Overview
Tanglin is a Central Region planning area of 7.55 square kilometres west of Orchard. It takes in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the embassy and hotel district along Napier Road and Tanglin Road, and residential streets that reach the river at Zion Road. SingStat counted 25,190 residents in June 2026.
Who lives here
Tanglin's age profile leans towards families. In June 2026, 17.3% of residents were under 15, the third-highest share among planning areas with more than 10,000 people, after Tengah and Punggol. Residents aged 65 and over made up 16.6%, below the national 19.5%.
Homes
This is one of the most private-housing areas in Singapore. Condominiums and other apartments housed 81% of residents in June 2026 and landed homes another 17%. Only 430 residents, under 2%, lived in HDB flats. Among planning areas with more than 10,000 residents, only Newton and River Valley had a smaller HDB share, and both had none at all.
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 | 40 | 0.2% |
| HDB 4-room flats | 160 | 0.6% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 230 | 0.9% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 20,280 | 80.5% |
| Landed properties | 4,250 | 16.9% |
| Others | 230 | 0.9% |
| All residents | 25,190 | 100% |
HDB does not publish a resale median for Tanglin.
Getting around
Four stations have exits inside the boundary.
| Station | Code | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Botanic Gardens | CC19DT9 | Circle Line, Downtown Line |
| Stevens | DT10TE11 | Downtown Line, Thomson-East Coast Line |
| Napier | TE12 | Thomson-East Coast Line |
| Farrer Road | CC20 | Circle Line |
Botanic Gardens is an interchange between the Circle Line and the Downtown Line. Napier, on the Thomson-East Coast Line, serves the southern end of the Gardens and the Tanglin Road side, and Stevens brings the Thomson-East Coast and Downtown lines together, with exits on both sides of the boundary with Novena. Farrer Road, on the Circle Line, has one exit inside Tanglin.
Schools and childcare
On our mapping of MOE's school addresses against the 2025 boundary, no MOE school sits inside Tanglin. Several sought-after schools are just over the line in Bukit Timah, Novena and Queenstown, so distance bands matter here; our P1 registration guide explains how MOE measures them. Pre-school choice is wider: ECDA's June 2024 list has 27 pre-schools in Tanglin and its 2026 list adds 11 kindergartens.
Food
NEA's register has one hawker centre in Tanglin, Zion Riverside Food Centre at 70 Zion Road, with 32 cooked-food stalls. Newton Food Centre and Adam Road Food Centre are in neighbouring planning areas.
The Botanic Gardens and other green space
The Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Tanglin's defining open space. NParks records it in several zones within the planning area, and Camp Road Interim Park is also on its list.
Healthcare
There is no polyclinic or public hospital inside Tanglin. MOH's June 2024 CHAS list places three clinics in the area; neighbouring Orchard has 21, and Tan Tock Seng Hospital is in Novena.
Community facilities
The People's Association's June 2024 list shows no community club inside the boundary, and NLB lists no public library. library@orchard is in the adjoining Orchard planning area.
How Tanglin compares
Tanglin has about 3,300 residents per square kilometre (our arithmetic), the lowest density of any planning area with more than 10,000 people. Bukit Timah, to the north-west, is the closest comparison for housing, but Tanglin has a higher share of residents in condominiums (81% against 53%) and a lower share in landed homes (17% against 39%). For families, the trade-off is a green, quiet address with schools, hawker centres and community clubs mostly in neighbouring areas.
New launches in Tanglin
The River Opus
A residential project at 491 River Valley Road: 407 homes, 999-year leasehold, vacant possession April 2031.
Nearby planning areas
Next to Tanglin on URA's map: Bukit Timah (full guide), Novena, Queenstown (full guide), Bukit Merah (full guide), Singapore River, Newton, Orchard, River Valley.
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
- NEA, Hawker Centres (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026), checked against NEA's list of hawker centres (17 August 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
- SLA, OneMap search (venue addresses and locations)
- 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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