SG Block Index

Block 5 Farrer RD

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

67Overall / 100
Summary

Block 5 Farrer RD in Tanglin scores 67.1/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
81
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
48
Daily needs
56
Green space
64
Connectivity
78
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
19

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
73
Seniors
59
Renters
67
Investors
64

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.4min
CCLEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
8.8min
CCLS$1.28 · direct
Jurong East
22.9min
CCLEWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
57min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

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

3mCCL2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (176 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 5

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

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

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

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).

Resale context — Tyersall

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$654▲ 9.2%
4 ROOMS$633▲ 38.4%
5 ROOMS$786▲ 21.6%
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