SG Block Index

The Laurels

229660 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Cairnhill · Newton

Private condominiumFreehold
74Overall / 100Top 51% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

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 · SLA
Map showing the location of The Laurels in Singapore

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
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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
NSLS$1.28 · direct
one-north
35.8min
167NELCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
45.1min
NSLEWLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
50.2min
7EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

16 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 11 min (699 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 5 min riding

10mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (671 m) to Somerset
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    SomersetRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$2897
12-month change▲ 8.6%
Price momentum19th pctvs other condos

Based on 33 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

51–70 m²
9
71–100 m²
21
101–150 m²
11
>150 m²
4

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkHere

Distance 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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2664 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

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

Eldercare 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 · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Laurels
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 090374.7 min walk · 288 m
  • Stop 090385.5 min walk · 371 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF CAIRNHILL RD5 min walk
    167
  • OPP SOMERSET STN6 min walk
    7

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-like
pays a premium

Among 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).

Liveability54th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 11%

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).

Compare with nearby condos →Living in NewtonNewton estate data →Homes near Somerset Mrt StationHomes near Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)All condos, ranked →Top-scoring condos →

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