The Laurels
229660 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Cairnhill · Newton
The Laurels in Newton scores 73.8/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 6.8 minutes’ walk from Somerset Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2897 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Laurels, Newton, Singapore 229660
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 69
- Food
- 75
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 55
- Daily needs
- 68
- Green space
- 69
- Connectivity
- 68
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 68
- EV charging
- 87
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 79
- Seniors
- 67
- Renters
- 69
- Investors
- 65
- EV Owners
- 79
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 15.5min
- one-north
- 35.8min
- Jurong East
- 45.1min
- Changi Airport
- 50.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap16 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 11 min (699 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding
- Walk 10 min (671 m) to Somerset
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Somerset → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 33 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Somerset Mrt Station6.8 min
- Somerset Mrt Station7.5 min
- Somerset Mrt Station8.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Newton Food Centre14.5 min
- Zion Riverside Food Centre22.9 min
- Buffalo Road Blk 665 (Tekka Centre/Zhu Jiao Market)26.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.6 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Minmed Health Screeners2.7 min
- Lifescan Medical Centre2.7 min
- Prime Medical Group Pte Ltd2.7 min
Parks & green
green- Orchard Fountain Corner5 min
- Penang Rd Os10.7 min
- Istana Pk13.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Abdullah Shooker Jewish Welfare Home26.6 min
- St Vincent Home26.8 min
- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre29.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Cairnhill CC11.9 min
- Pek Kio CC28.8 min
- Kim Seng CC31.5 min
Libraries
leisure- library@orchard8.7 min
- Central Public Library29.7 min
- National Library Building29.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.Buses near here
LTA stops · OneMap routing- Stop 090374.7 min walk · 288 m
- Stop 090385.5 min walk · 371 m
- BEF CAIRNHILL RD5 min walk167
- OPP SOMERSET STN6 min walk7
Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), The Laurels is more liveable than 54% of them but pricier than 89% — around S$2,897/psf (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (CCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Newton planning area- Age profile
- In Newton, 18% of residents are under 15 and 14.5% are 65 or older.
- 45–4910.3%40–449.3%50–548.4%35–397.5%
Resident data for the Newton planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
See what’s for sale
Browse current for-sale listings near The Laurels on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.