Block 8 Empress RD
260008 · Farrer Court · Bukit Timah · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 186 units · 14 floors
71Overall / 100
Summary
Block 8 Empress RD in Bukit Timah scores 70.8/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 80
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 62
- Daily needs
- 56
- Green space
- 74
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 16
- Leisure
- 15
Who it suits
- Overall
- 71
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 65
- Renters
- 70
- Investors
- 45
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.4min
- one-north
- 11.9min
- Jurong East
- 25.9min
- Changi Airport
- 60.1min
961CCLEWL2 transfers
CCLS$1.28 · direct
961CCLEWL2 transfers
CCLEWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap29 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
- Walk 2 min (134 m) to Empress RD Mkt/fc
- Bus 961 · SMRT Corporation
Empress RD Mkt/fc → Farrer RD · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (41 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 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- Farrer Road Mrt Station3.6 min
- Farrer Road Mrt Station4.8 min
- Tan Kah Kee Mrt Station18.6 min
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
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-lineEldercare 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
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).
Resale context — Farrer Court
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$715▲ 15.7%1
5 ROOMS$699▼ 8.2%1