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Everything we have written about neighbourhoods while running co-living in Singapore.

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Travellers inside a Changi Airport terminal, illustrating housing for aviation industry workers near changi
Most recent · Work

Housing for Aviation Industry Workers Near Changi

Housing for aviation industry workers near Changi: who actually works there, why shift timing matters more than distance, and an honest read on fit.

28 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
A leafy Bukit Timah road, one of the quieter student housing areas near the NUS Bukit Timah campus
Students · Neighbourhoods
Student Housing in Bukit Timah and Clementi: Where to Live Near NUS and NTU

Where NUS and NTU students should live: Bukit Timah, Clementi, and 9 more areas, plus the 3 month rental rule every student needs to know.

5 Jun 202611 min read
Peranakan shophouse facades in Joo Chiat, illustrating joo chiat and katong rent guide
Costs · Neighbourhoods
Joo Chiat and Katong Rent Guide: Should You Move East?

A joo chiat katong rent guide covering shophouse rooms, MRT commute times, real prices, and what to check before you sign in the east.

5 Jun 20269 min read
Ticket machines in an MRT station concourse, illustrating housing for engineering students near campus labs
Students · Neighbourhoods
Housing for Engineering Students Near Campus Labs

Housing for engineering students near campus labs at NUS and NTU: why FYP crunch and workshop access make proximity matter more, and where to live.

1 Jun 20269 min read
A dense HDB estate seen from the air, illustrating chiltern park, ivory heights, thomson grove
Neighbourhoods
Chiltern Park, Ivory Heights, Thomson Grove: A Guide to Our Three Houses

A full guide to Lazybee's three houses: Chiltern Park, Ivory Heights, Thomson Grove. Neighbourhoods, room types, and what to check on a viewing.

29 May 20267 min read
A pedestrian overpass through the trees on the NUS campus, illustrating commute times from co-living rooms to nus, ntu, smu and sit
Students · Neighbourhoods
Commute Times From Co-Living Rooms to NUS, NTU, SMU and SIT

Real commute times from Lazybee's three co-living houses to NUS Kent Ridge, NTU, SMU Bras Basah and SIT Punggol, laid out in one matrix.

24 Mar 20267 min read
Ticket machines in an MRT station concourse, illustrating commute comparison
Students · Neighbourhoods
Commute Comparison: Living Centrally vs Near a Single Campus

Living centrally vs near a single campus: the commute math for weighing one short trip against every other place you need to reach in Singapore.

20 Mar 20268 min read
The new teaching blocks of SIT at Punggol, illustrating student housing near sit punggol
Students · Neighbourhoods
Student Housing Near SIT Punggol: What's Actually Nearby

SIT's Punggol campus has no on-campus hostel. Here's what housing actually exists nearby right now, what's coming, and what to realistically plan for.

4 Jul 20258 min read
The glass mall frontage at Novena, illustrating novena and newton renter's guide
Neighbourhoods
Novena and Newton Renter's Guide

A no-nonsense renter's guide to Novena and Newton: MRT access, hospitals, food, prices, and how it compares to Balestier and Toa Payoh.

20 Jun 20259 min read
A shaded walkway between the Tiong Bahru blocks, illustrating tiong bahru renter's guide
Costs · Neighbourhoods
Tiong Bahru Renter's Guide: Is It Worth the Rent?

A practical Tiong Bahru rent guide: what you actually pay for, how it compares to Everton Park and Outram, and what to check before you view.

28 May 202510 min read
Commuters standing inside an MRT carriage, illustrating where to live by commute time to the cbd
Neighbourhoods
Where to Live by Commute Time to the CBD

Where to live by commute time to Singapore's CBD: real MRT times, 10 areas within 30 minutes of Raffles Place, and how to test any listing.

5 May 20259 min read
The curved main building at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, illustrating student housing near sutd
Students · Neighbourhoods
Student Housing Near SUTD: Options Around Changi and Upper Changi

Student housing near SUTD's Upper Changi campus: real MRT distances, Tampines/Simei prices, and an honest look at whether Lazybee's houses fit too.

24 Apr 20258 min read
The cycling path running under the trees at East Coast Park, illustrating east coast vs city fringe
Costs · Neighbourhoods
East Coast vs City Fringe: Lifestyle and Price, Compared

East coast vs city fringe in Singapore: rent, commute and lifestyle compared honestly, with a scorecard to help you pick where to live.

9 Oct 202410 min read

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