Block 6 Farrer RD
260006 · Tyersall · Tanglin · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 90 units · 10 floors
Block 6 Farrer RD in Tanglin scores 70.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.2 minutes’ walk from Farrer Road Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre), and 419 m straight-line from Nanyang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 85
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 53
- Daily needs
- 62
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 80
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 22
Who it suits
- Overall
- 71
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 63
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 26.8min
- one-north
- 7.2min
- Jurong East
- 21.3min
- Changi Airport
- 55.4min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (246 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 18 min riding
- Walk 1 min (84 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
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Farrer Road Mrt Station2.2 min
- Farrer Road Mrt Station3.9 min
- Botanic Gardens Mrt Station13 min
Hawker centres
food- Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
- Adam Road Food Centre13.1 min
- Commonwealth Crescent Market23 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
- Meat The Butcher Pte. Ltd.17.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Dr.W Family Clinic7 min
- Yap Medicare Clinic & Surgery7 min
- The Coronation Clinic15.5 min
Parks & green
green- King'S Rd Park8.1 min
- King'S Dr Pg9.9 min
- Victoria Park Playground17.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)22.5 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)26.7 min
- Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre41.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Queenstown CC29.7 min
- Buona Vista CC31.9 min
- Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)38.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Queenstown Public Library33.3 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