Per-district nightlife, food, family, commute, and green-space score
HighestD6 · 87
LowestD17 · 14
Average43.3
Districts28
District 6 has Singapore's highest lifestyle score at 87 of 100 (vibrant), against 14 for District 17, on an average of 43.3 across 28 districts. Each district scores the median of its own homes, not a single centre point. D6 holds only 3 scored homes, so treat its lead as indicative. Source: ShiokNest analysis of amenity, transport and dining data, as of Jul 2026.
The score weights food 25, nightlife 20, family amenities 20, commute 20 and green space 15, so it encodes a particular idea of a good location — a district that scores low on nightlife may be exactly right for a family. Scores come from the median home in each district rather than its geographic centre, because a district's mid-point often sits somewhere nobody lives. Districts are not uniform: D11 ranges from 23 to 67 across its middle half of homes, so read the range as well as the headline.
Highest lifestyle scores by district
| Rank |
District |
Score |
Middle 50% |
Verdict |
Homes scored |
| #1 |
D6 |
87 |
84–87 |
Vibrant |
3 |
| #2 |
D8 |
81 |
79–83 |
Vibrant |
93 |
| #3 |
D1 |
78 |
72–81 |
Vibrant |
24 |
| #4 |
D7 |
76 |
74–76 |
Vibrant |
34 |
| #5 |
D9 |
73 |
65–78 |
Active |
260 |
| #6 |
D12 |
69 |
63–71 |
Active |
123 |
| #7 |
D2 |
62 |
62–66 |
Active |
28 |
| #8 |
D3 |
54 |
47–66 |
Mellow |
43 |
| #9 |
D11 |
54 |
23–67 |
Mellow |
221 |
| #10 |
D13 |
54 |
53–60 |
Mellow |
74 |
How to Read the Lifestyle/Neighborhood Score Insight
Key Takeaways
- Each Singapore district scores 0–100 across five lifestyle dimensions: nightlife, food scene, family-friendliness, commute to CBD, and green space.
- POI counts come from OpenStreetMap and are measured within 2 km of each individual home, not from a single district centre — the district score is the median of the homes in it, so a mixed district reports a range rather than one blended figure.
- Scores are recomputed quarterly — the underlying data does not move fast.
- Use the dimension breakdown, not the headline score, when matching a district to your lifestyle priorities.
What It Does
This insight ranks all 28 Singapore districts on a 0–100 lifestyle composite that mirrors the framework Neighbourlytics built for REA Group: nightlife (20 pts), food scene (25 pts), family-friendliness (20 pts), commute to CBD (20 pts), and green space (15 pts). For each dimension we count points-of-interest within a 2 km radius of the district's property centroid using OneMap and the schools registry, then map the count to a tiered points value. The headline score is the sum, clamped to...
Why It Matters
Singapore real estate listings universally describe districts in cliché shorthand — "vibrant", "family-friendly", "near nature" — that buyers cannot easily verify. This insight quantifies the cliché. A district claiming to be "family-friendly" can be checked against its family-friendly score (schools + childcare + playgrounds within 2 km) before you commit to a viewing.
The lifestyle composite also surfaces underrated districts. D12 (Toa Payoh / Balestier) and D20 (Bishan / Ang...
How It Works
- Open the page — every district populates by default. The bar chart ranks all 28; the KPI cards highlight top 5 and bottom 5.
- Click a district to drill into its dimension breakdown — see whether the score comes from food, nightlife, parks, or commute.
- Compare two districts before viewing properties. Lifestyle gaps within 5 points are not meaningful; gaps over 15 points usually are.
Examples
The figures in these examples are illustrative — they show how to read the data, not a live reading of it. Current values are in the summary at the top of this page.
D9 (Orchard / River Valley) vs D12 (Toa Payoh / Balestier)
Inputs
- D9 score
- Active (73)
- D12 score
- Active (69)
- PSF gap
- D9 ~$2,720 / D12 ~$1,910
Results
- D9 strengths
- Food 25/25 (2,053 outlets), nightlife 17/20 (241 venues)
- D9 weakness
- Family-friendly 7/20 — only 80 schools & kid-spaces
- D12 strengths
- Family-friendly 20/20 (222 schools & kid-spaces)
- D12 trade-off
- Commute 8/20 (28 min), food 17/25, nightlife 14/20
How to read this:
The composite barely separates these two — 73 against 69 — but the components point in opposite directions. D9 buys food, nightlife and a shorter commute; D12 buys family amenities, scoring full marks where D9 scores 7 of 20. D12 reaches 95% of D9's composite at roughly 70% of the PSF, so the premium is really being paid for dining and commute rather than for "lifestyle" in general. Read the components, not the headline.
Identifying Singapore's "vibrant lifestyle" districts
Inputs
- Filter
- Verdict = Vibrant (≥75)
- Sort
- Score descending
Results
- Vibrant tier
- D6 (87), D1 (81), D8 (81), D7 (76)
- Just below
- D9 Orchard (73) and D12 Toa Payoh (69) — Active, not Vibrant
- Thin sample
- D6 is scored on only 3 homes — a real figure, but a narrow base
How to read this:
The Vibrant tier is a tight central belt — Clarke Quay/City Hall, Marina, Little India and Bugis — built on dense food and nightlife within walking distance. Note that Orchard does NOT clear 75: it scores well on food and nightlife but only 7 of 20 on family amenities, which is what a composite is for. Districts scored on very few homes should be read with their sample size, shown in the summary table at the top of this page.
Tips & Pitfalls
Expert Tips
- Read the dimension breakdown, not just the composite — a 70 with strong food + family is very different from a 70 with strong nightlife + commute.
- Cross-check with the Walkability Score Insight — walkability scores are property-level, lifestyle scores are district-level. Both matter.
- Lifestyle scores barely move year-on-year. If you see a large change, suspect a methodology update, not real-world drift.
Common Pitfalls
- Reading nightlife as a quality measure of bars/clubs — it is a count of venues, not a Michelin-style rating.
- Comparing CCR vs OCR composites without accounting for PSF — a vibrant CCR district may not be the best lifestyle-per-dollar choice.
- Treating the commute dimension as commute-from-your-home — it is the centroid-to-Raffles-Place transit time. Your specific block may differ by 5–10 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the score per district, not per property?
Lifestyle is a neighborhood property — nightlife, food scenes, and parks are shared by every property in a 2 km radius. Per-property granularity would be false precision. Walkability is per-property because amenity proximity varies block-to-block; lifestyle is district-level because the venue ecosystem does not.
Where does the POI data come from?
OneMap (Singapore's authoritative geocoding service) for nightlife, food, family-friendly POIs, and green space. The schools registry is loaded from MOE-published data. Commute times come from a precomputed centroid-to-Raffles-Place transit estimate based on Singapore-typical transit speeds.
How often does the score refresh?
Quarterly. POI churn is slow in Singapore — new venues open and close, but the density of bars/restaurants/parks in a district shifts on a multi-year scale.
Why does the nightlife score look low even in CBD?
OneMap does not have a clean "BAR" theme — we search for "BAR", "CLUB", "LOUNGE" keywords, which produces fuzzy results. Some venues registered as F&B will not be counted; some F&B venues with bar in the name will be over-counted. The relative ranking across districts is reliable; the absolute count is approximate.