{"id":63885,"date":"2023-02-10T15:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/?p=63885"},"modified":"2024-09-06T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T03:54:17","slug":"properties-within-1km-acs-primary-tengah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/properties-within-1km-acs-primary-tengah\/","title":{"rendered":"Which properties fall within 1km of the new ACS (Primary) in Tengah?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) will be relocating to Tengah<\/a>, more than 12km from its current home on Barker Road.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For parents who have bought or rented a property within 1km of ACS (Primary) at Barker Road to secure a place for their sons<\/a>, don\u2019t worry too much about this, as the move will only take place in 2030. Plus, there\u2019s another ACS in Bukit Timah, ACS (Junior), on nearby Winstedt Road.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Given the long distance to the new location, boys admitted in ACS (Primary) until 2029 will remain at the Barker Road campus until Primary 6. On top of that, the Barker Road campus will still accept new Primary 1 students as long as they have older brothers studying there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As the cohort size falls, the school will eventually be consolidated with ACS (Junior) at Winstedt Road tentatively in 2033. The school will operate under ACS (Junior) from both campuses before shifting to the Barker Road campus in 2039.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Higher property prices in Tengah<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Meanwhile, this is good news for those who have secured a unit in Tengah, mainly from the BTO projects or Copen Grand EC,<\/a> which is now fully sold. Given the popularity and \u201celite\u201d status of ACS (Primary), property owners can expect an increase in property value and higher rental demand after the five-year MOP (huat ah!).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Artist’s impression of Copen Grand.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As living within a 1km radius gives priority in balloting for a place, demand for homes near popular schools has increased property prices<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Wong Siew Ying, Head of Research and Content at PropNex Realty, noted that the average price of non-landed private homes within 1km of ACS (Primary) in Barker Road was S$2,451 psf in 2022. This is about 13.3% higher than the District 11 average of S$2,164 psf.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The relocation of a good school can also affect property prices nearby. An NUS study found<\/a> that private home prices within 1km of the relocated good school have declined as high as 8.5% and 12.2% within 1-2km. At the same time, the relocations led to price increases in the new area.<\/p>\r\n