HDB Near Cantonment Primary School

Hdb Near School 15 Jul 2026 23 min read By Nicolas Last reviewed 15 Jul 2026

Cantonment Primary School (CPS) sits at 1 Cantonment Close, Singapore 088256 — tucked inside the historic Tanjong Pagar district, one of Singapore's most transit-rich and heritage-dense neighbourhoods (as of 2026-05). For families navigating the Primary 1 (P1) registration exercise, proximity to the school is not merely a convenience: it can be the deciding factor between securing a Phase 2B or 2C place, or being left to ballot in the highly competitive Phase 2C Supplementary round.

Under MOE's 2026 P1 registration framework, children living within 1 km of their chosen school receive priority in Phases 2B and 2C over applicants residing between 1 km and 2 km away. When a school is oversubscribed — as CPS routinely is, given its small intake and prime central location — that 1 km ring can mean the difference between a confirmed placement and a ballot. The 2026 registration exercise for P1 admission in 2027 runs from 30 June to 30 October 2026, per MOE's announcement.

Beyond school admission tactics, the Cantonment Road–Tanjong Pagar corridor offers a genuinely compelling daily-life proposition: residents can walk children to school, then walk to Tanjong Pagar MRT (EW15) in under ten minutes, hitting CBD offices, Duxton Hill restaurants, and Chinatown wet markets without a single car trip. This guide maps the HDB options closest to CPS and explains what the resale data actually says about buying here.

For a full breakdown of how the 1 km and 2 km distance bands affect your registration priority, see MOE's official P1 registration phases and key dates.

For: First-time buyersHDB upgradersFamilies

Source: data.gov.sg (HDB)

TL;DR

HDB blocks near Cantonment Primary School (Primary). 188 within 1km, 440 within 2km.

Key Takeaways

School: Cantonment Primary School (Primary)
HDB blocks within 1km: 188
HDB blocks within 2km: 440
Avg resale price nearby: $800,716

Data as of July 2026

Blocks within 1km

188

Cheapest resale nearby

$230,000

Avg resale nearby

$800,716

School Overview

Cantonment Primary School is a Primary school in the South zone. There are 188 HDB blocks within 1km and 440 within 2km.

What the 1km Rule Actually Means

Living within 1km of Cantonment Primary School gives Singapore-citizen children the top distance-priority tier in the MOE Primary 1 (P1) ballot. Three things HDB buyers most often get wrong:

Distance is the straight-line distance to the school’s central point — not the walking route. Confirm any block on the official OneMap School Query.
Within 1km is not a guarantee; popular schools ballot even within the 1km citizen tier.
Home-based priority requires you to live at the address for at least 30 months from the start of the exercise — MOE spot-checks and prosecutes false addresses.

Full mechanics: the P1 registration & 1km-rule property guide.

Location Map

Map shows Cantonment Primary School (centre marker) with the closest HDB blocks. Use to gauge walking distance and route from each block.

Cantonment Primary School
Blk 149 SILAT AVE
Blk 150 SILAT AVE
Blk 147 SILAT AVE
Blk 146 JLN BT MERAH
Blk 148 SILAT AVE
Blk 101 SPOTTISWOODE PK RD
Blk 145 JLN BT MERAH
Blk 103 SPOTTISWOODE PK RD
Blk 104 SPOTTISWOODE PK RD
Blk 143 JLN BT MERAH

HDB Blocks Within 1km

HDB blocks within the 1km priority zone of Cantonment Primary School.

