s always other alternatives such as the old route to KL or Guthrie Highway exits etc.

So, is Rawang having a really bad traffic problem? You decide 🧐

4. Dirty air caused by factories and cement plant

🤔 What do we call the thick smog of highly concentrated carbon monoxide blanketing major towns and cities in KV? Fresh air?

Again, figures don’t lie. Check for air quality in Rawang and other locations of your liking using an air quality monitor or from other reliable air quality analysis. You will be surprised and be left wondering why so many people are still choosing to live nearer to city. There are industrial zones everywhere in KV. So...😑

Concerning the Lafarge cement plant, you now should understand why I specifically chose those townships in Rawang😀. Also, do check out our yearly wind directions 😂. Anyway, cement plant vs carbon monoxide... 🤔 Just go check out the air quality readings 😂

5. Ulu (backward) place filed with foreign workers

🧐 Which part of KV don’t we see foreign workers? Jalan Silang in KL city center is choke filled with foreign workers every Sunday. Petaling Street stalls 80% managed by foreigners. Makes the locals feel like foreigners 😂

Rawang is growing with many housing developments and has significant industrial zones. So, any surprise there are foreign workers?😅.

Yes, Rawang can be considered Ulu relative to places like Subang, Puchong and even Klang. But look at those places long ago and look at them now. As long as the area has potential, what was once Ulu can easily become future hotspots. KV is now expanded to become Greater KV. Guess who is the next potential up North? 😂

6. No big malls and pubs and other hangout places

No complaints😅. Less lepak time, less unhealthy lifestyles and less excuses to spend hard earned money away. A great home to stay can do without these excesses.

If need be, good malls and other outlets are not that far away in PJ or KL area. Anyway, when Rawang develops further, maybe residents will be complaining about the existence of too many of these places😂

7. Southern parts like Kajang/Semenyih better

Take a drive on Friday evenings from KL city centre to first toll in Seremban Highway. Better?😅

I rest my case 😅


My take on Rawang?

1. Wide variety of GnG fhouses to choose from;

2. One of the best value for money locations;

3. Serene and peaceful suburban living not too far from the city;

4. Great mix of the 3 major races;

5. Holds great potential in future as a popular destination to own and stay; and

6. Driving straight and smooth on a highway overlooking hills and the blue skies in the horizon unobstructed by tall buildings is less stressful on driver and vehicle and beats driving within city having to pass through 10 tamans and 15 traffic lights just to get from point A to point B.

Happy home hunting to all😃