SG Block Index

Block 42 Cassia Cres

370042 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 96 units · 13 floors

86Overall / 100
Summary

Block 42 Cassia Cres in Geylang scores 85.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.4 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 1.9 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 471 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
100
Schools
97
Healthcare
91
Daily needs
100
Green space
91
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
87
Seniors
90
Renters
86
Investors
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.6min
63EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.6min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
52.5min
63EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.5min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (447 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 16 min riding

4m632mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (279 m) to Blk 79 FC
  2. Bus 63 · SBS Transit
    Blk 79 FCAljunied · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 42

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 4160 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)1.9 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 895 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery0.9 min
  • Circuit Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre4.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk10.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park11 min
  • Aljunied Pk16.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre4.7 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson6.4 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)8.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC6.7 min
  • Geylang Serai CC28.7 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC32.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library15.6 min

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).

Resale context — Macpherson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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