Marymount: School Belt Calm With Circle Line Access From S$2,128 psf
Updated 2026-10-16
Marymount sits at the southern edge of Bishan, one stop from the Thomson-East Coast Line interchange at Caldecott and within walking distance of some of Singapore's most sought-after primary schools. With 121 live listings averaging S$5.4 million and a mix of condos, landed homes and HDB flats, it offers a mature residential pocket that rarely makes headlines but consistently holds value.
What is Marymount like to live in?
Marymount is a quiet, leafy residential neighbourhood in the Bishan planning area with a population of around 28,370. It feels more village than city, despite being roughly fifteen minutes by train from the CBD. The streets are lined with low-rise condominiums, walk-up HDB blocks and pockets of landed housing, and the pace is set by school runs and weekend park visits rather than nightlife or retail traffic.
The stretch of Upper Thomson Road near the station has become one of Singapore's better independent food strips. Shophouse cafes like Habitat Coffee and the sourdough-focused Marymount Bakehouse sit alongside local favourites and fusion spots such as Filo Bistro and Oaks Coffee Co. For larger grocery runs and retail, Junction 8 in Bishan is two stops away on the Circle Line.
MacRitchie Reservoir and its trail network are a short bus ride to the west, and Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, one of Singapore's largest heartland parks with its naturalised river channel, is accessible on foot or by bicycle from most parts of the neighbourhood.
How well connected is Marymount MRT?
Marymount station (CC16) is on the Circle Line, which links it to Bishan, one-north, Holland Village and Harbourfront without a transfer. More importantly, the next station south, Caldecott (CC17), is an interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line, giving residents a one-seat change to Orchard, Marina Bay and the eastern corridor.
A Circle Line journey to Bishan, where the North-South Line crosses, takes under two minutes. Raffles Place is reachable in about 25 minutes via Caldecott and the Thomson-East Coast Line. For drivers, the area sits between Marymount Road and Thomson Road, with the Central Expressway (CTE) accessible within a few minutes.
Housing stock and prices near Marymount
There are currently 121 properties listed for sale near Marymount, at an average asking price of S$5,396,644 and an average size of 2,204 square feet. The average asking rate is S$2,128 per square foot. The mix skews private: 78 condominiums, 29 landed properties and 14 HDB resale flats.
Condominiums range widely in vintage and price. Older freehold projects like Marymount View transact around S$1,400 to S$1,700 per square foot, while newer developments such as JadeScape command S$1,988 to S$2,471 per square foot. Landed property in the area is priced from around S$2.4 million for compact strata-landed units up to S$55 million for large detached homes on generous plots.
The high average asking price across all listings reflects the weight of landed stock in the data. Buyers looking at condominiums alone will find entry points closer to S$1.5 million for a two-bedroom unit.
Which schools are near Marymount MRT?
Marymount is one of Singapore's established school belts, and proximity to its primary schools drives a meaningful share of housing demand. Ai Tong School and Pei Chun Public School, a bilingual SAP school, are both within the one-kilometre priority enrolment zone for homes near the station. Marymount Convent School, a well-known Catholic girls' school, is also in the immediate vicinity.
At the secondary level, Raffles Institution sits on the border between Marymount and Bishan East. Catholic High School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School are nearby in the broader Bishan area. For families planning around school choices, Marymount offers an unusual concentration of reputable institutions within a compact area.
What is planned for the Marymount and Bishan area?
Under the URA Draft Master Plan 2025, Bishan is being studied as a future business node on a scale comparable to Paya Lebar Central, potentially bringing around 200,000 square metres of commercial space to the precinct. The new workspaces would be concentrated near Junction 8 and Bishan MRT, integrated with retail, a new hawker centre and the revamped Bishan bus interchange.
A new Bishan Polyclinic is also planned, along with completed cycling paths connecting Bishan Town Centre to the North-South Corridor and Kallang River. An active street along Bishan Road will improve pedestrian and cycling access to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
For Marymount specifically, these plans mean more amenities and employment within a two-station radius without disrupting the low-density residential character of the immediate neighbourhood. The combination of improved infrastructure in Bishan and the existing school-belt appeal of Marymount is likely to support long-term property values in the area.