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Norwood Grand: the case for a family home near the TEL

A completed development of 348 homes by Woodlands South MRT, with family-sized four-bedroom layouts and a full set of facilities. What to look at when you view.

Published
23 Oct 2026
Last fact-checked
23 Oct 2026
Data period
Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Reading time
3 min

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What makes Norwood Grand a good family home, and how should you choose one?

Norwood Grand is a completed private development of 348 homes in four 11-storey blocks, about a five-minute walk from Woodlands South MRT on the Thomson-East Coast Line. It obtained TOP in August 2026, so you can view the finished homes. Its four-bedroom-plus-study layouts of 1,173 to 1,335 sq ft suit families, and the facilities include a 50 m lap pool and an on-site childcare centre. Choose the layout and the stack on a viewing, against a written quotation.

Norwood at a glance

  • TOP obtained in August 2026: you choose from finished homes, not plans.
  • 348 homes in four 11-storey blocks, about a five-minute walk from Woodlands South MRT (TEL).
  • Four-bedroom-plus-study types of 1,173, 1,313 and 1,335 sq ft; URA's 2026 sales so far are all of the two larger sizes.
  • Facilities include a 50 m lap pool, a tennis court, a gym and a two-storey early childhood development centre.

Norwood Grand in four figures

Official figureEvery figure here is as published by the source below.

Homes
348
Four 11-storey blocks
TOP
Obtained Aug 2026
CDL's construction page, updated 19 Oct 2026
Four-bedroom plus study
1,173 to 1,335 sq ft
Three types
To Woodlands South MRT
About 5 minutes' walk
The developer's description
Norwood Grand's original unit mix
Home typeSizesHomes
One-bedroom plus study495 sq ft31
Two-bedroom types624, 667 and 710 sq ft131
Three-bedroom types872 to 1,044 sq ft88
Four-bedroom plus study types1,173, 1,313 and 1,335 sq ft98

Source: Norwood Grand preview: project fact sheet (1 October 2024) (City Developments Limited), Released 1 Oct 2024; read 23 Oct 2026. Extracted 23 Oct 2026.

The developer's mix at the 2024 preview: the whole development, not the homes on offer today.

Evidence

The homes, the site and how to choose

A finished home you can walk through

CDL's construction page, updated on 19 October 2026, lists Norwood Grand's TOP as obtained in August 2026, with every construction stage completed. So you view the development itself and the type of home you are considering, and judge the space, light, outlook and finishes in person rather than from a show unit.

For a family moving from another home, that makes the plan simpler: you work to a finished building, not a construction timetable. Access to a particular apartment and its handover are arranged with the developer for that unit.

348 homes, and the facilities a family uses

The 348 homes sit in four 11-storey blocks on a site of about 14,433 sq m. There is a 50 m lap pool, a tennis court, a gym, a function room, children's play areas and a two-storey early childhood development centre with its entrance off the service driveway: a swim before work, somewhere for the children to play and a place for gatherings without leaving home.

If the childcare centre matters to you, ask about its operator, opening and enrolment; an on-site centre does not reserve a place.

The four-bedroom homes

Norwood was planned with a wide mix, from one-bedroom-plus-study to four-bedroom-plus-study homes. For a family the four-bedroom types are the ones to see: a deluxe plus study of 1,173 sq ft, and premium plus study types of 1,313 and 1,335 sq ft. The recent sales have all been the larger two: URA's records show Norwood's 26 new sales from January to September 2026 were all of 122 or 124 sq m.

Take your furniture plan to the viewing: where the dining table goes, whether two people can work from home at once, and whether there is storage for a family that will stay for years. A study works for homework or a home office; measure it before counting it as a bedroom.

When you compare sizes with an older condo, read the area the same way. Norwood's brochure counts the balcony and any private enclosed space, and leaves out the air-conditioner and reinforced-concrete ledges.

For a fair floor-area comparison with older homes, use the GFA-harmonised PSF guide.

