What the Museum area is
URA's Museum planning area is the smallest on the map, at 0.84 square kilometres. It covers Fort Canning Hill and the Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut streets of the civic district, where the National Museum of Singapore gives the area its name. SingStat counted 860 residents in June 2026, almost all of them, 840 people, in condominiums and other apartments.
Residents by type of dwelling, June 2026 (SingStat). Shares are our arithmetic; “–” means nil or negligible.
| Type of dwelling | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 1- and 2-room flats | – | – |
| HDB 3-room flats | – | – |
| HDB 4-room flats | – | – |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | – | – |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 840 | 97.7% |
| Landed properties | – | – |
| Others | 30 | 3.5% |
| All residents | 860 | 100% |
Rail
Four stations have exits inside the boundary, which is a great deal of rail for a district this size.
| Station | Code | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | NS24NE6CC1 | North-South Line, North East Line, Circle Line |
| Bras Basah | CC2 | Circle Line |
| Fort Canning | DT20 | Downtown Line |
| Bencoolen | DT21 | Downtown Line |
Dhoby Ghaut joins three lines: the North-South, North East and Circle lines. Bras Basah is the next Circle Line stop, and Fort Canning and Bencoolen are on the Downtown Line.
Schools and childcare
One MOE school sits inside the boundary: the School of the Arts, Singapore, a six-year secondary-to-pre-university school. ECDA's June 2024 list places two pre-schools here, and its 2026 list adds two kindergartens.
Parks
NParks records Fort Canning Park in several parts, including Jubilee Park, Canning Rise, Armenian Street, Farquhar Garden and the Foothills, together with Istana Park and Dhoby Ghaut Green. Nine park points in all fall inside an area of under one square kilometre.
Everyday services
There is no hawker centre, polyclinic or community club inside the Museum area on the agencies' lists. MOH's June 2024 CHAS list has three clinics here. Hawker centres close by include Albert Centre and Tekka Centre in neighbouring Rochor.
New launches in the Museum area
Sophia Meadow
A residential project at 132 Sophia Road: 41 homes, 103-year leasehold, vacant possession 30 November 2029.
Nearby planning areas
Next to Museum on URA's map: Singapore River, Newton, Downtown Core (full guide), Orchard, River Valley, Rochor (full guide).
Every planning area has a page on our neighbourhoods index.
Sources
- URA, Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea), data.gov.sg (updated 27 February 2026)
- LTA, MRT Station Exit (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 18 October 2026)
- LTA, Train Station Chinese Names (station codes and lines), data.gov.sg; LTA rail system map
- MOE, General information of schools (2026), data.gov.sg (updated 17 April 2026)
- NParks, Parks, data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026)
- MOH, CHAS Clinics, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- SingStat, Resident Population by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Type of Dwelling, June 2026 (released 25 September 2026), singstat.gov.sg
- ECDA, Pre-Schools Location (list dated June 2024) and Kindergartens (updated April 2026), data.gov.sg
Facts checked on 15 November 2026. See our editorial policy.
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