- Persona: Tertiary student housing
- District: 5 — Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town (RCR)
- Editorial green matches in this district: 61
- Showing top: 5 ranked by ShiokNest Score
Who this fits in District 5
Parents buying for university-age children near NUS / NTU / SMU / SUTD.
Tertiary student housing sits in the Family Priorities group of ShiokNest's 40-persona buyer vocabulary. The label is tracked across condos and HDB resale, so the same fit logic behind this page also runs on those segments. Each fit signal behind this persona is surfaced by softer data signals, but only published once an editor confirms the fit.
District 5 (Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town) sits in the RCR market segment. The full editorial introduction, related calculators, and cross-segment fit signals for this persona are on the persona hub: /best-for/tertiary-student-housing.
For a wider view of every Singapore condo that fits this persona (not just this district), see Top 10 Singapore Condos for Tertiary student housing.
District 5 market pulse
District 5 (Pasir Panjang) logged 2,249 non-landed private-home transactions over the trailing 12 months, at an average of S$2,182 psf. That is a deep, liquid market: the ShiokNest Scores behind this ranking rest on real pricing evidence, and Tertiary student housing will find genuine choice here rather than a forced compromise.
Top 5 condos for Tertiary student housing in District 5
- GRYPHON TERRACE ·
Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
At 17 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. Completed in 1996, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering. - FLYNN PARK ·
Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
Boutique at 72 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. Completed in 1986, it is an established estate — budget for renovation and check maintenance-fund health before offering. - WEST PARK REGENCY ·
Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
Boutique at 20 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep. - D' HILLSIDE LOFT ·
Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
At 20 units it is boutique — quieter grounds, but thinner resale liquidity and a smaller maintenance-fee base. - PLEASANT HILL LODGE ·
Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
Boutique at 4 units: exclusivity comes with fewer comparable sales and higher per-unit upkeep.
How to evaluate your shortlist
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Live editorial picks for District 5
The list below refreshes whenever editorial pills change, so it can drift from the static top-5 bake above as new matches are seeded:
Top 10 condos best for Tertiary student housing in District 5
- BANYAN CONDOMINIUM
Editorial fit: 'Science Park / NUS Worker'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- BAROSSA GARDENS
Editorial fit: 'NUS/Science Park/Dulwich expat tenant investor'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- BLUE HORIZON
Editorial fit: 'NUS / Science Park professionals'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- BOTANNIA
Editorial fit: 'NUS-affiliated families and academics'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- BREEZEWAYS
Editorial fit: 'one-north / NUS professionals (1 stop or 3 min drive)'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- BUONA VISTA GARDENS
Editorial fit: 'NUS / One-North Professional'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- CHELSEA VILLAGE
Editorial fit: 'NUS / one-north professionals'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- CHESTER PARK
Editorial fit: 'NUS / one-north Professional'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- CHWEE CHIAN VIEW
Editorial fit: 'one-north / NUS professionals'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
- CLAVON
Editorial fit: 'NUS / one-north professionals'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
Latest recorded data point: Jul 2026 · 2,249 records analysed · Source: URA private-sale caveats, District 5
Methodology & Sources
This analysis covers Editorial green pills as of bake date and refreshes every month.
Transaction data sourced from URA.
- Ranking: ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetical.
- Source data: URA for transactions.
- Persona vocabulary: 40-persona canonical list at /best-for.
- Only green editorial fits are listed. Amber and red signals appear on the persona hub.
Median values used to minimise outlier impact. PSF = price per square foot.