Choosing the stack

Within one layout, stacks differ: the distance to the next block, the view from the living room, privacy, which way the home faces, the walk from the entrance, and how close it sits to the pool, the childcare driveway and the service areas.

A higher floor can buy a better outlook; a lower floor can bring the total price down. Put the price difference beside what you gain, and decide what is worth it for your family.

Next: why Norwood's 2023 land cost matters, and daily life near Woodlands South.

Analysis · opinion

My view

For families, Norwood's appeal is simple: a finished four-bedroom home a short walk from the TEL, in a town they already know, without leaving their support network in the north. You see the actual home, not a show unit, and plan around a finished building rather than a construction timetable.

What I'd do on the viewing: bring the furniture plan, look at two or three stacks of the same layout, and ask for the written quotation of each. The strongest case is a useful layout, the right stack and a quotation that holds up against the homes you would buy instead.

Read next

Why the land cost matters for the price: Norwood's entry price and land cost. The neighbourhood: living near Woodlands South.

Limitations

The unit mix is the development as planned, not the homes on offer today. Facilities, the childcare operator and access to particular apartments are for the developer to confirm. Recorded sales are past sales, not homes on offer.

Methodology

Development facts from the developer's 2024 fact sheet, website and brochure; TOP obtained, from CDL's construction page (updated 19 October 2026); site area from URA's award release. Sales: URA's records of single-unit new sales by contract month, January to September 2026, read 21 October 2026.

TOP
Temporary Occupation Permit: the building authority's permission to occupy the completed development. Handover of a particular apartment is arranged separately with the developer.

How all research on this site is built

Sources

  1. 1.
    Construction progress: Norwood Grand (TOP obtained in August 2026; updated as at 19 October 2026)

    CDL Homes · Period: Updated as at 19 Oct 2026; read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    Norwood Grand: TOP obtained in August 2026; foundation, framework, walls, ceilings, frames, car parks, roads and drains completed. Expected vacant possession 31 March 2030 is a separate, later deadline.

  2. 2.
    Norwood Grand preview: project fact sheet (1 October 2024)

    City Developments Limited · Period: Released 1 Oct 2024; read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    348 homes in four 11-storey blocks; 99 years from 18 December 2023; one-bedroom-plus-study to four-bedroom-plus-study homes of 495 to 1,335 sq ft; the original unit mix.

  3. 3.
    Award of tenders for the sites at Champions Way and Lentor Central (18 September 2023)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Period: Released 18 Sep 2023 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    Champions Way: awarded to CDL Stellar Pte. Ltd. for $294,889,000; site area 14,432.5 sq m; maximum GFA 30,309 sq m ($9,729.42 per sq m of GFA).

  4. 4.
    Norwood Grand: facilities and site plan

    CDL Homes · Period: Read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    50 m lap pool, tennis court, gym, function room, children's play areas, a two-storey early childhood development centre with an entrance off the service driveway.

  5. 5.
    Norwood Grand: floor plans

    CDL Homes · Period: Read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    The four-bedroom deluxe plus study (1,173 sq ft) and the premium plus study types (1,313 and 1,335 sq ft).

  6. 6.
    Norwood Grand brochure (area notes and plans)

    CDL Homes · Period: Read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    Areas include the balcony and private enclosed space where applicable, and exclude reinforced-concrete and air-conditioner ledges.

  7. 7.
    Norwood Grand: location

    CDL Homes · Period: Read 23 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    About a five-minute walk to Woodlands South MRT (TEL); nearby schools, shops and the town centre as the developer lists them.

  8. 8.
    Private residential transactions (URA Data Service)

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Period: Records to Sep 2026; read 21 Oct 2026 · Extracted 23 Oct 2026

    Norwood Grand's new sales, January to September 2026: 26 single-unit records, 14 of 122 sq m and 12 of 124 sq m, $2,668,000 to $2,793,000.

General information only, not financial, legal or tax advice. Figures reflect the data period shown and may since have changed; your own circumstances will differ. Full disclaimer.

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