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
TJ
October 12, 2025
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If you wanted your boy to live within walking distance of ACS, Barker Road is definitely the estate for you. It’s so close to ACS that the ACS branch there is even labelled as ACS (Barker Road) to differentiate it from its brother school, ACS Independent. If you look at the photo above, the building looming over the houses is set within the school grounds, so that’s how close the school and the houses are.
Let’s start our tour from the outside. Here I am standing at the closest overhead bridge and looking towards the entrance to the Barker Road landed enclave.At the base of the overhead bridge, there is a bus stop.Six buses stop here.Walk past the bus stop and the turn in to Barker Road is just ahead.Right outside the turn in to Barker Road is a Caltex station with a McDonalds drive through and a convenience store for any urgent groceries you may need.The turn in to Barker Road landed estate is right next to the petrol station.ACS (Barker) is located right at the turn-in.The main road outside Barker Road is a very busy one, and gets quite jammed during peak hours. I was visiting during non-peak hours which is why it looks so empty here.This photo might give you a better idea of the normal traffic situation.This is what the road looks like after we walk in to the Barker Road landed estate.
I hadn’t explored this landed estate in years. I was expecting it to be very crowded with cars due to parents fetching their children from ACS, and full of landed houses that most of us wouldn’t be able to afford. However, I was quite pleasantly surprised.
Here, you can see how close the landed houses are to the school. School wasn’t in session when I visited so I didn’t hear any noise but I wonder what the noise situation is like during school hours.The first houses we see, to our left.I was surprised to see that there are terrace units here. I had been expecting all detached units given the locale.) We do see larger houses later as we walk further in, but those are more isolated from the school and main road so much quieter. If you pay more, you get a more peaceful living environment. You’d think this would be the case everywhere but in some of the landed enclaves I’ve visited, the larger houses have been closer to the main road so it feels like you pay more for more noise.These are the closest houses to ACS Barker.Here you can see exactly how much distance there is between the houses and the school.Admittedly, even when the houses are not detached units, the houses aren’t what most people would call small! There’s street parking available here, but the road isn’t cluttered. No parking cones in sight surprisingly.Wow, I hadn’t realised that there are still black and white houses on this street.The neighbours of the black and white house.See what I mean about how the street feels very spacious?After the terrace units, we see some semi-Ds; very large ones with lots of parking space. These look like they could house at least four cars comfortably? No wonder the streets aren’t packed.Continuing further in to the Barker Road estate.We start seeing some detached units.Most of the houses have large car porches. This one can even house a basketball playing area.Back to terrace units.These look like they were built some time ago. However, none have been re-constructed so the row still looks very “neat” as all the houses have the same height and exterior facade.The house opposite.Continuing our walk in- as mentioned earlier, there are very few cars parked on the road. However, keep in mind that we are visiting after the school pick-up time.I spot an interesting looking house in the distance.Isn’t it impressive? This house is at least 40 years old. I remember seeing it when I was a kid and nicknaming it “the castle.”The houses around it are much more modern.Opposite is Asimont Lane.You can easily find street parking on Asimont Lane too. We are going to continue along Barker Road and turn into Asimont Lane later on our way out.Interesting looking property.Getting closer to the castle. If you’re looking for a unit here, note that the house next to the castle is under auction.Closer look at the castle. It even has its own turret! I wonder what the inside looks like.Interestingly, there are more cars parked along the street, deeper inside the estate and further away from ACS.Some of the houses on the left are located on elevated ground, giving them a good view of the surroundings.More terrace properties. The number of terrace units on this street is surprisingly high given the posh address.Some construction going on.The estate is getting quite quiet now.On the right, there’s a short cul-de-sac also named Barker Road.Past the cul-de-sac, Barker Road starts climbing uphill.The houses have also become larger- which could be why the road has become more peaceful- and the area feels more lush.
1 thing I need to point out is that, very unusually for a landed estate, there is no playground in Barker Road. I guess most of the houses are large enough that kids can play inside their own homes. Alternatively, they can walk over to Goldhill Avenue, the neighbouring estate which is home to the closest playground. There’s no shortcut between the two estates though so you will need to walk out to the main road (Dunearn Road) to get to Goldhill Avenue.
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If you’re not familiar with this area, here’s a map for you to orientate yourself.
This is Lotus at Barker, a cluster development with nine townhouses. I wonder if it’s for rent only as there is no history of sales transactions on the Edgeprop site. (The website also says that the units come with “complimentary home maintenance”, and a “minimum stay of two years” so it definitely sounds more like a rental set-up.)Its neighbour is quite impressive.I can’t see clearly through the trees but this looks like it could be another black or white house; or at the very least a vintage property.The next house also looks like it’s been around for a while.We’ve now reached the other end of Asimont Lane. Past the turn in to Asimont Lane, it starts getting much quieter and there are fewer units so we’re going to walk down Asimont Lane instead to make our way back to Dunearn Road.Without realising it, we must have walked quite uphill as the road down Asimont Lane goes downhill.This might give you a better view of the slope.More vintage properties here. I really like how there are so many old units in Barker Road. Much of Bukit Timah has been redeveloped so it was a nice surprise to find one state that feels less cookie cutter.Passing another cluster development here. I was so impressed by how peaceful the estate was that I actually started googling to check what the prices are.
If you’re wondering about the sales history of the area, here you go. The last 3 semi-Ds sold for much less than I would have expected ($3 to $5million-ish) which makes sense when you see that they are strata units. Strata units often sell for less than freehold units in the same area. In fact, if you peruse the transactions, you’ll see that the semi-D in 2025 sold for about the same amount as a freehold terrace back in 2021.
I think this is ACS Oldham Hall.We’re almost back at the start of Asimont Lane, which we passed earlier.Another detached house.Back where we started.I had been expecting an estate where it would be impossible to find street parking/ drive through so I was pleasantly surprised by how peaceful and spacious I found the Barker Road landed estate to be. Prices (for strata units) were also not as astronomical as I had expected, especially given that I’ve seen condo units in the neighbourhood asking for higher prices!
However, one thing I need to highlight is that there is only 1 way in and out of this landed enclave. And, if I’m not wrong, the turn in/out is shared with ACS Barker so there could be quite a wait to drive in/ out of the estate before school drop-off and pick-up hours.
What do you think? Is $5 million for a stata house here a good buy or not for you? Let me know in the comments!
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