HDB blocks within 1km of Cantonment Primary School
Block	Road Name	Town	Year Built	Units	Distance
149	SILAT AVE	Bm	1982	129	260m
150	SILAT AVE	Bm	1982	12	290m
147	SILAT AVE	Bm	1982	12	320m
146	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1981	177	340m
148	SILAT AVE	Bm	1982	116	350m
101	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1973	76	380m
145	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1981	79	380m
103	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	94	390m
104	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	94	400m
143	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1981	96	430m
102	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1973	76	440m
144	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1981	100	440m
105	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	94	460m
106	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	94	480m
108	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	—	480m
107	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1976	94	490m
140	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1978	96	490m
3A	EVERTON PK	Bm	2014	—	500m
109	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1977	92	530m
81	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	40	530m
3	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	95	540m
7	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	120	540m
110	SPOTTISWOODE PK RD	Bm	1977	92	550m
75	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	24	550m
6	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	95	560m
127D	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	231	570m
141	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1978	212	580m
74	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	24	580m
127C	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	221	590m
130	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1975	108	590m
6A	EVERTON PK	Bm	1998	—	590m
82	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	58	590m
2	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	94	610m
65	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	23	610m
127B	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2012	—	620m
129A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	—	620m
131C	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	118	620m
76	GUAN CHUAN ST	Bm	1937	42	620m
79	CHAY YAN ST	Bm	1937	41	620m
8	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	620m
132	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1975	130	630m
5	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	94	630m
64	TIONG POH RD	Bm	1937	24	630m
67	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	630m
73	ENG WATT ST	Bm	1937	42	630m
80	CHAY YAN ST	Bm	1937	41	630m
68	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	640m
127A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	219	660m
131A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	—	660m
142	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1978	144	660m
62	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	660m
9	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	660m
128	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1974	120	670m
129	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1975	113	670m
63	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	670m
66	ENG WATT ST	Bm	1937	38	670m
77	SENG POH RD	Bm	1937	24	670m
78	YONG SIAK ST	Bm	1937	48	670m
1	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	95	680m
127	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	—	680m
78	GUAN CHUAN ST	Bm	1937	48	680m
131	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1975	142	690m
134	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1994	112	690m
72	SENG POH RD	Bm	1937	24	690m
10	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	—	700m
126B	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2012	—	700m
131B	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	141	700m
4	EVERTON PK	Bm	1965	93	700m
59	ENG HOON ST	Bm	1937	42	700m
70	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	700m
1A	EVERTON PK	Bm	2000	—	710m
126	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	—	710m
126C	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	214	710m
136	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1974	88	710m
56	ENG HOON ST	Bm	1937	39	710m
69	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	710m
19	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	116	720m
55	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1937	34	720m
61	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	720m
71	SENG POH RD	Bm	1938	15	720m
46	SENG POH RD	Bm	1949	16	730m
60	SENG POH LANE	Bm	1937	—	730m
126A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2011	214	740m
78	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1937	70	740m
11	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	750m
133	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1974	112	750m
45	KIM CHENG ST	Bm	1949	24	750m
48	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	15	750m
58	SENG POH RD	Bm	1938	11	750m
134A	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1994	—	760m
135	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1995	123	760m
18	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	760m
20	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2001	—	760m
137	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1974	89	770m
42	KIM CHENG ST	Bm	1949	24	770m
47	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	16	770m
57	ENG HOON ST	Bm	1937	27	770m
12	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	780m
201	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1992	—	780m
50	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	21	780m
1A	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	790m
44	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	16	790m
119C	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2001	200	800m
119D	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	200	800m
121	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1999	106	800m
139	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1995	102	800m
17	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	116	800m
41	KIM CHENG ST	Bm	1949	24	800m
49	KIM PONG RD	Bm	1949	24	800m
13	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	810m
1E	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	820m
115	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	181	820m
119	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2001	—	820m
119B	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2001	200	820m
125A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1993	—	820m
34	KIM CHENG ST	Bm	1949	24	820m
43	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	15	820m
1B	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	830m
110	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1969	167	830m
121A	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1999	106	830m
122	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1994	96	830m
16	CANTONMENT CL	Bm	2000	145	830m
17	SENG POH RD	Bm	1949	16	830m
1F	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	840m
111	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	159	840m
119A	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	2000	—	840m
33	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	23	840m
36	MOH GUAN TER	Bm	1949	16	840m
1D	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	850m
113	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	160	850m
138	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1975	88	850m
1C	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	860m
1G	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2009	264	860m
123	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1994	80	860m
17	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	32	860m
19	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	16	860m
21	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	16	860m
35	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	15	860m
38	KIM PONG RD	Bm	1949	24	860m
120	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1999	106	870m
1	CANTONMENT RD	Ct	2010	—	880m
109	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1983	118	880m
18	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	16	880m
23	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	16	880m
25	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	16	880m
37	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	24	880m
110	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	175	890m
116	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1968	154	890m
117	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1968	154	890m
117A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	—	890m
20	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	16	890m
111	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1969	2	900m
115	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1968	154	900m
120A	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1999	107	900m
125	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1993	70	900m
22	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	16	900m
27	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	15	900m
112	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	2013	—	910m
124	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1969	288	920m
24	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	16	920m
29	LIM LIAK ST	Bm	1949	16	920m
26	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	16	930m
8	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1983	96	930m
114	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	177	940m
120B	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1998	—	940m
108	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1983	169	950m
113	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1968	120	950m
28	TIONG BAHRU RD	Bm	1949	12	950m
107A	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	2003	—	960m
112	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	172	960m
2A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	1999	106	960m
118	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2002	—	970m
118C	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	143	970m
118D	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	172	970m
1	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1976	163	980m
118B	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	143	980m
2D	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	1999	—	980m
3	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1976	165	980m
7	KIM TIAN PL	Bm	1983	96	980m
113A	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	2003	—	990m
4A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2004	116	990m
4B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	123	990m
6	KIM TIAN RD	Bm	1993	70	990m
118A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	172	1 km
2B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	1999	—	1 km
2C	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	1999	116	1 km
333	KRETA AYER RD	Ct	1981	126	1 km
8	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1979	96	1 km

