Brickfields Shops for Rent & Sale

Brickfields lies just south west of the city centre, wrapped around KL Sentral and running down Jalan Tun Sambanthan towards Bangsar and Mid Valley. Since 2010 the main stretch has been branded Little India, with colourful arches, Indian sweet shops, banana leaf restaurants, flower garland stalls, sari and textile shops, and goldsmiths. Temples, churches and schools sit side by side with older two and three-storey shophouses, while new office and residential towers around KL Sentral add a large weekday crowd. Brickfields is busiest at weekends and during Deepavali, when shoppers come from all over the Klang Valley.

Main shop streets: Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Thambipillay, Jalan Scott and Jalan Travers.

Ground-floor shops and whole shoplots in Brickfields change hands quietly and very few appear on the portals, so we do not quote a range from the handful of recent adverts. Use the table as a guide to what is on the market and ask MCE for current figures.

Typical (middle half of recent adverts), based on recent portal listings of ground-floor shops and whole shoplots.

There are too few recent sale adverts to show a tenure pattern, so check freehold or leasehold status on each title.

Units on Jalan Tun Sambanthan in the Little India stretch command the highest rents, while side streets and older rows further from the station ask noticeably less. Compare against our shop rent index and the wider Kuala Lumpur shop page before you negotiate.

• Indian restaurants and banana leaf: the core of Little India, busy at lunch, dinner and weekends.
• Sweets, snacks and flower garlands: steady daily trade that peaks before festivals.
• Textile, sari and jewellery shops: draw shoppers from across the Klang Valley, especially before Deepavali.
• Pharmacy, clinic and optical: dense residents and office workers give year round demand.
• Money changer and remittance: strong demand from KL Sentral travellers and foreign workers.
• Convenience store and café: commuters walking between KL Sentral and the offices keep these busy from early morning.

• Position on the street: footfall drops quickly once you leave the Little India stretch or the KL Sentral walking routes, so watch your shortlisted row at different hours.
• Parking and loading: street parking is limited and roads are busy; check delivery access for F&B.
• Older buildings: many shophouses are decades old, so inspect wiring, plumbing, exhaust routing and roof condition.
• Licensing: Brickfields is under DBKL; confirm approved use, signage and any five-foot way seating before you sign.
• Investment: whole shoplots rarely come up, so check tenure and title on each one. Owning the whole shoplot means the upper floors add a second rental income, while the ground floor attracts covenant tenants such as banks, convenience chains, pharmacies, clinics and F&B chains.

KL Sentral connects LRT, MRT, KTM Komuter, the monorail and the KLIA Ekspres, and the Tun Sambanthan monorail station sits on the main street. Nearby hubs include Bangsar Baru and Jalan Telawi, Bangsar South and Chinatown and Petaling Street.

The best units are offered privately first, so WhatsApp MCE with your area, size, budget and trade.