Condos Near Tanglin Trust School

School Proximity 13 min read Last reviewed

Proximity to Tanglin Trust School is one of the highest-leverage locational variables in the Singapore property market. Primary-school proximity matters for families during the Phase 2A/2B/2C/3 registration windows; the 1km school-zone catchment is the operative threshold for the Phase 2C balloting advantage. The Ministry of Education maintains the official registration framework.

For private condo buyers in particular, proximity to Tanglin Trust School translates to (a) immediate quality-of-life benefit during the holding period, (b) measurable rental-yield uplift via stronger tenant demand, and (c) resale-pricing premium when exiting. The premium magnitude varies: school-zone proximity premium typically runs 3–8% over equivalent units outside the 1km catchment. This private condos shortlist surfaces the developments closest to Tanglin Trust School.

The cost framework applies uniformly: private condo buyers face BSD per the IRAS BSD, ABSD per the IRAS ABSD by buyer profile, and SORA-pegged mortgages at ~4.0% all-in via the MAS TDSR explainer framework. Use the stamp duty calculator to size your upfront cost.

TL;DR
Condos near Tanglin Trust School (International). 13 within 1km, 107 within 2km, from $710,000.
Key Takeaways
  • School: Tanglin Trust School (International)
  • Condos within 1km: 13
  • Cheapest recorded entry within 1km: $710,000
  • Within-1km avg PSF vs district: -12.3%
Condos within 1km
13
Cheapest entry
$710,000
Median PSF (1km)
$2,059 psf
Premium vs district
-12.3%
Walkability
91/100

Location Map

Map shows Tanglin Trust School (centre) with nearby condos, to gauge distance and route.

  • Tanglin Trust School
  • MARGARET VILLE
  • COMMONWEALTH TOWERS
  • MICHAEL APARTMENT
  • QUEENS PEAK
  • PENRITH
  • PEIRCE VILLAS
  • QUEENS
  • STIRLING RESIDENCES
  • QUEENSWAY TOWER
  • BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES
  • HOLLAND TOWER
  • ALEXIS

What Proximity Means Here

Tanglin Trust School is an international school, so MOE’s P1 1km priority does not apply. Proximity here is about a shorter school run and the expat-family convenience of clustering near the campus and its bus routes.

Cheapest Units Within 1km

The most affordable way into Tanglin Trust School’s 1km band, ranked by the lowest recorded transacted price. When you are buying for catchment on a budget, the entry quantum matters more than headline PSF.

Cheapest condos within 1km of Tanglin Trust School
CondoDistanceCheapest (recorded)Cheapest PSFAvg PSFTenure
QUEENS PEAK720m$710,000$1,510 psf$2,109 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2015
ALEXIS1 km$718,000$1,106 psf$1,675 psfFreehold
COMMONWEALTH TOWERS530m$795,000$1,679 psf$2,081 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2013
STIRLING RESIDENCES850m$908,888$1,619 psf$2,285 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2017
MARGARET VILLE100m$920,000$1,934 psf$2,182 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2017
QUEENSWAY TOWER860m$1,180,000$1,086 psf$1,281 psfFreehold
QUEENS830m$1,300,000$1,015 psf$1,552 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 1998
BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES930m$1,339,570$2,348 psf$2,522 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2024
PENRITH770m$1,440,000$2,347 psf$2,796 psf99 yrs lease commencing from 2024
HUDSON PLACE RESIDENCES1 km$1,455,000$2,253 psf$2,471 psf99 years leasehold
HOLLAND TOWER990m$2,448,000$1,307 psf$1,611 psfFreehold
PEIRCE VILLAS810m$37,000,000$2,144 psf$2,144 psfFreehold

All Condos Within 1km

Every condominium within the nearby zone (within 1km) of Tanglin Trust School, closest first.