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School Proximity Tip

Living within 1km of Cantonment Primary School gives your child priority admission under MOE's distance-based balloting — but note it is not a guarantee: popular schools ballot even within the 1km tier. There are 188 HDB blocks in this priority zone.

HDB Blocks Within 2km

HDB blocks between 1km and 2km from Cantonment Primary School.

HDB blocks 1–2km from Cantonment Primary School
Block	Road Name	Town	Year Built	Units	Distance
2	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1976	200	1 km
4	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1976	199	1 km
334	KRETA AYER RD	Ct	1980	88	1 km
6B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	123	1 km
5	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1976	166	1 km
6A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	123	1 km
7	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	1979	96	1 km
102	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1983	147	1 km
105	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1967	324	1 km
107	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1967	222	1 km
11B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2015	—	1 km
26A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	148	1 km
6	TG PAGAR PLAZA	Ct	2014	—	1 km
10A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2014	228	1.1 km
109	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	162	1.1 km
8A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	123	1.1 km
25A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	92	1.1 km
26	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	—	1.1 km
10	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1962	120	1.1 km
10B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2014	160	1.1 km
106	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1983	123	1.1 km
106	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1967	330	1.1 km
2	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1962	120	1.1 km
26D	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	202	1.1 km
6C	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	—	1.1 km
108	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1984	176	1.1 km
13	YORK HILL	Ct	1969	182	1.1 km
12A	TAMAN HO SWEE	Bm	1996	—	1.1 km
23	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	156	1.1 km
25	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2008	—	1.1 km
26B	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	202	1.1 km
4	SAGO LANE	Ct	1973	250	1.1 km
8	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1962	72	1.1 km
8B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	123	1.1 km
104	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1983	132	1.1 km
11A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2014	—	1.1 km
335A	SMITH ST	Ct	1983	161	1.1 km
4	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1962	55	1.1 km
104	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1967	216	1.1 km
105A	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	2003	—	1.1 km
12	TAMAN HO SWEE	Bm	1963	79	1.1 km
12	YORK HILL	Ct	1969	198	1.1 km
26C	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	184	1.1 km
336	SMITH ST	Ct	1986	—	1.1 km
5	BANDA ST	Ct	1973	430	1.1 km
6	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1962	70	1.1 km
8C	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2003	—	1.1 km
10A	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1999	—	1.1 km
14	TAMAN HO SWEE	Bm	1963	81	1.1 km
9B	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2014	156	1.1 km
9C	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2015	—	1.1 km
103	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1982	119	1.1 km
11	YORK HILL	Ct	1969	198	1.1 km
18A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	—	1.1 km
22	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	156	1.1 km
25B	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	236	1.1 km
16	TAMAN HO SWEE	Bm	1963	78	1.2 km
27A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	150	1.2 km
27B	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2007	92	1.2 km
335	SMITH ST	Ct	1983	—	1.2 km
6	JLN MINYAK	Ct	1964	156	1.2 km
9A	BOON TIONG RD	Bm	2014	156	1.2 km
94	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1982	96	1.2 km
10	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1970	92	1.2 km
101	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1982	140	1.2 km
27	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2008	—	1.2 km
107	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1982	144	1.2 km
18	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	—	1.2 km
335B	SMITH ST	Ct	1983	131	1.2 km
18	TAMAN HO SWEE	Bm	1963	79	1.2 km
19A	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	—	1.2 km
95	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1982	96	1.2 km
105	BT PURMEI RD	Bm	1982	144	1.2 km
8A	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1999	—	1.2 km
96	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1982	—	1.2 km
