SG Block Index

Block 8 Empress RD

260008 · Farrer Court · Bukit Timah · Built 1975 · Lease from 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 186 units · 14 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 8 Empress RD in Bukit Timah scores 72.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Farrer Road Mrt Station MRT, 0.5 minutes from Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre), and 578 m straight-line from Nanyang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 8 Empress RD in Singapore

Block 8 Empress RD, Singapore 260008

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Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
62
Daily needs
56
Green space
74
Connectivity
75
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
15
EV charging
70
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
77
Seniors
67
Renters
71
Investors
47
EV Owners
69

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.4min
961CCLEWL2 transfers
one-north
11.9min
CCLS$1.28 · direct
Jurong East
25.9min
961CCLEWL2 transfers
Changi Airport
60.1min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · 2 transfers · 5 min (338 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 19 min riding

2m›961›1m›CCL›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (134 m) to Empress RD Mkt/fc
  2. Bus 961 · SMRT Corporation
    Empress RD Mkt/fc → Farrer RD · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (41 m) to Farrer Road
  4. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    Farrer Road → Buona Vista · 2 stops · 4 min
  5. Walk 2 min (135 m) to Buona Vista
  6. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Buona Vista → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 14 min
  7. 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 8

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 2986 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Empress Road Blk 7 (Empress Road Market and Food Centre)0.5 min
  • Commonwealth Crescent Market17.3 min
  • Adam Road Food Centre17.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Meat The Butcher Pte. Ltd.14.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr.W Family Clinic0 min
  • Yap Medicare Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • The Coronation Clinic14.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • King'S Rd Park5 min
  • King'S Dr Pg7 min
  • Victoria Park Playground14.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue SAC (Commonwealth Branch)16.9 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Holland Close)21 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Ghim Moh) Senior Activity Centre35.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Queenstown CC25 min
  • Buona Vista CC26.2 min
  • Ulu Pandan CC (U/C)32.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Queenstown Public Library28.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 3/4 Queen'S Road Farrer Gardens4.8 min
  • Dempsey Cluster (Tanglin Village)20.1 min
  • Blk 2/4/6/31/32 Holland Close22.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Empress RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 111011.1 min walk · 75 m
  • Stop 111092.2 min walk · 112 m
Buses that serve this block
  • EMPRESS RD MKT/FC2 min walk
    961

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Timah planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Timah, 16.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.8% are 65 or older.
45–498.6%
50–547.8%
40–447.4%
55–596.8%
Household income
65.4% of Bukit Timah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+45.4%
No working person15.6%
$15,000–17,4995.1%
$17,500–19,9994.5%
Dwelling mix
10.2% of Bukit Timah households live in HDB flats; 89.3% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments52.1%
Landed properties37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats4.2%
HDB 4 room flats3.5%
Household size
25.8% of Bukit Timah households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person20.8%
5-person18.3%
3-person17.9%
2-person15.8%
In education
Of Bukit Timah residents currently in education, 23.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.8%
Secondary24.2%
University20%
Post secondary9.3%
Commute to work
36.1% of working Bukit Timah residents commute by public transport; 54.1% drive or ride.
Car49.2%
MRT LRT only13.8%
MRT LRT and bus13.5%
No transport required8.5%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$501k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 8 Empress RD is more liveable than 52% of them but pricier than 72% — around S$715/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability52th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 28%

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 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 8 offers a strong liveability score (72.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get72.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+15.7%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds49 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 Farrer Court. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 8 Empress RD

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$438k – S$523k
median S$460k · S$626–748 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
574671767Apr '23Nov '24Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Farrer Court (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Empress RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room10 TO 1265 m²S$500kS$715
Jan '263-room07 TO 0965 m²S$445kS$636
Nov '253-room07 TO 0965 m²S$523kS$748
Aug '253-room10 TO 1265 m²S$460kS$657
Jul '253-room10 TO 1265 m²S$438kS$626
Feb '253-room10 TO 1265 m²S$459kS$656
Nov '243-room10 TO 1265 m²S$480kS$686
Oct '243-room04 TO 0676 m²S$510kS$623
Jul '243-room01 TO 0376 m²S$485kS$593

Subzone medians — Farrer Court

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$715▲ 15.7%
5 ROOMS$699▼ 8.2%
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