The Reserve Residences Review — Beauty World · D21
HuatScore: 78/100 — Solid Choice!
Is The Reserve Residences a good buy?
HuatScore rates The Reserve Residences 78/100 — a "Solid Choice!" verdict. That makes it a solid buy for value-focused buyers comfortable with the location tradeoff and patient own-stay owners. Strongest card: Both anchors locked in. Main watch-out: Thin transaction volume. Pricing is reasonable for the location at current market.
Last updated 2026-08-03 · scored against URA caveat data.
Key facts
- Verdict: Solid Choice!
- Region: Outside Central Region
- Tenure: 99-yr leasehold
- Expected TOP: 2027
- Units: 732
- Developer: Far East × Sino Land
- Avg PSF: ~$2,475 psf
- Price from: S$1.1M
Live market data
- Resale transactions (12mo): 0
- Recent resale PSF: ~$2,590 psf
What works in its favour
- Both anchors locked in: 347m to PEI HWA PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL [SAP] and 212m (~3-min walk) to Beauty World MRT (Exit A). Strictly within the P1 1km zone, plus walkable to the nearest MRT entrance. This is the non-negotiable demand anchor — kiasu parents AND yield-chasing investors are both your buyers.
- Popular primary inside 1km — PEI HWA PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL: PEI HWA PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL is SAP. These primaries are heavily oversubscribed, so addresses inside the 1km P1 zone hold a durable premium — kiasu parents will pay up to keep this option open.
- Sensible price gap: Launch PSF only +5% above local resale benchmark. Headroom for capital appreciation intact.
- 3-bedder × investment — appreciation sweet spot: Sells into the deepest pool — owner-occupier families. That demand floor drives durable capital appreciation. The investor default for total return, not just headline yield.
What to watch out for
- Thin transaction volume: Only 0 resale deals in the past year. Equity trap risk — when you want to exit, very few buyers to anchor against.
- Quiet resale demand: Demand pulse 0/100 — only 0.0% annual turnover (0 resales/12mo). Thin secondary-market activity; exits can be slow.
- Thin future upgrader pool: Live count: 0 HDB blocks within 2km cross the 5-year MOP between 2025 and 2028 (of 28 HDB blocks total within 2km). Narrow pool to absorb your resale — demand leans more on private-market churn here.
Who The Reserve Residences suits
- Value-focused buyers comfortable with the location tradeoff
- Own-stay buyers or patient long-term investors not dependent on yield
- Forward-looking buyers comfortable waiting for precinct transformation to deliver
Who should look elsewhere
- Buyers hunting deep relative value — the market has already priced in most of the story
- Short-term flippers — stamp duty + agent fees demand a 5-year minimum hold
- Buyers wanting a guaranteed top-tier primary within 1km walking distance
Huat Kueh says
Bukit Timah hills got integrated mall some more. Walk to MRT in slippers can liao.