19	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	156	1.2 km
5	JLN MINYAK	Ct	1964	143	1.2 km
21	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	196	1.2 km
22B	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2007	—	1.2 km
22A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2007	—	1.2 km
32	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1963	88	1.2 km
8	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1970	138	1.2 km
9	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1970	110	1.2 km
20	JLN MEMBINA	Bm	2001	156	1.2 km
32	NEW MKT RD	Ct	1968	127	1.2 km
19	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	364	1.3 km
18	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	174	1.3 km
20	JLN KLINIK	Bm	1963	116	1.3 km
30	JLN KLINIK	Bm	1963	175	1.3 km
4	JLN MINYAK	Ct	1964	156	1.3 km
28	JLN KLINIK	Bm	1963	173	1.3 km
128	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	300	1.3 km
128A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	2001	—	1.3 km
129	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	297	1.3 km
26	JLN KLINIK	Bm	1963	107	1.3 km
130	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	293	1.3 km
3	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1966	270	1.3 km
93	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1976	—	1.3 km
1	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1969	84	1.3 km
126	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1995	116	1.3 km
129A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	2000	—	1.3 km
17B	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2005	—	1.3 km
22	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1964	280	1.3 km
24	BEO CRES	Bm	1963	119	1.3 km
28A	BEO CRES	Bm	1998	—	1.3 km
52	CHIN SWEE RD	Ct	1973	272	1.3 km
54	CHIN SWEE RD	Ct	1973	—	1.3 km
2	JLN KUKOH	Ct	1966	264	1.4 km
20	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	175	1.4 km
34	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1974	314	1.4 km
40	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	168	1.4 km
121	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1972	224	1.4 km
17	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2000	145	1.4 km
33	TELOK BLANGAH WAY	Bm	1975	169	1.4 km
34	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1963	97	1.4 km
34	TELOK BLANGAH WAY	Bm	1975	156	1.4 km
37	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1976	96	1.4 km
120	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1972	120	1.4 km
17A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2000	174	1.4 km
53	CHIN SWEE RD	Ct	1973	96	1.4 km
54	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	175	1.4 km
568	GANGES AVE	Bm	1990	—	1.4 km
123	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1972	320	1.4 km
125	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1995	78	1.4 km
16	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	178	1.4 km
125A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	2001	—	1.4 km
36	BEO CRES	Bm	1963	94	1.4 km
38	BEO CRES	Bm	1963	97	1.4 km
51	CHIN SWEE RD	Ct	1973	328	1.4 km
53	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	156	1.4 km
126A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1995	—	1.4 km
21A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2003	—	1.4 km
36	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	—	1.4 km
41	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	182	1.4 km
54A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2012	—	1.4 km
16A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1997	—	1.4 km
35	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	28	1.4 km
27	TELOK BLANGAH WAY	Bm	1975	156	1.4 km
40	BEO CRES	Bm	1963	96	1.4 km
52	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	184	1.4 km
87	ZION RD	Bm	1974	96	1.4 km
38	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	28	1.4 km
39	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1976	96	1.4 km
44A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2001	—	1.4 km
46	JLN BT HO SWEE	Bm	1964	105	1.4 km
124B	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1995	92	1.5 km
21	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	152	1.5 km
43	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	154	1.5 km
52A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2012	—	1.5 km
55	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	175	1.5 km
124A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1995	80	1.5 km
14A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1998	75	1.5 km
15	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	174	1.5 km
32	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	138	1.5 km
23	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	130	1.5 km
42	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	152	1.5 km
56	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	156	1.5 km
42	BEO CRES	Bm	1964	126	1.5 km
44	BEO CRES	Bm	1964	126	1.5 km
533	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1979	127	1.5 km
13	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	175	1.5 km
