TJ's interest in property was sparked after returning from the UK- where balconies are not counted in one's square footage!- and finding that the Singapore property had totally changed in the 7 years she was away. When not reading and watching articles & videos about property, she is busy cooking and baking for friends, family & her blog Greedygirlgourmet
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I first visited the area around Wishart Road several years ago, when I was looking for a condo near nature. The area is right next to Mount Faber. I left feeling a little unimpressed as the turn-in to the condo was extremely tight and the area felt quite congested. Hence, I wasn’t expecting much of the landed enclave here- happily I was wrong!
Let’s start with a map of the surroundings for those not familiar with Wishart Road: as you can see it’s surrounded by greenery. The green space you see behind it- after Pender Road- leads to Mount Faber. In fact, if you miss the turning to Wishart Road and continue straight, you will drive into Mount Faber Park. The road is a huge loop so you can still arrive back at Wishart Road at the end.
We are standing on Wishart Road now, at a construction site. As you can see, Pender Road, and Mount Faber is situated on much higher ground.Looking to the left of the construction site. There is designated street parking here, which is a relief. I was actually dreading touring the estate as I wasn’t sure where I would find parking but spaces ended up easy to find on a weekday.Some of the houses here. This is actually the 2nd row of houses. Wishart Road consists of two parallel roads – one longer, and one shorter. The longer road is bisected by the turn-in and out to West Coast Highway.In case Pender Road wasn’t clear from the first photo, here is another photo to show you how the houses there loom over Wishart Road. At the end of the road, there’s a pedestrian shortcut that takes you out to Henderson Road. Cross Henderson Road and you reach one of the HDB estates in Telok Blangah, where you can find some amenities such as Subway, a coffee house, massage place, basketball court etc. It’s helpful as Wishart Road unfortunately does not have its own playground.
Across from the HDB estate is Telok Blangah MRT station, about a 10 minute walk from the landed estate.
The pedestrian path to Henderson RoadWhat you see along the route.Back to the landed estate. This is the view of the houses from the entrance of the shortcut.You find a few vintage houses here.Opposite the landed house is a nursing home.In case you were wondering how much it would cost your friends and family to park outside your house.One side of the road has the designated lots and the other side has double yellow lines (i.e. no parking) which helps to keep the street clear. You’ll see later that there’s not one but TWO churches in the area, along with a pre-school so I’m guessing the area sees its fair share of non-residents driving in and parking on the street.Walking down the road.Some residents are quite patriotic.I was pleasantly taken aback by the sight of the condo, Reflections at Keppel Bay, from the estate.More vintage properties.The land closer to Pender Road slopes up ever so slightly, as we can see from the sloping driveway of the houses.At the end of the road is the condo, The Forest at Mount Faber. You can see the condo blocks rising slightly above the houses here.One last look at the street from which we cam before turning right to explore the second part of Wishart Road.Turning right here.We find more designated street parking lots.The carpark lots are opposite these properties.That the view to the left. We’ll walk down the path to the right before exploring that part of WIshart Road.To our left is a Shell petrol station. There’s a convenience store there which is helpful for emergencies. This estate is actually next to two petrol stations – the other is Esso and it is situated on the other part of Wishart Road- which not all house owners will like.As you can see, this stretch of Wishart Road is quite short. Henderson Road and the Telok Blangah HDB estate are located at the end.Some of the houses along this stretch. Most of the houses we’ve seen are semi-detached units.
The last sale on this street took place in Jan 2025: given how high the property market has been, I was surprise to see that the most recent transaction at $5.2million was for a semi-detached unit of 3500+ square feet.
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Walking back the way we came.There are a few hotels located along the main road and next to Wishart Road: Hotel Faber Park, iBis budget Singapore Mount Faber, and Fragrance Hotel. I didn’t see any when visiting but I wonder if the landed enclave is visited by the large tourist buses we see parked along Mount Faber, to pick up the tourists.Besides the two churches, there’s also SOKA Peace Centre here. They’re a Buddhist organization.Another glimpse of Reflections at Keppel Bay.Passing by the condo, The Foresta at Mount Faber now. Given the proximity to so much nature, I was a bit concerned about wildlife such as monkeys but the security guard told me she’s never seen any here. A relief to the residents I’m sure.You see your fair share of chickens though and an abnormally large number of roosters who were crowing non stop even though it was evening.Turning left here takes you up to Mount Faber whilst turning right brings you back to the main road. Continue straight to remain on Wishart Road.One of the hotels I mentioned.View of the junction with the main road.There were some eateries along this stretch but they were not open when I visited- I found it surprising given that I was there close to dinner time. However, it was a weekday so maybe they only open on weekends? I couldn’t get more information on Google maps.We are on the main road now, looking to the left which will take you down to Keppel, the CBD area and Marina Bay.Turning to the right and we find more eateries. YnT Bistro- which was open- has a 4.7 rating on Google apparently.
Walk past the bistro and you’ll reach the bus stop where you find a plethora of buses: 10, 30, 57, 61. 93. 97, 100, 124, 131, 143, 145, 166, 188, and 963. Continue past the bus stop and you’ll soon reach Telok Blangah MRT station.
Another of the budget hotels I mentioned earlier.Back at the turn-in to Wishart Road. You can see the Esso petrol station just behind.The road to the left is the one we explored earlier. Pender Road lies ahead but now we’re going to turn right to see the rest of Wishart Road.My first impression is that there are fewer houses here.One of the two churches I mentioned earlier.The properties here also feel smaller than the ones we saw earlier.We see more cars parked along this part of the estate.Maybe because we’re right next to a pre-school?And a second church? I recommend visiting on Sundays to see what the traffic situation is like!This part of the landed estate has the compensation of being nearer to some commercial shops, though they may not be relevant to everyone. A bike shop and a restaurant which unfortunately only has a 3.9 rating on Google.Looking back in the direction from which we came.Ending with this photo of the gathering of chickens.
So now that we’ve seen Wishart Road, what did you think of living so close to nature? Let me know in the comments!
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TJ's interest in property was sparked after returning from the UK- where balconies are not counted in one's square footage!- and finding that the Singapore property had totally changed in the 7 years she was away. When not reading and watching articles & videos about property, she is busy cooking and baking for friends, family & her blog Greedygirlgourmet
