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Woodlands Singapore - Neighbourhoods

There are 3 constituencies in the town, and 9 neighbourhoods (N1 to N9) within the Woodlands constituency; made up primarily by Woodlands, Marsiling, Woodgrove and Admiralty, each with their own different traits. Most of the neighbourhoods are centralised or aligned along their respective neighbourhood centres, where most of the commercial activities are conducted, other than the town centre, Woodlands Square.

Woodlands Singapore - Woodlands

Woodlands is also the name of the primary estate of the town, containing most of the commercial activities, such as Woodlands Square, the commercial hub of the town, consists of buildings and services of high standard. Built on a hill, Woodlands Square consists of a large hectare of grassland, houses the gala events or celebrations at different time of a year; a large mall, Causeway Point, overseeing the Woodlands MRT Station and the Woodlands Civic Centre.

There are wide ranges of housing apartment blocks, some of which are the finest architectures in Singapore. Woodlands is highly accessible, compared to the other estates in the town. Feeder bus routes run within the estate. Large avenues allow a seamless flow of traffic. Woodlands is highly urbanised, however, at times permitting, buildings were built a distance away from heavy-utilised roads. That is quite a distinctive style of post-independence Singapore. Buildings are phased closely together, developing in a carefully planned pattern.

Woodlands Singapore - Marsiling

Woodlands is increasingly an avenue for foreign Asians to the inner urban estates of Singapore. Marsiling presents the past day living patterns of Singapore; a quieter and much denser estate, often offer a rather reasonable and larger alternative to housing options, and house a large quantity of elder citizens and heavy-duty industries.

Marsiling is a large estate compared to Woodlands, which extended from north of Woodlands Square to the Woodlands Checkpoint, bordering Malaysia.

A redevelopment plan of upgrading existing housing apartment blocks were introduced in late 90s, and thereafter a surge in housing prices that come along with a refurbished elevator serving every single storeys of the apartment block; larger apartments per household (a new room is added at the rear of each apartment) and of course, modernised to meet the standard of the local housing environment. Refer to Modernising Environment. Marsiling is situated next to the Marsiling Industrial Estate; Marsiling have shown an increasing community of foreign expatriates in recent years. See Main Upgrading Programme for more details on upgrading existing housing apartment blocks.

Woodlands Singapore - Admiralty & Woodgrove

Admiralty kept abreast of contemporary housing in the town. Citizens enjoyed the convenience of a transit station, Admiralty MRT Station, similar to that of Woodlands MRT Station, built solely for the SMRT train fleets. Admiralty offers a rather reasonable quiet and organised housing, with well-designed apartments. Admiralty houses citizens who opt for government housing through the Housing and Development Board's plans, instead of purchasing apartments via private agencies, which often costs more however require a shorter waiting time; opting for government housing often takes months to process and only for newly built housing flats.

Admiralty is connected to Sembawang and Yishun via Gambas Avenue; the Woodlands Industrial Park and Senoko Industrial Park via Woodlands Avenue 10; Woodlands Estate via Woodlands Avenue 7; Marsiling Estate via Woodlands Square and Woodlands Avenue 3; Expressway via Woodlands Avenue 12.

In contrast to the other estates, Woodgrove is the smallest in size, located towards the north-west-end of the town. Woodgrove houses most of the private housing in Woodlands, consisting of high-rise condominiums and landed properties. Woodgrove lies in between the estates of Marsiling and Woodlands.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Neighbourhoods", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki