Resale Project Scorecard
The Light @ Cairnhill
D09 · Orchard, River Valley · freehold · completed 2004 · 121 units
Grade C, 5.31 out of 10, the 159th highest score among 205 resale condos in District 9.
How to read this grade. RPS is a relative comparison of seven scored factors, not a valuation, return forecast or buy recommendation.
TRIBE's 2026 back-test found the composite separated later resale returns less clearly than Historical Performance alone, so the grade should be used to open the factor details, not to close a buying decision. Read the evidence →
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Resales, 12 months to Oct 2026
- 2
- To Somerset MRT
- 590 m
Photo: Terence Ong, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Light @ Cairnhill Score
- C
- Grade
- Score out of 10
- 5.31
- Highest score among 205 resale condos in District 9
- 159th
Below-average project with notable weaknesses. Standout strengths: tenure, MRT access. Key weaknesses: rental yield, capital appreciation.
Project's Historical Performance25%2/10
Avg Ann. of +2.07% — bottom 11% within its 2004-era cohort. Weak capital appreciation, even when judged against vintage peers.
The district median is 4/10.
Primary School Effect20%7/10
2 primary schools within 1km (nearest: Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) at 0.33km). Strong school proximity — a genuine advantage for young families.
The district median is 7/10.
- Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
- St. Margaret's School (Primary)
Within 1km on OneMap's School Query for at least one block, the measure MOE uses for Primary 1. Check your block's postal code on OneMap School Query →
Project Size16%5/10
121 units — boutique development. Lower transaction frequency and limited shared facilities.
The district median is 3/10.
MRT Proximity13%8/10
590 m from Somerset MRT (NS23) — short walk to MRT, good transport convenience.
The district median is 9/10.
Rental Yield10%3/10
Rental yield of 2.53% — below-average income return.
The district median is 3/10.
Tenure10%10/10
Freehold tenure — no lease decay concerns, preserves long-term value.
The district median is 10/10.
Future Transformation6%4/10
Limited future-catalyst exposure — nearest is Newton–Orchard mixed-use precinct at 0.76km, far enough that the impact on this project is modest.
The district median is 4/10.
Scores updated October 2026. On the map →
Why The Light @ Cairnhill scores 5.31
The Light @ Cairnhill scores 5.31 out of 10 on the TRIBE Resale Project Scorecard, Grade C, ranking 1784th of 2,350 resale condos scored in Singapore and 159th of 205 in District 9 (Orchard, River Valley). Its strongest factors are Tenure (10/10) and MRT Proximity (8/10); its weakest is Project's Historical Performance (2/10).
| Factor | This condoThe Light @ Cairnhill | DistrictDistrict median | EffectEffect on score | Scores above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project's Historical Performance25% | 2/10 | 4/10 | −0.50 | 7% of district |
| Primary School Effect20% | 7/10 | 7/10 | ±0.00 | 8% of district |
| Project Size16% | 5/10 | 3/10 | +0.32 | 62% of district |
| MRT Proximity13% | 8/10 | 9/10 | −0.13 | 0% of district |
| Rental Yield10% | 3/10 | 3/10 | ±0.00 | 33% of district |
| Tenure10% | 10/10 | 10/10 | ±0.00 | 10% of district |
| Future Transformation6% | 4/10 | 4/10 | ±0.00 | 49% of district |
Medians are across the 205 scored resale projects in District 9 (Orchard, River Valley). “Effect on score” is the factor's weighted difference from that median, so the column sums (to within rounding) to the gap between The Light @ Cairnhill and a median-profile project (5.59). “Scores above” is the share of those projects this one out-scores on the factor. Weights and bands are on the methodology page.
