Block 83 Macpherson Lane
370083 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 93 units · 12 floors
78Overall / 100
Summary
Block 83 Macpherson Lane in Geylang scores 78.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 8.1 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 956 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 89
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 90
- Daily needs
- 75
- Green space
- 71
- Connectivity
- 73
- Value (lease)
- 2
- Leisure
- 69
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.9min
- one-north
- 34.4min
- Jurong East
- 49.7min
- Changi Airport
- 32.4min
70MEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
CCLS$2.11 · direct
70MEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
24EWLEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 14 min riding
4m›70M›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (271 m) to Macpherson
- Bus 70M · SBS Transit
Macpherson → Paya Lebar · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Macpherson Mrt Station3 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station4.6 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station5.1 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4342 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 898.1 min
- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)9 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A12.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery6.2 min
- Teh'S Clinic & Surgery10.3 min
- C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent16 min
Parks & green
green- Geylang East Pk12 min
- Paya Lebar Road Park13.5 min
- Guillemard Rd Os17.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit5.7 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road6.2 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson7.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC11.7 min
- Geylang Serai CC22.8 min
- Kampong Ubi CC25.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library17.5 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%2
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%4
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%17
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%4
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%1