Touring Happy Estate: More Affordable Freehold Landed Living Near An MRT From $3.48 Million

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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
I have a confession. I was somewhat prejudiced against Happy Gardens estate before I visited. You see, I’d previously toured Macpherson Garden estate, which is across the road, and was, shall we say, not very impressed by it. So I wasn’t expecting much from Happy Gardens estate. However, a reader requested a tour of it so I duly went over.
Refresher for your memory: Macpherson Garden estate’s claim to fame in 2021 was being one of the cheapest landed estates in Singapore. The reason I was not too taken with the estate is that with the smaller price tags come smaller plot sizes and narrower roads. And, as such, the streets were super congested (with parked cars), making driving through the estate none too pleasant and finding parking there almost impossible.

Hence, I was expecting more of the same over at Happy Gardens landed enclave. However, I was pleasantly surprised as the area has a very open feel. Not only are the roads generously sized, but so are the houses. (There are terrace houses over 2,500 sq ft in size, as well as semi-Ds (some over 5,000 sq ft) and even detached bungalows in the area.)


In addition, the houses along Jalan Chengkek are situated along a very wide canal, making them single-loading with no houses behind them (pretty rare in Singapore.) And unless the government redevelops the canal, the houses there are pretty much guaranteed their unblocked back view.




I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to park in Happy Gardens, based on my MacPherson experience, so I parked over at Balam Gardens.






Note: all the white signs we see here are littering alerts, although I didn’t see any refuse lying on the streets.




Also, note how uncluttered the roads are. No parked cars or dustbins used to chope lots in sight, thanks to the single white line. Most of the estate does not allow parking except for one street (if my memory serves) and, even there, the street lots are URA (paid and designated) lots so the roads were very clear (and easy to walk/drive through.)





Note: I think the house on the right was featured on ChannelNewsAsia – the facade looks similar to the interior of the house shown on the programme but can’t be certain. Here’s the link for you to judge for yourself! If it is the same one, the house is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside!























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Now that we’ve seen Happy Gardens estate, how did you find it? Before I sign off, let me leave you with the Master Plan.

Although there were several eateries in the shophouses I showed previously, those looked to be more pricey (versus hawker food.) For example, the KL ban mian was $8 and the Thai noodles were $12 or $15. For those who are wondering if there are cheaper options nearby, yes there is one at 79 Circuit Road Hawker Centre. (The dark blue strip next to the Pelton Canal above.)

Personally, I enjoyed my walk about this estate and found it very liveable. Let me know what you think about it, or if you believe another landed estate is more deserving of a tour, in the comments!
TJ
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 GreedygirlgourmetRead next from Landed Home Tours

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Hi TJ, great quality review as always! Would love to read your reviews on the rest of the Waterfront series condos at Bedok Reservoir (Waterfront Gold, Waterfront Waves and Waterfront Key)! Cheers!
Haha guess u missed walking the roads which r truly named ‘happy’ (happy avenues) on the google map in the happy gardens estate ! they seem interesting with an old-school sand playground park too !