Pulau Tikus
Everything within a walk
Cantonment Road, Pulau Tikus, George Town, Penang
Why this enclave
Pulau Tikus is the inner suburb Penang measures the others against — convent schools, the wet market, shophouse streets and a hospital cluster, all inside a radius you can cross on foot. It is old money rather than new, and it stays that way because almost nothing new is built here.
Cantonment Road sits at the quiet end of it. Disted College and St. Christopher’s International are 0.1 km away, Island Hospital 0.2 km, and Gurney Plaza and the seafront park a kilometre north.
Getting out
| Place / route | Distance / time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid Penang route 304 | On the doorstep | Runs along Cantonment Road itself. |
| Gurney Drive bus corridor (101–104) | ~1 km | Links to Komtar, Batu Ferringhi and the airport. |
| Komtar transport hub | ~3 km · ~10 min | Central George Town interchange. |
| George Town UNESCO core | ~3–4 km · ~10 min | The historic city centre. |
| Penang Bridge | ~12 km · ~20 min | The link to Seberang Perai. |
| Penang International Airport | ~18 km · ~30 min | Via the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. |
Daily life
| Place | Distance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Island Hospital | 0.2 km | Private tertiary hospital. |
| Northern Heart Medical Centre | 0.2 km | Cardiac specialist centre. |
| Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre | 0.5 km | Private specialist hospital. |
| Gleneagles Hospital Penang | 1 km | Private tertiary hospital. |
| Adventist Hospital Penang | 1.5 km | Private hospital. |
| Disted College | 0.1 km | Tertiary college. |
| St. Christopher’s International Primary | 0.1 km | International school. |
| SK Convent Pulau Tikus | ~0.4 km | National primary school. |
| Pulau Tikus wet market | 0.3 km | Fresh market and hawker stalls. |
| Gurney Plaza | 1 km | Major shopping mall. |
| Gurney Paragon Mall | 1 km | Shopping and lifestyle mall. |
| Island Plaza | ~1.5 km | Neighbourhood mall. |
Nearby
| Place | Distance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gurney Bay seafront park | ~1 km | Promenade, beach and open parkland. |
| Gurney Drive hawker centre | ~1 km | The street-food landmark. |
| Church of the Immaculate Conception | ~0.6 km | One of Penang’s oldest Catholic churches. |
| Dhammikarama Burmese Temple | ~0.9 km | Historic Burmese Buddhist temple. |
| Wat Chaiyamangkalaram | ~0.9 km | Thai temple with the reclining Buddha. |
| Straits Quay | ~4 km · ~12 min | Marina, retail and waterfront dining. |
Distances are approximate, measured from Cantonment Road via public map services.