14	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1998	74	1.5 km
23A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2001	—	1.5 km
57	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	184	1.5 km
24	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	130	1.5 km
29	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	154	1.5 km
533A	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1978	—	1.5 km
117	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	280	1.5 km
28	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	142	1.5 km
42A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2001	—	1.5 km
51	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	—	1.5 km
532	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1980	118	1.5 km
58	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2011	188	1.5 km
536	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1978	122	1.5 km
48	LOWER DELTA RD	Bm	1964	382	1.5 km
50	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	1966	96	1.5 km
531	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1978	—	1.5 km
119	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1974	296	1.6 km
538	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1978	126	1.6 km
531A	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1978	—	1.6 km
535	UPP CROSS ST	Ct	1979	115	1.6 km
10	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	66	1.6 km
22	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	149	1.6 km
48A	HAVELOCK RD	Bm	2001	—	1.6 km
118	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	2001	130	1.6 km
31	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	116	1.6 km
79	INDUS RD	Bm	1971	520	1.6 km
115	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	—	1.6 km
116	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	1973	73	1.6 km
12	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1975	166	1.6 km
77A	INDUS RD	Bm	2003	—	1.6 km
30	TELOK BLANGAH RISE	Bm	1975	114	1.6 km
7	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	262	1.6 km
9	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	—	1.6 km
118A	BT MERAH VIEW	Bm	2001	—	1.6 km
78A	INDUS RD	Bm	2003	—	1.6 km
8	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	66	1.6 km
5	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	143	1.6 km
25	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1975	96	1.6 km
78	INDUS RD	Bm	1972	144	1.7 km
5A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2005	—	1.7 km
95D	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	—	1.7 km
2	DELTA AVE	Bm	1985	96	1.7 km
77	INDUS RD	Bm	1972	160	1.7 km
1	DELTA AVE	Bm	1982	96	1.7 km
26	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1975	96	1.7 km
95	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	—	1.7 km
95A	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	257	1.7 km
95C	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	229	1.7 km
11	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2010	—	1.7 km
3	DELTA AVE	Bm	1985	120	1.7 km
95B	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	286	1.7 km
6	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1974	136	1.7 km
4	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1973	231	1.7 km
5	DELTA AVE	Bm	1985	168	1.7 km
96A	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	229	1.7 km
4	DELTA AVE	Bm	1985	120	1.8 km
96	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	—	1.8 km
168	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1987	—	1.8 km
106A	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1972	—	1.8 km
167	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1987	—	1.8 km
169	JLN BT MERAH	Bm	1987	—	1.8 km
1	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1973	148	1.8 km
1A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2005	—	1.8 km
93	HENDERSON RD	Bm	1975	360	1.8 km
96B	HENDERSON RD	Bm	2018	231	1.8 km
106	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1973	130	1.8 km
3	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	1973	231	1.8 km
3A	TELOK BLANGAH CRES	Bm	2004	—	1.8 km
92	HENDERSON RD	Bm	1975	360	1.8 km
104A	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1997	—	1.9 km
90	REDHILL CL	Bm	1972	264	1.9 km
91	HENDERSON RD	Bm	1975	360	1.9 km
104	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1967	96	1.9 km
105	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1974	270	1.9 km
87	REDHILL CL	Bm	1993	114	1.9 km
89	REDHILL CL	Bm	1972	264	1.9 km
166	BT MERAH CTRL	Bm	1980	—	1.9 km
83	REDHILL LANE	Bm	1995	102	1.9 km
103	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1967	140	1.9 km
82	REDHILL LANE	Bm	1995	87	1.9 km
88	REDHILL CL	Bm	1993	60	1.9 km
162	BT MERAH CTRL	Bm	1980	—	1.9 km
81	REDHILL LANE	Bm	1995	105	1.9 km
102	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1967	140	2 km
84	REDHILL LANE	Bm	1972	—	2 km
88A	REDHILL CL	Bm	1993	—	2 km
101	HENDERSON CRES	Bm	1967	96	2 km
86	REDHILL CL	Bm	1972	144	2 km
119	BT MERAH CTRL	Bm	1989	—	2 km
163	BT MERAH CTRL	Bm	1980	—	2 km
165	BT MERAH CTRL	Bm	1980	4	2 km

