Not far away from Teachers’ Housing Estate and Sembawang Hills Estate is another of the “cheapest freehold landed” enclaves in Singapore, Thomson Garden Estate, where there are about 480-500 houses depending on which property portal you visit – you can see that District 20 is an area you can’t overlook if you’re looking to enter the freehold landed market, as it contains 2 of the Top 5 “cheapest” freehold estates in Singapore. (Teacher’s Housing Estate, whilst in the vicinity, falls under D26, and not D20.) Thomson Garden Estate consists of the following streets:

• Jalan Minggu
• Jalan Isnin
• Jalan Chempah
• Jalan Pintau
• Jalan Hari Raya (I like the name of this street!)
• Jalan Kuak
• Jalan Chegah
• Jalan Rabu
• Jalan Khamis

As I drove over to visit Thomson Garden Estate, the first thing that struck me was how active the estate is. As I usually visit the landed estates in the early morning, they’re typically quite quiet – I...