SG Block Index

Block 1 Queen's RD

260001 · Farrer Court · Bukit Timah · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 88 units · 23 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 1 Queen's RD in Bukit Timah scores 73.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 0.9 minutes’ walk from Farrer Road Mrt Station MRT, 2.4 minutes from Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre), and 435 m straight-line from Nanyang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
61
Daily needs
62
Green space
75
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
18

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
78
Seniors
68
Renters
73
Investors
46

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.6min
CCLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
8min
CCLS$1.28 · direct
Jurong East
22.1min
CCLEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
56.2min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (286 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 18 min riding

2mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (123 m) to Farrer Road
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    Farrer RoadBuona Vista · 2 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (135 m) to Buona Vista
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Buona VistaRaffles Place · 7 stops · 14 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 1

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedTurf City MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2969 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)2.4 min
  • Adam Road Food Centre14.7 min
  • Commonwealth Crescent Market19.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Meat The Butcher Pte. Ltd.13.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr.W Family Clinic2.8 min
  • Yap Medicare Clinic & Surgery2.8 min
  • The Coronation Clinic13.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • King'S Rd Park4 min
  • King'S Dr Pg5.8 min
  • Victoria Park Playground13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)18.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)22.8 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre37.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC26.7 min
  • Buona Vista CC28 min
  • Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)34 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library30.3 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Timah planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Timah, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older.
45–498.6%
50–547.8%
40–447.4%
55–596.8%
Household income
65.4% of Bukit Timah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+45.4%
No working person15.6%
$15,000–17,4995.1%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix
10.2% of Bukit Timah households live in HDB flats; 89.3% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments52.1%
Landed properties37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats4.2%
HDB 4 room flats3.5%
Household size
25.8% of Bukit Timah households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person20.8%
5-person18.3%
3-person17.9%
2-person15.8%
In education
Of Bukit Timah residents currently in education, 23.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.8%
Secondary24.2%
University20%
Post secondary9.3%
Commute to work
36.1% of working Bukit Timah residents commute by public transport; 54.1% drive or ride.
Car49.2%
MRT LRT only13.8%
MRT LRT and bus13.5%
No transport required8.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Timah planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Farrer Court

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$715▲ 15.7%
5 ROOMS$699▼ 8.2%
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