Condos within 1km of Tanglin Trust School
CondoDistanceDistrictTenureAvg PSFWalkability
MARGARET VILLE100mD399 yrs lease commencing from 2017$2,182 psf83/100
COMMONWEALTH TOWERS530mD399 yrs lease commencing from 2013$2,081 psf100/100
MICHAEL APARTMENT570mD10——93/100
QUEENS PEAK720mD399 yrs lease commencing from 2015$2,109 psf100/100
PENRITH770mD399 yrs lease commencing from 2024$2,796 psf100/100
PEIRCE VILLAS810mD10Freehold$2,144 psf74/100
QUEENS830mD399 yrs lease commencing from 1998$1,552 psf100/100
STIRLING RESIDENCES850mD399 yrs lease commencing from 2017$2,285 psf100/100
QUEENSWAY TOWER860mD3Freehold$1,281 psf86/100
BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES930mD599 yrs lease commencing from 2024$2,522 psf81/100
HOLLAND TOWER990mD10Freehold$1,611 psf86/100
ALEXIS1 kmD3Freehold$1,675 psf100/100
HUDSON PLACE RESIDENCES1 kmD599 years leasehold$2,471 psf74/100

Condos 1–2km Away

Condominiums between 1km and 2km from Tanglin Trust School.

Condos 1–2km from Tanglin Trust School
CondoDistanceDistrictTenureAvg PSF
SHEPHERD'S HILL ESTATE1.1 kmD3Freehold$1,826 psf
VIZ AT HOLLAND1.1 kmD10Freehold$1,800 psf
HOLLAND VALE1.1 kmD10——
THE ANCHORAGE1.1 kmD3Freehold$1,796 psf
LUSH ON HOLLAND HILL1.2 kmD10Freehold$1,985 psf
HOLLAND PEAK1.2 kmD10Freehold$1,853 psf
BLISSFUL VIEW1.2 kmD10——
HOLLAND HILL PARK1.2 kmD10Freehold$1,777 psf
15 HOLLAND HILL1.2 kmD10—$3,051 psf
HOLLAND HILL LODGE1.2 kmD10Freehold$1,582 psf
HOLLAND MEWS1.3 kmD10Freehold$1,958 psf
HOLLANDSWOOD COURT1.3 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 1975$980 psf
PARVIS1.3 kmD10Freehold$2,245 psf
LIEN TOWERS1.3 kmD10Freehold$1,657 psf
THE HOLLAND COLLECTION1.3 kmD10Freehold$2,254 psf
HYLL ON HOLLAND1.3 kmD10Freehold$2,649 psf
UNIT 81.3 kmD10Freehold$1,673 psf
VERDURE1.3 kmD10Freehold$1,852 psf
HOLLAND GEMS1.4 kmD10——
THE COTERIE @ HOLLAND1.4 kmD10Freehold$2,176 psf
BOTANIKA1.4 kmD10Freehold$2,262 psf
DUET1.4 kmD10Freehold$1,908 psf
THE HILL @ONE-NORTH1.4 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2022$2,494 psf
WARNER COURT1.4 kmD10Freehold$1,709 psf
ONE-NORTH RESIDENCES1.4 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2005$1,545 psf
DE LENTE1.5 kmD10Freehold$1,776 psf
FAIRLODGE1.5 kmD10Freehold$1,746 psf
HOLLAND 1001.5 kmD10——
HOLLAND MANSION1.5 kmD10——
HOLLAND SUITES1.5 kmD10Freehold$1,920 psf
HOLLAND VILLAGE1.5 kmD10——
THE ENCLAVE . HOLLAND1.5 kmD10Freehold$2,184 psf
TANGLIN PARK1.5 kmD10Freehold$2,326 psf
THE CORNWALL1.5 kmD10Freehold$1,957 psf
THE MERASAGA1.5 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 1991$1,902 psf
VILLA DELLE ROSE1.5 kmD10Freehold$1,697 psf
TANGLIN HILL VILLAS1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,507 psf
WATERFALL GARDENS1.6 kmD10Freehold$1,953 psf
ONE-NORTH EDEN1.6 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2019$2,054 psf
BLOSSOMS BY THE PARK1.6 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2022$2,446 psf
TANGLIN HILL VILLAS/TANGLIN HILL MEADOWS1.6 kmD10——
