SG Block Index

Block 71 Circuit RD

370071 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · ~38 yrs lease left · 100 units · 10 floors

84Overall / 100
Summary

Block 71 Circuit RD in Geylang scores 83.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 1.7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 670 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
89
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
87
Green space
89
Connectivity
71
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
82

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
86
Seniors
87
Renters
86
Investors
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.4min
CCLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.7min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
50.2min
CCLEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.7min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (579 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding

6mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (438 m) to Macpherson
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    MacphersonPaya Lebar · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 71

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4337 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 894.6 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)6.1 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A9.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery1.4 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery7.4 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent13.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk9.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park13.9 min
  • Aljunied Pk18.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit4 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road4.5 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson5.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC8.2 min
  • Geylang Serai CC23.9 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC26.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library14.7 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Geylang planning area
Age profile
In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
60–648%
55–597.8%
30–347.5%
45–497.4%
Household income
33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person16.6%
$20,000+11.7%
$2,000–2,9996.8%
$1,000–1,9996.7%
Dwelling mix
73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats27.8%
HDB 4 room flats24.8%
Condominiums and other apartments21.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
Household size
49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person25%
1-person24.5%
3-person19.2%
4-person14.9%
In education
Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary32.7%
Secondary25%
University14.6%
Polytechnic10%
Commute to work
61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.1%
MRT LRT only19%
Car17.1%
Bus16.4%

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

Resale context — Macpherson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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