District 18.
Tampines / Simei — OCR's family value engine, mass-market pricing without mass-market compromise. Everything about buying, selling and renting here, refreshed live.
The East's family engine room — self-sufficient, mass-market, and built for value over prestige.
District 18 is the East's family engine room, Tampines Regional Centre and Downtown East giving the whole district a genuinely self-sufficient feel. Condos here trend toward mass-market pricing rather than prestige, and that's precisely the appeal for buyers who want space without a District 9 price tag. It's not a district anyone buys for the skyline, the malls and the MRT access do the heavy lifting instead. For a young family chasing value and convenience over a flashy address, District 18 remains one of the East's most sensible choices.
Median PSF, Jul 2026
What's nearby
PSF Trend
One line per bedroom type, 6 months — not a single blended average. 3-bedders carry the volume; watch the spread between 1BR and 4BR+ widen or compress.
Last 6 months
The MOAT
Schools nearby
Affiliated schools
Units in the pipeline, 2024–2026
Next 90 days
Ronnie's read
D18 cooled meaningfully this month, PSF down 3.8% and volume off 25% against May last year, though 60 transactions still keeps this one of the busier corners of the OCR. Ranking #8 of 12 OCR districts on PSF, this remains a mass-market district by design, buyers are trading skyline for space and MRT access. The dip looks more like normal Tampines churn than a genuine correction given the pipeline of new launches still absorbing demand. For value-focused family buyers this is still one of the East's steadiest bets.