SG Block Index

The Arcadia

289845 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Hillcrest · Bukit Timah

Private condominium99-year leasehold (commenced 1979, ~52 years remaining)
30Overall / 100Top 100% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Arcadia in Bukit Timah scores 30/100 overall. It is a 99-year leasehold (commenced 1979, ~52 years remaining) development, 21.5 minutes’ walk from Tan Kah Kee Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1038 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Arcadia in Singapore

The Arcadia, Bukit Timah, Singapore 289845

Pillar scores

Transport
0
Food
34
Schools
73
Healthcare
20
Daily needs
29
Green space
38
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
0
EV charging
0
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
30
Young Families
38
Seniors
24
Renters
23
Investors
23
EV Owners
23

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
DTLNSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.1min
174CCLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
46.1min
174CCLEWLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
67.3min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 20 min (1285 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

18mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 18 min (1113 m) to Tan Kah Kee
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Tan Kah KeeNewton · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. 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$1038
12-month change▼ 1.2%
Price momentum8th pctvs other condos

Based on 26 transactions. Tenure: 99-year leasehold (commenced 1979, ~52 years remaining).

Transacted unit sizes

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

>150 m²
35

What’s nearby

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

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
PlannedTurf City MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1873 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Adam Road Food Centre30 min
  • Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)40.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ng Lian Tee13.7 min
  • Swiss Butchery (2013) Private Limited13.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Bukit Timah Clinic25.4 min
  • The Coronation Clinic25.9 min
  • Advantage Medical Clinic33 min

Parks & green

green
  • Greenwood Crescent Pg12.1 min
  • Watten Heights Pg14.7 min
  • Orchid Village Pg19.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tanglin CC49.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Arcadia
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), The Arcadia is more liveable than 1% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$1,038/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability1th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

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).

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