The Light @ Cairnhill Prices
- Median PSF
- $2,288
- Median price
- $5.24M
- Resales
- 2
Past transactions at The Light @ Cairnhill
12 resales, Nov 2021 to Oct 2026 · median $2,375 psf · $2,900,000 to $5,880,000 · 11 of the 11 with a purchase on record sold at a profit
| Sale | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2026 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 6 | #06-05054BR | 4BR | 2,443 | $2,406 | $5,880,000 | Resale |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 20 | #20-03033BR | 3BR | 2,121 | $2,169 | $4,600,000 | Resale |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 13 | #13-03033BR | 3BR | 1,561 | $2,646 | $4,130,000 | Resale |
| 17 Apr 2025 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 3 | #03-01013BR | 3BR | 1,690 | $2,219 | $3,750,000 | Resale |
| 30 May 2024 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 10 | #10-02023BR | 3BR | 1,658 | $2,485 | $4,120,000 | Resale |
| 25 Apr 2024 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 14 | #14-03033BR | 3BR | 1,561 | $2,480 | $3,870,000 | Resale |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 6 | #06-06064BR | 4BR | 2,013 | $2,528 | $5,088,000 | Resale |
| 11 Jan 2023 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 2 | #02-04042BR | 2BR | 1,238 | $2,343 | $2,900,000 | Resale |
| 8 Aug 2022 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 14 | #14-02023BR | 3BR | 1,518 | $2,425 | $3,680,000 | Resale |
| 7 Jun 2022 | 19 Cairnhill Circle | 3 | #03-06063BR | 3BR | 1,658 | $2,274 | $3,770,000 | Resale |
Show as a table
| Period | Sales | Median PSF | D9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 – Jan 2022 | — | — | $2,153 psf |
| Feb–Apr 2022 | 2 | $2,206 psf | $2,140 psf |
| May–Jul 2022 | 1 | — | $2,074 psf |
| Aug–Oct 2022 | 1 | — | $2,184 psf |
| Nov 2022 – Jan 2023 | 1 | — | $2,193 psf |
| Feb–Apr 2023 | — | — | $2,192 psf |
| May–Jul 2023 | 1 | — | $2,138 psf |
| Aug–Oct 2023 | — | — | $2,198 psf |
| Nov 2023 – Jan 2024 | — | — | $2,280 psf |
| Feb–Apr 2024 | 1 | — | $2,165 psf |
| May–Jul 2024 | 1 | — | $2,228 psf |
| Aug–Oct 2024 | — | — | $2,238 psf |
| Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 | — | — | $2,301 psf |
| Feb–Apr 2025 | 1 | — | $2,305 psf |
| May–Jul 2025 | — | — | $2,306 psf |
| Aug–Oct 2025 | 1 | — | $2,265 psf |
| Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 | — | — | $2,331 psf |
| Feb–Apr 2026 | 1 | — | $2,420 psf |
| May–Jul 2026 | 1 | — | $2,395 psf |
| Aug–Oct 2026 | — | — | $2,245 psf |
A quarter is plotted from two sales up; the district line from ten.
URA REALIS resale and sub-sale caveats, Nov 2021 to Oct 2026. Check one unit →
The Light @ Cairnhill Rent
- Median rent a month
- $6,300 to $11,000
- Rental contracts
- 50
| Unit type | Median rent | Most rents | LetsContracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bedroom | $6,300 | $6,030 to $6,580 | 14 |
| 3-bedroom | $8,500 | $8,080 to $8,700 | 27 |
| 4-bedroom | $11,000 | $10,000 to $11,000 | 9 |
Rental contracts at The Light @ Cairnhill
51 contracts, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 · median $8,200 a month · $5,500 to $12,750
| Month | Type | Size | Rent a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 3BR | 1,500 to 1,600 sq ft | $8,150 |
| Aug 2026 | 3BR | 1,500 to 1,600 sq ft | $8,200 |
| Aug 2026 | 3BR | 1,700 to 1,800 sq ft | $8,600 |
| Jul 2026 | 3BR | 1,500 to 1,600 sq ft | $8,400 |
| Jul 2026 | 3BR | 1,600 to 1,700 sq ft | $8,900 |
| Jul 2026 | 3BR | 1,600 to 1,700 sq ft | $9,000 |
| Jun 2026 | 2BR | 1,200 to 1,300 sq ft | $6,100 |
| Jun 2026 | 2BR | 1,200 to 1,300 sq ft | $6,200 |
| Jun 2026 | 2BR | 1,200 to 1,300 sq ft | $6,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 3BR | 1,500 to 1,600 sq ft | $7,500 |
URA rental contracts. The table above is the 12 months to August 2026. URA publishes no unit number for a letting.