LEEDON GREEN1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,786 psf
WILLYN VILLE1.6 kmD10Freehold$1,895 psf
YGK GARDEN1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,119 psf
MOOI RESIDENCES1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,468 psf
SUTTON PLACE1.6 kmD10Freehold$1,659 psf
SYLVAN LODGE1.6 kmD10Freehold$1,470 psf
WILSHIRE RESIDENCES1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,642 psf
CHIP BEE GARDENS1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,089 psf
LOFT@HOLLAND1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,403 psf
SOMMERVILLE PARK1.6 kmD10Freehold$2,042 psf
JERVOIS MEADOWS1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,611 psf
THE LEVELZ1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,850 psf
LEEDON RESIDENCE1.7 kmD10Freehold$2,621 psf
THE BELMONT1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,916 psf
HOLLAND COURT1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,976 psf
LEEDON 21.7 kmD10Freehold$2,036 psf
NORMANTON PARK1.7 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2019$1,868 psf
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,700 psf
JADE MANSION1.7 kmD10Freehold$1,833 psf
TANGLIN HILL MEADOWS1.7 kmD10Freehold$2,165 psf
THE ROCHESTER RESIDENCES1.7 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2005$1,496 psf
FORD PLACE1.7 kmD10——
D'LEEDON1.8 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 2010$1,869 psf
LYNDENWOODS1.8 kmD599 yrs lease commencing from 2025$2,462 psf
TANGLIN HILL CONDOMINIUM1.8 kmD10Freehold$1,852 psf
TANGLIN REGENCY1.8 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 1994$1,622 psf
THE METROPOLITAN CONDOMINIUM1.8 kmD399 yrs lease commencing from 2006$1,738 psf
VAN HOLLAND1.8 kmD10Freehold$2,865 psf
WILMER PARK1.8 kmD10——
JERVOIS COURT1.8 kmD10——
HOLLAND RESIDENCES1.8 kmD10Freehold$2,000 psf
ONE HOLLAND VILLAGE RESIDENCES1.8 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 2018$2,841 psf
POLLEN & BLEU1.8 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 2012$1,926 psf
URBAN EDGE @ HOLLAND V1.8 kmD10Freehold$1,819 psf
CLYDESVIEW1.8 kmD3Freehold$1,638 psf
JERVOIS PRIVE1.8 kmD10Freehold$2,989 psf
ASCENTIA SKY1.8 kmD399 yrs lease commencing from 2008$1,757 psf
SKYE AT HOLLAND1.8 kmD1099 yrs lease commencing from 2024$2,946 psf
THE INTERLACE1.8 kmD499 yrs lease commencing from 2009$1,475 psf
JERVOIS GROVE1.9 kmD10Freehold$1,853 psf
GALLOP GABLES1.9 kmD10Freehold$2,083 psf
SPANISH VILLAGE1.9 kmD10Freehold$2,063 psf
TANGLIN VIEW1.9 kmD399 yrs lease commencing from 1997$1,655 psf
THE FORD @ HOLLAND1.9 kmD10Freehold$2,014 psf
CASA JERVOIS1.9 kmD10Freehold$2,107 psf
SRI MENANTI ESTATE1.9 kmD3Freehold$2,407 psf
VILLA DE JERVOIS1.9 kmD10——
ARTRA1.9 kmD399 yrs lease commencing from 2016$2,292 psf
ECHELON2 kmD399 yrs lease commencing from 2012$2,080 psf
GALLOP GARDENS2 kmD10——
GALLOP GREEN2 kmD10Freehold$2,420 psf
OEI TIONG HAM PARK RESIDENCES2 kmD10——
SOMMERVILLE GRANDEUR2 kmD10Freehold$2,092 psf

