LASALLE (University of the Arts Singapore) — housing guide for new students
October 2026 intake · Suggested move-in: mid-September to early October 2026
What this budget actually rents
- S$1,000–1,200: where to start looking — City Square Residences Common room · shared bathroom S$1,050–1,800; Sunshine Plaza Common room · shared bathroom S$1,150–1,800; Piccadilly Grand Common room · shared bathroom S$1,200–2,000; Southbank Common room · shared bathroom S$1,200–1,500
- S$1,300–1,600: where to start looking — Burlington Square Common room · shared bathroom S$1,300–1,500; The Bencoolen Common room · shared bathroom S$1,300–1,900; Citylights Common room · shared bathroom S$1,450–1,650; Uptown @ Farrer Common room · shared bathroom S$1,450–1,900
- S$1,700+: where to start looking — Sturdee Residences Common room · shared bathroom S$1,700–1,900; Sophia Hills Common room · shared bathroom S$2,000–2,300; City Square Residences Master room · en-suite S$2,200–2,600; Sunshine Plaza Master room · en-suite S$2,200–2,600
Some room types or individual listings may fall within the band; a building’s overall room range can be higher. Buildings within a 20-minute walk of this campus. Room rents come mainly from current public listings; official rental data is used to place the area's overall level · updated August 2026. Actual rent moves with the room type, the building, when you move in and how long you take it for.
Whole-unit rents near campus
Whole-unit rents from URA rental contracts (25q4–26q3), middle 50% of contracts. A guide to the building, not a quote — room rents are a separate question.
Where the campus is, and the commute
The nearest MRT station to campus is Rochor (DT Line), about a 3-minute walk. In Singapore what matters is the number of interchanges, not the distance on a map — the same 3 km is a very different journey direct versus with two changes. Every building page carries the actual public-transport route and time to campus.
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Choosing the type of housing
- School / student accommodation: LASALLE says it plainly on its own site: the College provides no hostel or accommodation facilities, and has no special arrangements with any accommodation provider. Where you live is entirely your call — which is easier here than most, because buildings we hold prices for are a two-minute walk from the campus. The school’s own accommodation page (read 2026-08-22) →
- A private room: A room inside a private unit: the campus sits between Rochor and Bencoolen, one of the densest stretches of private rooms in Singapore — small, but with the most choice anywhere.
- A whole unit, shared: Take a whole unit with classmates: art students carry equipment and need room for it, and a whole unit changes what you can store and make at home.
Sharing a whole unit is not automatically cheaper than a single room, nor automatically dearer. What it buys is the whole place, roommates you chose, and more freedom in how you live. Whether it works out comes down to the headcount and the actual whole-unit rent at the time — your housing plan works that through for your case.
Areas worth looking at
- Rochor — A 2-minute walk to campus — the closest of these · nearest tracked home ≈ 2-min walk to campus
- Bencoolen — A 4-minute walk, with the MRT and hawker food downstairs · nearest tracked home ≈ 4-min walk to campus
- Little India — A bigger room for the same budget, and where the art and hardware shops are · nearest tracked home ≈ 4-min walk to campus
- Sophia — Up the hill and quiet — worth it if you work at home · nearest tracked home ≈ 7-min walk to campus
Three traps to avoid first
- Read the lease before you pay anything. If someone wants a deposit before showing you the tenancy agreement, stop there.
- Getting your deposit back comes down to the move-in inventory — photograph every item on the day you move in.
- There is a legal cap on how many people may occupy a unit. Confirm it before sharing; do not just count bedrooms.
The full anti-scam checklist →
A housing plan for LASALLE (University of the Arts Singapore)
What you get is not a pile of listings but a plan you can decide from: for your school, your intake, your move-in date and your budget, it puts student accommodation, a private room and a shared whole unit side by side — rent, commute, lease term, utilities, the total for the year, the risks and a recommendation.
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