Expat Living City Guide – June 2018

Alexandra / Portsdown / Pasir Panjang

These areas contain many of the island’s older colonial homes;

they’re convenient for UWC South East Asia, Tanglin Trust

School and the National University of Singapore. If you want

easy access to the outdoors, there’s West Coast Park, Kent

Ridge Park and the Southern Ridges (great for walking), and

little enclaves beside the ocean, such as Labrador Park. It’s a

straightforward commute to the CBD by car via the AYE and is

serviced with plenty of buses.

Faber Park

Faber Park has a spacious, suburban feel and a large, friendly

expat community with leafy surroundings. The area’s benefits

include easy access to the AYE/CTE motorways, and VivoCity

and HarbourFront malls for shopping. Mount Faber is one of

the oldest parks in Singapore, with spectacular views and the

cable car to Sentosa.

Sentosa

Sentosa Island

has some of the

most exclusive

(and expensive)

homes in

Singapore –

some of which

directly face the

sea. Residents

of Sentosa Cove

also have access to a golf course, excellent restaurants at

Quayside, recreational opportunities and the ONE°15 Marina.

At the gateway to Sentosa is VivoCity, one of Singapore’s largest

shopping malls, with HarbourFront MRT and buses.

NORTH: Woodlands

Expats choose Woodlands

for its big, reasonably priced

family houses and for the

Singapore American School.

Not surprisingly, there’s a large

American expat community here.

The area has a leafy, suburban feel,

and large malls with restaurants

and cinemas. Woodlands is one of

two access points to Malaysia (the

other is Tuas), and the city across

the causeway, Johor Bahru (or “JB”

for short), is accessible from here.

NORTHEAST:

Seletar / Yio Chu

Kang / Yishun

There are plenty of good-value

houses here, though you’ll also find

condos. The area comprises part of

Upper Thomson and includes the

Lower Seletar Reservoir. Seletar Air

Base has a small group of colonial

homes that you have to bid on.

The area is convenient for children

attending the American, Australian

and French schools, and GEMS.

EAST: Changi /

Loyang / Pasir Ris

Apart from being conveniently

close to the airport, these areas

also offer sea access, with sailing

clubs and, in certain areas, even

a country feel.

#5 Sou & Sou west

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