SG Block Index

Block 47 Circuit RD

370047 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1964 · Lease from 1969 · ~42 yrs lease left · 116 units · 10 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 47 Circuit RD in Geylang scores 86.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.3 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 2.4 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 79/79A, and 398 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 47 Circuit RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
99
Schools
98
Healthcare
92
Daily needs
100
Green space
96
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
4
Leisure
85
EV charging
98
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
90
Renters
88
Investors
59
EV Owners
81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.9min
158EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
40min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
49.8min
158EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
38.4min
158EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (306 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m1582mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (138 m) to Blk 79 FC
  2. Bus 158 · 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 47

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4306 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A2.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 893.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)7.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Macpherson Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • Chin Choo Clinic5.4 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery6.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk9.4 min
  • Aljunied Pk12 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park13.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)4.8 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson5.4 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre5.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC3.6 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC28.5 min
  • Geylang Serai CC30.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library14.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road3.3 min
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road5.2 min
  • Blk 37 Circuit Road7.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 47 Circuit RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 702211.4 min walk · 84 m
  • Stop 702313.4 min walk · 192 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 79 FC2 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 47 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 47 offers an outstanding liveability score (86.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~42 years left).

What you get86.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds42 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 47 Circuit RD

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$298k – S$325k
median S$316k · S$494539 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
461630798Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 47 Circuit RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room07 TO 0956S$320kS$531
Mar '263-room07 TO 0956S$298kS$494
Feb '263-room01 TO 0356S$312kS$518
Jul '253-room07 TO 0956S$325kS$539
Jun '253-room01 TO 0356S$330kS$547

Subzone medians — 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$762▲ 40.6%
4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%
5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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