There are many ways to slice the cake; here are the three most commonly accepted methods used in Singapore.
- By Regions: North-East, North, Central, West, and East Region
- By market segments:
- Core Central Region (CCR)
- Rest of Central Region (RCR)
- Outside Central Region (OCR)
- By the 28 Postal Districts
Singapore by Regions
Singapore by Postal Districts
| Postal District | Postal Sector (1st 2 digits of 6-digit postal codes) | General Location |
| 01 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 | Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People’s Park |
| 02 | 07, 08 | Anson, Tanjong Pagar |
| 03 | 14,15, 16 | Queenstown, Tiong Bahru |
| 04 | 09, 10 | Telok Blangah, Harbourfront |
| 05 | 11, 12, 13 | Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town |
| 06 | 17 | High Street, Beach Road (part) |
| 07 | 18, 19 | Middle Road, Golden Mile |
| 08 | 20, 21 | Little India |
| 09 | 22, 23 | Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley |
| 10 | 24, 25, 26, 27 | Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin |
| 11 | 28, 29, 30 | Watten Estate, Novena, Thomson |
| 12 | 31, 32, 33 | Balestier, Toa Payoh, Serangoon |
| 13 | 34, 35, 36, 37 | Macpherson, Braddell |
| 14 | 38, 39, 40, 41 | Geylang, Eunos |
| 15 | 42, 43, 44, 45 | Katong, Joo Chiat, Amber Road |
| 16 | 46, 47, 48 | Bedok, Upper East Coast, Eastwood, Kew Drive |
| 17 | 49, 50, 81 | Loyang, Changi |
| 18 | 51, 52 | Tampines, Pasir Ris |
| 19 | 53, 54, 55, 82 | Serangoon Garden, Hougang, Punggol |
| 20 | 56, 57 | Bishan, Ang Mo Kio |
| 21 | 58, 59 | Upper Bukit Timah, Clementi Park, Ulu Pandan |
| 22 | 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 | Jurong |
| 23 | 65, 66, 67, 68 | Hillview, Dairy Farm, Bukit Panjang, Choa Chu Kang |
| 24 | 69, 70, 71 | Lim Chu Kang, Tengah |
| 25 | 72, 73 | Kranji, Woodgrove |
| 26 | 77, 78 | Upper Thomson, Springleaf |
| 27 | 75, 76 | Yishun, Sembawang |
| 28 | 79, 80 | Seletar |
Singapore by Market Segments (CCR, RCR, OCR)
We love acronyms so the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has divided Singapore into three main regions, which are named ‘market segments’ to make it easier to distinguish when comparing the performance of each segment.
| Segment | District | Area | Price |
| CCR | 9,10,11 | Orchard, Somerset, River Valley, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Holland, Newton, Novena, Dunearn | $$-$$$ |
| RCR | 1-8 12-15 20 | Marina South, Chinatown, Queenstown, Alexandra, Tiong Bahru, Harbourfront, Keppel, Buona Vista, Fort Canning, Rochor, Little India, Farrer Park, Balestier, Potong Pasir, East Coast, Thomson | $-$$$ |
| OCR | Rest | Everywhere else | $-$$ |
As you can imagine the further you go from CCR, the price will tend to vary. So if you don’t mind the extra distance or prefer another area based on its unique characteristics, such as near the beach, school, park, etc., you can use this to your advantage. Do note that the price gap between the market segments has been shrinking in recent years.
