Public (HDB) property prices per square foot in Chinatown
URA records no private sale caveat in Chinatown in the last 12 months.
Low confidence95% CI $1,160–$1,320 per ft²n = 77 resales
The median HDB resale price in Chinatown (Outram, Central Region) is S$1,270 per square foot (S$13,700 per square metre), based on 77 resales in the 12 months to September 2026, at a median 4-room price of S$1,330,000. Over the 10 years to 2026 Q3, the median price per square foot changed by +4.1% a year in cash terms, or +2.0% a year after inflation.
Map of 77 HDB resales in Chinatown in the last 12 months; median $1,270 per square foot. Each dot is one resale, placed at its block and coloured by price per square foot. Full details are in the resales table below.
Public (HDB) prices in Chinatown
Median price per ft²
$1,270
n = 77 resales (12 months)
Median resale price
$1,350,000
median flat 1,012 ft²
Median lease remaining
84 yrs
of a 99-year lease
52 of 77 resales here crossed $1,000,000 in the last 12 months (67.5%).
How prices are spread in Chinatown
Distribution of S$/ft² for 77 resales in Chinatown over the last 12 months. They run from $659 to $1,500. The median is $1,270/ft² with a 95% CI of $1,160 to $1,320 and a middle 60% running $887 to $1,400. Every one of these sales is listed in the table below.
- p20 $887
- p80 $1,400
- 95% CI $1,160–$1,320
By flat type
Every HDB resale registered here in the last 12 months.
Price by remaining lease, 4-room
Chinatown, 4-room resales only, last 36 months. Bands with fewer than eight are not shown.
| Years of lease remaining | Median price per ft² | Transactions behind the figure |
|---|---|---|
| 50-59 yearsmedian $808,000 | $907/ft² | n = 19 |
| 80-89 yearsmedian $1,350,000 | $1,330/ft² | n = 104 |
Across these bands the rate falls 32% from $1,330/ft² at 80-89 years to $907 at 50-59, on 4-room flats in Chinatown.
Price by floor, 4-room
Chinatown, 4-room resales only, last 12 months. Bands with fewer than eight are not shown.
| Storey band | Median price per ft² | Transactions behind the figure |
|---|---|---|
| Floors 16 to 21 | $1,060/ft² | n = 10 |
| 22nd floor and above | $1,410/ft² | n = 23 |
Buyers: Where does a price sit?
Ranked against 77 resales in Chinatown (12 months).
S$1,350,000 for 1,061 ft² is around the 49th percentile of the 77 resales recorded here.
Sellers: How much is my flat worth?
At the median of S$1,270 per square foot, over 77 resales (12 months).
A market figure for that size in Chinatown, not a valuation of your flat.
S$1,350,000
middle 60% of resales: S$941,000 to S$1,490,000 for that size · 77 resales, 12 months
Resales (last 12 months)
77 sales
| Address | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1c Cantonment Rd | S$1,720,000 | 5-room | 83 yrs | $1,500 | |
| Sep 2026 | 1b Cantonment Rd | S$1,701,000 | 5-room | 83 yrs | $1,480 | |
| Sep 2026 | 1f Cantonment Rd | S$1,400,000 | 4-room | 83 yrs | $1,370 | |
| Sep 2026 | 1a Cantonment Rd | S$1,388,000 | 4-room | 83 yrs | $1,380 | |
| Sep 2026 | 1g Cantonment Rd | S$1,220,000 | 4-room | 83 yrs | $1,220 | |
| Sep 2026 | 334 Kreta Ayer Rd | S$830,000 | 4-room | 54 yrs | $929 | |
| Sep 2026 | 1 Tg Pagar Plaza | S$470,000 | 3-room | 50 yrs | $740 | |
| Aug 2026 | 1e Cantonment Rd | S$1,475,000 | 4-room | 84 yrs | $1,480 | |
| Aug 2026 | 1f Cantonment Rd | S$1,435,000 | 4-room | 84 yrs | $1,400 | |
| Aug 2026 | 1a Cantonment Rd | S$1,392,000 | 4-room | 84 yrs | $1,350 | |
| Aug 2026 | 1e Cantonment Rd | S$1,288,000 | 4-room | 83 yrs | $1,260 | |
| Aug 2026 | 335b Smith St | S$870,000 | 4-room | 57 yrs | $909 | |
| Aug 2026 | 7 Tg Pagar Plaza | S$820,000 | 4-room | 53 yrs | $918 | |
| Aug 2026 | 4 Sago Lane | S$475,000 | 3-room | 47 yrs | $659 | |
| Jul 2026 | 1c Cantonment Rd | S$1,510,000 | 5-room | 84 yrs | $1,310 | |
| Jul 2026 | 1b Cantonment Rd | S$1,508,888 | 5-room | 84 yrs | $1,340 | |
| Jul 2026 | 1b Cantonment Rd | S$1,480,000 | 5-room | 84 yrs | $1,310 | |
| Jul 2026 | 1e Cantonment Rd | S$1,350,000 | 5-room | 84 yrs | $1,180 | |
| Jul 2026 | 1e Cantonment Rd | S$1,240,000 | 4-room | 84 yrs | $1,220 | |
| Jun 2026 | 1f Cantonment Rd | S$1,555,000 | 5-room | 84 yrs | $1,350 |
Public (HDB) rents in Chinatown
Approved HDB rentals in the last 12 months, against resale prices for the same flat type.
Gross yield, 4-room
4.3%
on 84 years of lease remaining
Median rent, 4-room
$4,800/mo
from 119 approved rentals (12 months)
Median resale price, 4-room
$1,330,000
from 44 resales (12 months)
Gross, before costs; a ratio is dimensionless so it compares with the private yield, but a 99-year lease that cannot be let out in its first five years is not the same asset.
Rent by flat type
Approved HDB rentals in Chinatown over the last 12 months, each flat type against the resale price of the same flat type.
| Flat type | Median monthly rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 3-room | $3,300/mo | too few resales |
| 4-room | $4,800/mo | 4.3% |
| 5-room | $5,125/mo | too few resales |
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Elsewhere in Outram
Head to head
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Nearby areas
Median price per square foot in comparable areas, each over its own stated window (12 to 24 months).
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HDB resale registrations to September 2026 (hdb registers a resale on completion, weeks after the price is agreed) · how these figures are made
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