Tanjong Katong: a long road, a new MRT and what it costs
Updated 2026-10-02
Tanjong Katong Road runs the length of District 15, from the shophouses near Geylang down to the sea at Amber Road, and the address number tells you almost everything about what you are buying. The Thomson-East Coast Line station opened at the southern end in June 2024. Hombble currently tracks 411 live listings here at an average asking price of S$4,773,385, or about S$2,436 per square foot.
What is it like to live in Tanjong Katong?
Tanjong Katong is a long north-south road in District 15 that begins near Geylang and ends at the sea by Amber Road, and the character changes markedly along its length. The northern stretch is dense, shophouse-lined and tied to Paya Lebar, while the southern stretch is quieter, more residential and now sits on top of its own MRT station.
The appeal for most buyers is food and proximity to the coast. Tanjong Katong Road, Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road together hold one of the best-known eating strips in Singapore, and East Coast Park is a short distance from the southern end. The Chinese Swimming Club and Playground@Big Splash are both close to the station, and the city centre, Marina Bay and the CBD are reachable without crossing the island.
How good is transport from Tanjong Katong MRT?
Tanjong Katong station is TE25 on the Thomson-East Coast Line and opened on 23 June 2024 as part of Stage 4. It runs underground beneath Amber Road at the junction with Tanjong Katong Road South and Meyer Road, with three exits and bus services 36, 36A, 36B and 48 at the surface.
The station was first announced in August 2014 as Amber station and renamed after a public poll in July 2016. Completion was originally set for 2023 and pushed back by pandemic-related construction delays. The northern half of the road is not served by this station and leans instead on Dakota on the Circle Line and Paya Lebar on the East West and Circle Lines. Drivers have the ECP, the PIE and Nicoll Highway within easy reach.
What is at 150 Tanjong Katong Road, and what does 436990 mean?
150 Tanjong Katong Road is Eastside Loft, a freehold low-rise of 20 units across four storeys, completed in 2003, with the postcode 437154. The postcode 436990 belongs to a different stretch of the same road further north, which is why two searches that look nearly identical can land at opposite ends of a single street.
This matters more here than on most Singapore roads. Number 92 carries the postcode 436960 and sits at the northern end near Paya Lebar, while the 4371 range runs south towards Dunman Road, Joo Chiat and the MRT. Listing portals record transactions at Eastside Loft over the past 24 months in the range of S$1.63m to S$2.15m, which is a long way below the road's overall average because the block is small, older and modest in unit size. Always check the postcode before comparing two prices on this road.
Housing stock and asking prices
Of the 411 live listings Hombble is tracking around Tanjong Katong, 342 are condominiums, 45 are landed, 22 are HDB flats and 2 are executive condominiums. The average asking price is S$4,773,385 across an average size of 2,040 sqft, working out to roughly S$2,436 per square foot.
Read the headline average with care. Landed property makes up only about one in nine listings but pulls the average price sharply upward, so the typical condominium here asks considerably less than S$4.77m. The per-square-foot figure of S$2,436 is the more useful number, and it sits below new-launch pricing in the same district. Emerald of Katong on Jalan Tembusu, a 846-unit 99-year leasehold project due in 2029, has been transacting at a median closer to S$2,890 psf, which reflects the usual premium new stock commands over older freehold resale.
Schools and everyday amenities
At primary level the area is served by Tanjong Katong Primary School, Kong Hwa School, Haig Girls' School and Tao Nan School. At secondary level there are Tanjong Katong Girls' School, Tanjong Katong Secondary School and Chung Cheng High School (Main). Canadian International School has a Tanjong Katong campus and EtonHouse operates in the vicinity, which is part of why the area draws expatriate tenants.
For shopping, Parkway Parade, i12 Katong, Kinex, Paya Lebar Quarter, City Plaza and Katong Shopping Centre are all within the wider neighbourhood. Everyday hawker food is well covered, and Telok Kurau Park and East Coast Park provide the green space.
The outlook
Two changes are worth watching. Tanjong Katong Complex is being rebuilt under a 30-year lease awarded by the Singapore Land Authority to Jun Jie Development, expanding from about 19,000 sqm to 30,166 sqm with a rooftop community deck and food garden. Phased reopening was planned from as early as mid-2026, with full completion targeted for 2029.
The larger shift is Paya Lebar Air Base, roughly 800 hectares, scheduled to relocate from the 2030s. Its departure is expected to lift the flight-path height restrictions that currently cap building heights over parts of Marine Parade and Geylang, which would change what can be built along the northern end of Tanjong Katong Road over the long term.
For sellers, the station has only been open since June 2024, so the full effect on values is still working its way through transaction data. For buyers, the practical question remains the same one the search results keep raising: which end of the road you are actually looking at.