The Shelford
288535 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Hillcrest · Bukit Timah
The Shelford in Bukit Timah scores 65.5/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.7 minutes’ walk from Botanic Gardens Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2507 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Shelford, Bukit Timah, Singapore 288535
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 63
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 45
- Daily needs
- 65
- Green space
- 68
- Connectivity
- 51
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 31
- EV charging
- 0
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 60
- Renters
- 57
- Investors
- 79
- EV Owners
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 41.9min
- one-north
- 31.1min
- Jurong East
- 45.2min
- Changi Airport
- 70.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap42 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 24 min (1554 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 15 min riding
- Walk 22 min (1382 m) to Tan Kah Kee
- Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Tan Kah Kee → Newton · 3 stops · 6 min - Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 22 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- Botanic Gardens Mrt Station7.7 min
- Botanic Gardens Mrt Station8.7 min
- Tan Kah Kee Mrt Station14 min
Hawker centres
food- Adam Road Food Centre4.6 min
- Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)19.8 min
- Commonwealth Crescent Market36.6 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
- Meat The Butcher Pte. Ltd.10.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- The Coronation Clinic9.2 min
- Bukit Timah Clinic11.3 min
- Dr.W Family Clinic19.8 min
Parks & green
green- Shelford Rd Pg9.2 min
- Sbg Lc Arbo/Prc/Pru12.5 min
- University Rd Pk12.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)36.1 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)40.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Tanglin CC24.3 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 1 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 411215.3 min walk · 208 m
- Stop 411296.2 min walk · 259 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), The Shelford is more liveable than 28% of them but pricier than 76% — around S$2,507/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 · Bukit Timah planning area- Age profile
- In Bukit Timah, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older.
- 45–498.6%50–547.8%40–447.4%55–596.8%
- Household income
- 65.4% of Bukit Timah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+45.4%No working person15.6%$15,000–17,4995.1%$17,500–19,9994.5%
- Dwelling mix
- 10.2% of Bukit Timah households live in HDB flats; 89.3% in condominiums or landed homes.
- Condominiums and other apartments52.1%Landed properties37.2%HDB 5 room and executive flats4.2%HDB 4 room flats3.5%
- Household size
- 25.8% of Bukit Timah households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
- 4-person20.8%5-person18.3%3-person17.9%2-person15.8%
- In education
- Of Bukit Timah residents currently in education, 23.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary34.8%Secondary24.2%University20%Post secondary9.3%
- Commute to work
- 36.1% of working Bukit Timah residents commute by public transport; 54.1% drive or ride.
- Car49.2%MRT LRT only13.8%MRT LRT and bus13.5%No transport required8.5%
Resident data for the Bukit Timah planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
See what’s for sale
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