Family-Friendly Condos (3BR+ Available)

Condos within 1km of Tanglin Trust School with a track record of 3-bedroom or larger transactions — the layouts most families actually need.

Family-sized condos near Tanglin Trust School
CondoDistanceDistrictAvg PSF
MARGARET VILLE100mD3$2,182 psf
COMMONWEALTH TOWERS530mD3$2,081 psf
QUEENS PEAK720mD3$2,109 psf
PENRITH770mD3$2,796 psf
PEIRCE VILLAS810mD10$2,144 psf
QUEENS830mD3$1,552 psf
STIRLING RESIDENCES850mD3$2,285 psf
QUEENSWAY TOWER860mD3$1,281 psf
BLOOMSBURY RESIDENCES930mD5$2,522 psf
HOLLAND TOWER990mD10$1,611 psf
ALEXIS1 kmD3$1,675 psf
HUDSON PLACE RESIDENCES1 kmD5$2,471 psf

Overlapping School Catchments

Sitting near several schools broadens your options and supports rental demand. Other schools whose catchment overlaps Tanglin Trust School:

The School-Proximity Premium

Condos within 1km of Tanglin Trust School transact at an average $2,059 psf PSF — about -12.3% below the surrounding district average of $2,347 psf.

Be honest with yourself about that premium. Rigorous studies put the pure school effect at roughly 2–4% for most schools (higher for a handful of elite catchments), and MRT access, lease decay and project age routinely move price more than the school does. Buy the home on its own merits first and treat the catchment as a bonus, not the whole thesis.

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The private condos list ranked by distance to Tanglin Trust School is sorted by walking-distance, not as-the-crow-flies. Singapore’s urban form — built around limited road grids, MRT alignment, and walkway connectivity — means actual walking distance can be 1.3–1.8x the straight-line distance. Each unit’s rated distance reflects this real-walking-distance computation.

Within the shortlist, individual private condos differ on (a) tenure type (mix of freehold, 999-year, and 99-year leasehold), (b) unit-type mix (studio / 1BR / 2BR / 3BR / 4BR), (c) MCST or S&CC fees (for condos vs HDB), and (d) age + facilities standard. The proximity-premium is one variable; the comprehensive evaluation needs all of these. Use the comparison tool to place 2–3 candidates side-by-side on price, PSF, yield, and walkability score.

Cross-reference the list against URA (for private condo transacted caveats) or the HDB resale portal (for HDB resale transactions) to verify recent per-unit transacted prices. The proximity-premium varies by district and demand cohort; well-connected RCR / OCR with strong upgrader demand tends to see the highest premium, while super-prime CCR sees a smaller relative premium because PSF is already high.

The distance-vs-price curve for Tanglin Trust School typically follows a step-function: units 0–500m command the full premium (5–10% for MRT, 3–8% for schools), units 500m–1km command a partial premium (3–5%), and units 1km+ command little to no premium. For yield-focused buyers, the 500m–1km band can offer the best yield-to-price tradeoff — close enough for tenant-demand support but priced below the premium-floor 0–500m tier.

The 1km school-zone threshold is binary in regulatory terms (you either qualify for Phase 2C balloting advantage or you don’t), so for family-stage buyers the cliff is meaningful. For MRT-proximity there’s no equivalent binary threshold, but the walking-time-tolerance threshold typically sits around 8–10 minutes — buyers tolerate longer walks if the segment is otherwise compelling.

Within the shortlist, value-buyers should look for: (a) older private condos in the 500m–1km band with strong fundamentals (freehold tenure or good unit-mix) that are priced below the proximity-premium-floor adjacent stock; (b) private condos in projects where MCST or S&CC fees are lower than comparable proximity-tier stock; (c) units on lower floors in private condos with good orientation, where the floor-band discount partially offsets the proximity-premium. The price heatmap visualises district-level PSF concentration; cross-reference with the URA Property Price Index for cycle context.

FAQ

How many condos are within 1km of Tanglin Trust School?
There are 13 condominiums within 1km of Tanglin Trust School and 107 within 2km. The cheapest recorded entry within 1km is around $710,000.
Does living near Tanglin Trust School help with admission?
MOE's 1km home-school distance priority applies to primary schools only. For Tanglin Trust School, proximity does not affect admission — it mainly means a shorter commute.
What is the cheapest condo near Tanglin Trust School?
The lowest recorded transacted entry within 1km is around $710,000. See the “Cheapest Units Within 1km” table for the full ranking.
Do condos near Tanglin Trust School cost more?
Condos within 1km average about $2,059 psf PSF, roughly -12.3% below the district average of $2,347 psf. The pure school effect is usually a few percent; MRT access, lease and project age often matter more.
How does cooling-measure environment affect this list?

The post-April-2023 cooling-measure regime (foreigner ABSD 60%, SC second-property ABSD 20%, TDSR 55%) shapes demand-side composition across all districts. Proximity premium remains structural, but the absolute price level reflects the broader demand-supply equilibrium. See IRAS ABSD and the MAS TDSR explainer.

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Methodology & Sources

Numbers in this article reflect the latest available data and update as new data becomes available.

Transaction data sourced from URA.

  • Distances use the haversine (straight-line) formula, matching how MOE measures home-school distance.
  • School locations from MOE; condo prices from URA caveats.
  • P1 phases, 1km/2km priority and balloting outcomes: always verify on the official MOE and OneMap School Query pages.

Outlier-resistant medians anchor every PSF figure shown above. Volume counts are exact transaction tallies, not estimates.

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Best for — P1 school balloting families Families with young children Tuition-belt families International school families
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