How far is Block 5 Farrer RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Farrer Road Mrt Station, about 3.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 5 Farrer RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Circle Line to Buona Vista, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 28 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 5?

Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre) is roughly 7.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 5 Farrer RD?

Nanyang Primary School, approximately 504 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 5 Farrer RD?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 5 Farrer RD?

It scores 66.5/100 overall: transport 80.8, food 80.6, schools 100, healthcare 48.4, daily needs 55.7, green space 63.5, connectivity 78, value 14, leisure 19.

Is Block 5 Farrer RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 66.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been rising faster than most Singapore subzones, and about 47 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tyersall give the price trend.

Block 5 Farrer RD

260005 · Tyersall · Tanglin · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 76 units · 20 floors

67Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 5 Farrer RD in Tanglin scores 66.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.5 minutes’ walk from Farrer Road Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre), and 504 m straight-line from Nanyang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 5 Farrer RD in Singapore

Block 5 Farrer RD, Singapore 260005

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Pillar scores

Transport: 81
Food: 81
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 48
Daily needs: 56
Green space: 64
Connectivity: 78
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 19
EV charging: 45

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 67
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 59
Renters: 66
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 59

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 28.4min
one-north: 8.8min
Jurong East: 22.9min
Changi Airport: 57min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (338 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 18 min riding

3m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (176 m) to Farrer Road
Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Farrer Road → Buona Vista · 2 stops · 4 min
Walk 2 min (135 m) to Buona Vista
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Buona Vista → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 14 min
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 · 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

PlannedTurf City MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3064 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)7.8 min
Adam Road Food Centre14.4 min
Commonwealth Crescent Market24.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.9 min
Meat The Butcher Pte. Ltd.18.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Dr.W Family Clinic8.3 min
Yap Medicare Clinic & Surgery8.3 min
The Coronation Clinic16.9 min

Parks & green

green

King'S Rd Park9.4 min
King'S Dr Pg11.3 min
Victoria Park Playground19 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)23.8 min
Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)28 min
Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre43.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Queenstown CC31 min
Buona Vista CC33.3 min
Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)39.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Queenstown Public Library34.6 min

EV charging

Blk 3/4 Queen'S Road Farrer Gardens9 min
Dempsey Cluster (Tanglin Village)26 min
Blk 2/4/6/31/32 Holland Close29.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 5 Farrer RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 parks, 2 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 111194.1 min walk · 77 m
Stop 111115.7 min walk · 146 m

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Who lives here

Census 2020 · Tanglin planning area

Age profile: In Tanglin, 18.5% of residents are under 15 and 14.7% are 65 or older.; 45–4910.1%
40–449.2%
50–548.1%
35–397.5%
Household income: 68.5% of Tanglin households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; $20,000+50.1%
No working person15.2%
$17,500–19,9995%
$15,000–17,4994.5%
Dwelling mix: 2.4% of Tanglin households live in HDB flats; 97.3% in condominiums or landed homes.; Condominiums and other apartments81.8%
Landed properties15.5%
HDB 5 room and executive flats1.1%
HDB 4 room flats1%
Household size: 35.9% of Tanglin households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person20.3%
4-person17.8%
3-person16.3%
1-person15.6%
In education: Of Tanglin residents currently in education, 17.1% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary41.1%
Secondary24.9%
University15%
Pre primary8.5%
Commute to work: 28.9% of working Tanglin residents commute by public transport; 60.6% drive or ride.; Car50.3%
MRT LRT and bus10.7%
Taxi pvt hire car only9.8%
Bus9.2%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$458k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

pays a premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 5 Farrer RD is more liveable than 23% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$654/psf for 3 room (as of 2024-04).

Liveability23th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 45%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2024-04

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 5 offers a strong liveability score (66.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get66.5/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+9.2%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Tyersall. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 5 Farrer RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$1.00m – S$1.04m

median S$1.02m · S$755–790 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Tyersall (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 Farrer RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	16 TO 18	123 m²	S$1.04m	S$786
Apr '26	5-room	19 TO 21	120 m²	S$1.02m	S$790
Nov '25	5-room	13 TO 15	123 m²	S$1.00m	S$755

Subzone medians — Tyersall

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$654▲ 9.2%1

4 ROOMS$633▲ 38.4%1

5 ROOMS$786▲ 21.6%1

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