Best Condos for Tertiary student housing in District 9 (Orchard)

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Key Takeaways

Who this fits in District 9

Parents buying for university-age children near NUS / NTU / SMU / SUTD.

District 9 (Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley) sits in the CCR 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.

Top 5 condos for Tertiary student housing in District 9

  1. LIV ON SOPHIA · 64 units · ShiokNest Score 66 · Freehold
    Editorial fit: 'SMU/NAFA/LASALLE parent-investors'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
  2. NIVEN LOFT · 6 units · ShiokNest Score 65
    Editorial fit: 'LASALLE / NAFA / SOTA / SMU faculty and staff'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
  3. SAPPHIRE 99 · 20 units · ShiokNest Score 65
    Editorial fit: 'Arts / education sector residents — LASALLE, NAFA, SOTA, SMU, SMU faculty'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
  4. NIVEN SUITES · 24 units · ShiokNest Score 63
    Editorial fit: 'Arts/university faculty & students'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.
  5. THE CATHAY RESIDENCE · 76 units · ShiokNest Score 63
    Editorial fit: 'Corporate-let landlords targeting expat / SMU / arts-cluster tenants'. Proximity to a major Singapore university (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD) makes this a parent-buy candidate.

Live editorial picks for District 9

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 9

Methodology & Sources

This analysis covers Editorial green pills as of bake date and refreshes every month.

Transaction data sourced from URA REALIS.

  • Ranking: ShiokNest Score, then Investment Score, then alphabetical.
  • Source data: URA REALIS 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.