How far is Block 39 Circuit RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Mattar Mrt Station, about 3.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 39 Circuit RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 158 to Aljunied, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 24 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 39?

Circuit Road Blk 79/79A is roughly 2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 39 Circuit RD?

Canossa Catholic Primary School, approximately 394 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 39 Circuit RD?

Approximately 44 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1971 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 39 Circuit RD?

It scores 86.3/100 overall: transport 90, food 100, schools 99.3, healthcare 89.3, daily needs 100, green space 93.8, connectivity 67.7, value 8, leisure 82.1.

Is Block 39 Circuit RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 86.3/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 44 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 Macpherson give the price trend.

Block 39 Circuit RD

370039 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · Lease from 1971 · ~44 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 39 Circuit RD in Geylang scores 86.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.6 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 2 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 79/79A, and 394 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 39 Circuit RD in Singapore

Block 39 Circuit RD, Singapore 370039

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Pillar scores

Transport: 90
Food: 100
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 89
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 94
Connectivity: 68
Value (lease): 8
Leisure: 82
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 88
Seniors: 89
Renters: 88
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 23.8min
one-north: 40.5min
Jurong East: 50.6min
Changi Airport: 36.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (351 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m›158›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (182 m) to Blk 79 FC
Bus 158 · SBS Transit
Blk 79 FC → Aljunied · 5 stops · 7 min
Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4156 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Circuit Road Blk 79/79A2 min
Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.9 min
Circuit Road Blk 895.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.7 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Macpherson Medical Clinic2 min
Chin Choo Clinic2.7 min
Ho Tong Clinic2.7 min

Parks & green

green

Aljunied Pk10.1 min
Paya Lebar Road Park11.1 min
Geylang East Pk11.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Canossa Catholic Primary School394 m
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1113 m
Cedar Primary School1445 m

Eldercare centres

care

CARElderly Senior Activity Centre2.7 min
CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)2.8 min
THK SAC @ MacPherson7.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

MacPherson CC5.6 min
Kolam Ayer CC29.4 min
Geylang Serai CC32.1 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library16.7 min

EV charging

Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road1.6 min
Blk 37 Circuit Road4.8 min
Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road6.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 39 Circuit RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 4 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 702211.9 min walk · 142 m
Stop 701712 min walk · 103 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 772 min walk
63135
BLK 79 FC3 min walk
158

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 · Geylang planning area

Age profile: In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.; 60–648%
55–597.8%
30–347.5%
45–497.4%
Household income: 33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person16.6%
$20,000+11.7%
$2,000–2,9996.8%
$1,000–1,9996.7%
Dwelling mix: 73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 3 room flats27.8%
HDB 4 room flats24.8%
Condominiums and other apartments21.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
Household size: 49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person25%
1-person24.5%
3-person19.2%
4-person14.9%
In education: Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary32.7%
Secondary25%
University14.6%
Polytechnic10%
Commute to work: 61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus24.1%
MRT LRT only19%
Car17.1%
Bus16.4%

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

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.01M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 39 Circuit RD is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability98th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 6%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 39 offers an outstanding liveability score (86.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~44 years left).

What you get86.3/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds44 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 Macpherson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 39 Circuit RD

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

2-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$280k – S$295k

median S$285k · S$563–609 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 39 Circuit RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	2-room	04 TO 06	45 m²	S$280k	S$578
Dec '25	2-room	04 TO 06	47 m²	S$285k	S$563
Jul '25	2-room	10 TO 12	45 m²	S$295k	S$609
Aug '24	3-room	07 TO 09	57 m²	S$340k	S$554
Jul '24	3-room	10 TO 12	57 m²	S$350k	S$570

Subzone medians — Macpherson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%2

3 ROOMS$762▲ 40.6%2

4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%6

5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%2

EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%1

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Geylang →Geylang estate data →Blocks near Mattar Mrt Station →Blocks near Canossa Catholic Primary School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

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