Cheapest & Resale Price Analysis

The cheapest recorded resale on a street near Cantonment Primary School is about $230,000. Streets below are ordered cheapest-first — the budget entry points into this catchment.

HDB resale prices near Cantonment Primary School
Street	Transactions	Cheapest	Avg Price	Max Price
TELOK BLANGAH CRES	166	$230,000	$457,171	$968,000
JLN BT MERAH	152	$255,000	$491,659	$1,080,000
HAVELOCK RD	119	$270,000	$908,463	$1,415,000
TELOK BLANGAH RISE	52	$300,000	$420,124	$850,000
BT MERAH VIEW	66	$340,000	$535,595	$1,390,000
HENDERSON CRES	36	$345,000	$461,147	$571,000
KIM TIAN RD	152	$358,000	$913,943	$1,580,000
UPP CROSS ST	37	$390,000	$532,126	$850,000
BT PURMEI RD	86	$420,000	$613,351	$1,125,000
TG PAGAR PLAZA	59	$425,000	$573,616	$830,000
HENDERSON RD	122	$503,000	$960,387	$1,728,000
CANTONMENT CL	74	$630,000	$938,835	$1,251,888
JLN MEMBINA	154	$668,000	$943,837	$1,358,000
BOON TIONG RD	100	$815,000	$1,165,860	$1,648,888
CANTONMENT RD	127	$1,130,000	$1,388,753	$1,630,000

Overlapping School Catchments

A block within 1km of two popular primary schools is the strongest catchment play there is — it widens your P1 options and tends to hold resale demand best. Other schools whose catchment overlaps Cantonment Primary School:

Outram Secondary School (Secondary) — 690m

Cantonment Primary School's location in the former Cantonment Road enclave means it is surrounded primarily by private residential and heritage conservation zones rather than HDB estates. The nearest public housing blocks sit within a 1–2 km radius, concentrated along three sub-clusters: the Cantonment Road corridor, the Tanjong Pagar Plaza precinct, and the Bukit Pasoh–Neil Road fringe.

Cantonment Road Cluster (~350 m–600 m)

Blk 16 Cantonment Road is widely cited as the single closest HDB block to CPS, approximately 358 m from the school gates — a comfortable 5–6 minute walk. This is a mature estate block with a mix of 3-room and 4-room flats. Because it falls well within the 1 km priority zone, units here attract a notable school-proximity premium whenever they appear on the resale market. Transactions are infrequent given the block's relatively small size and the high proportion of long-term owner-occupiers who have lived in the estate for decades.

Blk 1E Cantonment Road — home to the PCF Tanjong Pagar childcare centre — is similarly close and often overlooked by buyers focused on the more heavily marketed Tanjong Pagar Plaza blocks. It sits in the same pedestrian catchment as Blk 16 and qualifies comfortably for the 1 km zone.

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Precinct (~700 m–1.1 km)

1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza is one of the most recognisable HDB landmarks in the Central Area: a full mixed-use podium tower combining residential floors, a wet market, food centre, and retail shops. At roughly 700 m–900 m from CPS (depending on the exact unit level and walking route), it straddles the edge of the 1 km band and is worth verifying with MOE's official school address distance checker before committing. Resale prices here are among the highest for HDB in Singapore — a 3-room flat at Tanjong Pagar Plaza transacted at $595,000 in late 2023, and prices have continued rising through 2025–2026 on the back of en-bloc and redevelopment expectations for the broader precinct.

Spottiswoode / Bukit Pasoh Fringe (~1.2 km–2 km)

HDB blocks in the Spottiswoode Park Road and Neil Road areas fall outside the 1 km priority zone for CPS but comfortably within 2 km, qualifying for the secondary distance band under Phases 2B and 2C. These include blocks along Spottiswoode Park Road and scattered older walk-up flats on the periphery of the Outram conservation zone. Prices here tend to be marginally lower than the Tanjong Pagar Plaza cluster, but buyers should weigh the reduced P1 priority accordingly.

To cross-reference current HDB resale prices across these clusters, the HDB Resale Flat Prices portal lets you search by street name and flat type with transaction dates.

Buying near an oversubscribed primary school in Singapore's Central Area involves a well-documented trade-off: shorter school walk = higher resale premium = tighter cashflow. At Cantonment Primary School's doorstep, that trade-off is starker than almost anywhere else in Singapore because the broader Tanjong Pagar district has been one of the strongest HDB resale performers nationally.

