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Central Area, Singapore: price per m²

Rolling 3-month median price per square metre for Central Area against the Singapore overall median. Source: CityDataLab factor model, updated monthly.

Headline numbers

Latest median
S$8,602/m²
Aug 2026
12-month change
-8.3%
vs Aug 2025
Change since 2017
+12.7%
from S$7,633/m²
Price rank
4 of 25
HDB towns, dearest first
Vs city overall
+33.3%
premium

In the three months to August 2026, the median price of homes sold in Central Area was S$8,602 per square metre, -8.3% on a year earlier and +9.6% on five years earlier. That ranks it 4 of 25 Singapore HDB towns by price per square metre, 33.3% above the city-wide median of S$6,453. Nearest in price: Bukit Merah (S$9,087) and Bishan (S$7,862).

Central Area: rolling 3-month median price per m², S$.
PeriodMonthMedian S$/m²Change to latest
LatestAug 2026S$8,602
One year earlierAug 2025S$9,383-8.3%
Five years earlierAug 2021S$7,851+9.6%
First month in the seriesMar 2017S$7,633+12.7%

Price history

Central Area vs Singapore overall — median S$/sqm

Rolling 3-month window. Central Area shown in the city accent colour; overall in grey.

Cumulative returns

Central Area vs Singapore overall — % change since series start

Both series re-based to 0% at the first valid datapoint.

How does this hdb town compare?

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