Bras Basah · 12–24 month leases

Housing near SMU

HDB approved rentals · 2025-10 to 2026-09

Blocks listed
120
From
S$2,425
Closest
0.4 km
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Where these blocks are

Rings are 2, 4 and 6 km from campus. One marker per town, sized by how many blocks it holds.

    120 of 120 blocks

    Condos1-Bed

    Nomu

    District 09

    S$3,925/month

    7% above area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$3,700–S$4,100 · 10 rentals

    0.5 km to SMU

    10 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    Nomu

    District 09

    S$4,550/month

    3% below area medianlatest 2026-07

    S$4,500–S$4,600 · 4 rentals

    0.5 km to SMU

    4 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    The Luxe

    District 09

    S$6,600/month

    40% above area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$6,300–S$6,600 · 5 rentals

    0.5 km to SMU

    5 rentalsView block details →
    Condos1-Bed

    The M

    District 07

    S$4,100/month

    At area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$4,000–S$4,200 · 136 rentals

    0.6 km to SMU

    136 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    The M

    District 07

    S$5,050/month

    5% above area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$4,700–S$5,600 · 155 rentals

    0.6 km to SMU

    155 rentalsView block details →
    Condos3-Bed

    The M

    District 07

    S$5,650/month

    4% below area medianlatest 2026-06

    S$4,800–S$6,500 · 4 rentals

    0.6 km to SMU

    4 rentalsView block details →
    Condos1-Bed

    Parc Sophia

    District 09

    S$3,400/month

    7% below area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$3,200–S$3,600 · 68 rentals

    0.7 km to SMU

    68 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    Parc Sophia

    District 09

    S$4,000/month

    15% below area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$4,000–S$4,100 · 19 rentals

    0.7 km to SMU

    19 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    Wilkie 48

    District 09

    S$4,100/month

    13% below area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$3,900–S$4,100 · 7 rentals

    0.7 km to SMU

    7 rentalsView block details →
    Condos3-Bed

    Jia

    District 09

    S$6,200/month

    5% below area medianlatest 2026-05

    S$6,100–S$6,200 · 3 rentals

    0.7 km to SMU

    3 rentalsView block details →
    Condos1-Bed

    Estilo

    District 09

    S$3,400/month

    7% below area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$3,300–S$3,600 · 30 rentals

    0.8 km to SMU

    30 rentalsView block details →
    Condos1-Bed

    Midtown Bay

    District 07

    S$4,400/month

    7% above area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$4,200–S$4,800 · 76 rentals

    0.8 km to SMU

    76 rentalsView block details →
    Condos2-Bed

    Visioncrest

    District 09

    S$5,400/month

    15% above area medianlatest 2026-08

    S$5,200–S$5,600 · 65 rentals

    0.9 km to SMU

    65 rentalsView block details →
    Rules that decide whether you can rent at all

    HDB flats have a minimum tenancy of 6 months, for a whole flat or a single bedroom alike. A 12-month student lease clears that comfortably, so everything on this page is available to you.

    Whole flat

    Renting a whole flat as a non-Malaysian non-citizen is subject to the Non-Citizen Quota: 8% at neighbourhood level, 11% at block level. If a block is full, only Singaporeans and Malaysians can rent there.

    One bedroom

    Renting a single bedroom is not subject to the quota at all. The trade-off is that the owner must continue to live in the flat with you.

    Staying under 6 months, for a single exchange semester? HDB is closed to you entirely and you need the private market, which has a 3-month floor.

    See exchangestay.sg for semester stays →
    What it actually costs to move out

    What it actually costs to move out

    Monthly rent is about two thirds of the real number. Here is the cash you need before you get keys, and what it works out to each once you split it.

    Needed before you get keys

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    Monthly, after moving in

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    Where the day-one money goes

    First month rent
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    Stamp duty, 0.4% of total rent
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    Agent commission
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    Total for the whole lease — each

    Excludes the deposit, which comes back at the end.

    Agent commission: what is law and what is only custom
    • No legal rate exists. Every fee is negotiable and must be in writing.
    • One agent, one side. Collecting from landlord and tenant in the same deal is an offence. CEA has fined agents for it.
    • Told before, not after. The fee must be disclosed before the agent works for you — not after you sign the LOI.
    • Go direct, pay nothing. No agent of your own means the landlord pays theirs.
    • Custom, not law: about one month total, usually landlord-paid. Under S$6,000/month, tenants are increasingly billed half to one month.

    Local tenants often pay nothing because they view flats themselves and deal with the landlord's agent directly. Students arriving from overseas usually cannot, so they engage their own agent and get billed. The difference is not your nationality — it is who engaged the agent. You can change that.

    Red flags when renting in Singapore

    Most students who lose money lose it the same way: committing from overseas, to someone they have only messaged.

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    No CEA number, no deal.

    Every agent here is registered and carries a number. Ask before you ask about the flat.

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    Not checked on cea.gov.sg? Not verified.

    Name, number and agency must all match. One minute, and the most useful minute you will spend.

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    No HDB approval letter, no tenancy.

    Without it your lease can be terminated — and you are the one moving out.

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    Money to a personal account before signing? Stop.

    A small holding deposit against a signed LOI is normal. A full deposit with nothing in writing is not.

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    Rent far below the range on this page? Assume bait.

    Underpricing is how fake listings get you onto WhatsApp and then onto a transfer.

    Check an agent on the CEA public register → Check the Non-Citizen Quota for a block →

    Renting near SMU

    SMU has no campus housing, so every student rents. The city-centre location means the highest rents on this site — but Toa Payoh and Kallang are two or three MRT stops away and noticeably cheaper.

    Source: HDB approved rentals via data.gov.sg · 2025-10 to 2026-09

    General information on Singapore tenancy rules, not legal or financial advice. Minimum tenancy periods, occupancy caps and stamp duty rates are set by HDB, URA and IRAS and can change; confirm current rules before you sign anything.

    Last updated 2026-10-05

    Rental data from HDB and URA via data.gov.sg and the URA Data Service. Location data from OneMap, © Singapore Land Authority.

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