The Light @ Cairnhill By stack
- Highest, stack 03
- $2,480 psf
- Lowest, stack 05
- $2,243 psf
- Stacks with 2+ resales
- 4
| Stack | Median PSF | Size | Sold on | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | $2,455 psf | 1,588 sq ft | Levels 10 to 14 | 2 |
| 03 | $2,480 psf | 1,561 sq ft | Levels 13 to 20 | 3 |
| 05 | $2,243 psf | 2,443 sq ft | Levels 2 to 9 | 3 |
| 06 | $2,401 psf | 1,835 sq ft | Levels 3 to 6 | 2 |
URA REALIS resale caveats, 2022 to Oct 2026. Sun path by facing →
The Light @ Cairnhill Notes
How these numbers are worked out
- Grade C places The Light @ Cairnhill in a relative band under the current seven-factor formula. RPS is a relative comparison of seven scored factors, not a valuation, return forecast or buy recommendation. TRIBE's 2026 back-test found the composite separated later resale returns less clearly than Historical Performance alone, so the grade should be used to open the factor details, not to close a buying decision. Two units can still be very different buys: the asking price, stack, floor, facing and condition decide the outcome.
- PSF against the district: $2,288 psf at The Light @ Cairnhill against $2,356 psf across District 9, medians over 12 months.
- MRT distance is a straight line on the map; the walking route is longer.
- Prices: aggregates of URA REALIS resale caveats, data to October 2026 (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026). A specific unit's value depends on floor, size, facing and condition.
- By unit type: a price range is shown from three sales up; with two, the figure is the median. Unit types with one sale, and sales with no bedroom count on record, are left out.
- Past transactions: every resale and sub-sale caveat lodged with URA from Nov 2021 to Oct 2026, newest first; a unit is its storey and stack (#07-18). Typing a unit or a stack lists its sales across the whole span. Profit is the sale price less the seller's own purchase price as the caveats pair them, before stamp duties, fees and loan interest; the gain a year is compounded and shown from one year held. The trend line is the median from two sales up per month, quarter or half-year, the district line from ten. 10Y appears once the dataset runs that far back.
- Rent: aggregates of URA rental contracts, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, for unit types with three contracts or more; the contract list under the table carries every letting on file, including those with no bedroom count, and URA publishes no unit number for a letting. "Most rents" is the middle half of contracts, shown from five up. No yield is shown: too few resales of these unit types in the last 12 months to divide by.
- By stack: resales from 2022 to Oct 2026, medians per stack. A stack is the last two digits of the unit number, so #05-37 and #08-37 are both stack 37. Stacks with one sale (2 here) are left out, and prices moved over the period, so read a gap between two stacks as a lead to check, not a rule.
- Factor bars: the black mark on each bar is the district median.
- Score: seven weighted factors. Methodology published.
What the score cannot tell you
- RPS scores the project, not a unit. Floor, stack, facing, renovation and the asking price are outside the score. In the 12 months to October 2026, the 2 resale caveats at The Light @ Cairnhill ranged from $2,169 psf to $2,406 psf: that spread is unit-level variation the score cannot see.
- Recent price evidence is thin: 2 resale caveats in the 12 months to October 2026. The Historical Performance factor (2/10) rests on the 10-year record, not on this window.
- Historical Performance is a percentile among projects of similar vintage (completed around 2004, within a year or so, widened when the cohort is small). A high score is strong for its age group, not against the whole market.
- The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT (NS23), 590 m in a straight line. The walking route is usually longer, and bus links are not scored.
- Primary School Effect counts the 2 primary schools within 1 km on OneMap's School Query (the school's land boundary to the block's building outline, the measure MOE uses for P1), weighted by recent P1 ballot demand. A school counts when any block is within 1 km, so confirm your own block's postal code before relying on it.
- Scores updated October 2026; transactions to October 2026. Nothing on this page is a valuation or advice on a specific unit.
- Facing decides a unit's morning or afternoon sun, and it varies stack by stack. See the sun path at The Light @ Cairnhill for any facing, date and time → The hours count direction only; the 3D map draws the shadows of the blocks around it.