SG Block Index

The Sterling

596289 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Holland Road · Bukit Timah

Private condominiumFreehold
71Overall / 100Top 58% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Sterling in Bukit Timah scores 71.4/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.7 minutes’ walk from King Albert Park Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2422 psf.

Where it is

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

The Sterling, Bukit Timah, Singapore 596289

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
59
Schools
94
Healthcare
56
Daily needs
80
Green space
94
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
23
EV charging
0
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
78
Seniors
67
Renters
66
Investors
80
EV Owners
57

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
33.6min
DTLNSLS$1.90 · 1 transfer
one-north
27.2min
DTLCCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
29.3min
154EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
61.1min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.43 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

34 min door to door · S$1.90 · 1 transfer · 10 min (708 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 20 min riding

8mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (535 m) to King Albert Park
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    King Albert ParkNewton · 5 stops · 11 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$2422
12-month change▲ 28.9%
Price momentum82th pctvs other condos

Based on 22 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

51–70 m²
1
71–100 m²
2
101–150 m²
12
>150 m²
7

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
PlannedMaju MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 973 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Bukit Timah Market11.6 min
  • Bukit Timah Interim Hawker Centre and Market14.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.2 min
  • Century Global Pte. Ltd.11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • my clinic6.3 min
  • Chang Clinic10.2 min
  • Aris Medical Clinic12.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Hua Guan Crescent Pg10 min
  • Mayfair Pk11.4 min
  • Railway Corridor Rifle Range Connector12 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Presbyterian Community Services20.7 min
  • St Andrew's Cathedral Home For The Aged40.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Bukit Timah CC (Pending U/C)18.9 min
  • Clementi CC42.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Sterling
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 420512.4 min walk · 124 m
  • Stop 420614.4 min walk · 251 m
Buses that serve this block
  • KING ALBERT PK3 min walk
    154

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 RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Sterling is more liveable than 20% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$2,422/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability20th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 6%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR 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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