The 1 km premium is real and persistent. The site's existing data reflects an average resale transaction value of $957,072 for flats in this proximity corridor — a figure that places these units firmly in the top tier of national HDB resale prices (as of 2026-05). For context, the national HDB resale median hovered around $580,000–$620,000 in the same period. The gap is partly driven by the central location and MRT access, but the school catchment does add a measurable premium that research by both SRX and HDB's own resale portal confirms for well-regarded primary schools.

The 1 km vs. 2 km gap for CPS is especially significant because the school's annual intake is small and has been consistently oversubscribed in Phase 2C in recent years, meaning families beyond the 1 km mark face meaningfully lower admission certainty. Buyers who prioritise a 2 km address to save $80,000–$150,000 on the purchase price should factor in the reduced P1 priority against their family timeline.

Flat type composition matters too. Most HDB inventory within 1 km of CPS skews toward older 3-room and 4-room units built in the 1970s–1980s. Remaining lease is therefore a live concern: some blocks have fewer than 60 years remaining, which affects both CPF usage eligibility and bank loan quantum under HDB's Lease Buyback and CPF rules. Buyers should model lease decay impact carefully before committing.

For mortgage and total-cost modelling, the mortgage calculator and total cost of ownership calculator on this site let you input the actual transaction price and remaining lease to estimate monthly outlay and CPF allocation limits.

Most buyers researching CPS-proximity HDB focus narrowly on the Tanjong Pagar Plaza block because it dominates listing aggregators. But the Cantonment Road blocks — especially Blk 16 and Blk 1E — are consistently under-represented on portals and often transact below the radar. Several factors make them worth deeper research:

Pedestrian-first access to school. Blk 16 Cantonment Road involves no main road crossing to reach CPS — the route is entirely along sheltered HDB corridors and the Cantonment Close cul-de-sac. This makes it genuinely one of the most walk-safe school commutes available for a primary-age child in the entire Central Region.

Proximity to Cantonment Polyclinic and Outram Park MRT. The Outram Park interchange (EW16/NE3/TE17) is approximately 1 km from Blk 16 — manageable on foot or by bus. With the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) now running through Outram Park, residents have three-line access without a transfer penalty, which broadens the daily-commute appeal well beyond just school proximity.

Tanjong Pagar district masterplan uplift. The broader Tanjong Pagar–Greater Southern Waterfront precinct is designated in URA's Master Plan for major long-term transformation, including the relocation of Tanjong Pagar Terminal and the creation of new public waterfront spaces. HDB blocks within the 1 km catchment of CPS sit at the northern edge of this uplift zone. Use the URA Master Plan viewer to inspect the zoning designations and plot ratio overlays for specific blocks before purchase.

The food-and-lifestyle dividend. Within a 10-minute walk of the Cantonment Road cluster, residents have access to the Tanjong Pagar Plaza hawker centre, Duxton Road's independent cafes and restaurants, the Keong Saik Road bar strip, and multiple supermarkets. This is a walkable urban lifestyle that no suburban HDB estate can replicate — a value that does not fully show up in PSF figures but matters enormously for daily quality of life.

Explore nearby amenities and MRT coverage visually with the commute time map and the liveability scores map.

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FAQ

How many HDB blocks are within 1km of Cantonment Primary School?

There are 188 HDB blocks within 1km and 440 within 2km of Cantonment Primary School. The cheapest recorded resale nearby is around $230,000.

What is the cheapest HDB resale near Cantonment Primary School?

The lowest recorded resale on a nearby street is about $230,000. See the cheapest-first street table above for budget entry points.

Does living within 1km of Cantonment Primary School guarantee a Primary 1 place?

No. Within 1km gives Singapore-citizen children the top distance-priority tier, but oversubscribed schools still ballot even within the 1km tier. Distance is measured as a straight line to the school's central point (verify on OneMap School Query), and using home-based priority requires living at the address for about 30 months.

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Methodology & Sources

The dataset behind this report spans the latest available data; we refresh it 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 data from MOE; verify P1 phases, 1km/2km priority and balloting on the official MOE and OneMap School Query pages.
Transaction data from HDB via data.gov.sg.

Price-per-square-foot (PSF) here means the median deal in the period; means are reserved for volume-weighted aggregates explicitly labelled as such.

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Overlapping School Catchments

Cantonment Road Cluster (~350 m–600 m)

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Precinct (~700 m–1.1 km)

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