SG Block Index

Block 49 Circuit RD

370049 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1964 · ~37 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors

86Overall / 100
Summary

Block 49 Circuit RD in Geylang scores 85.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.3 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 2.6 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 412 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
95
Daily needs
96
Green space
100
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
88

Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
90
Renters
87
Investors
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.6min
158EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
40.7min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
50.4min
158EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
39min
158EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (352 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m1582mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (184 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 49

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 4238 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 892.6 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A3.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)5.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd8.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery4.6 min
  • Macpherson Medical Clinic5.1 min
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery5.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk7.9 min
  • Aljunied Pk13 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park14.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson3.9 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)5.8 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit6.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC2.9 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC28.4 min
  • Geylang Serai CC28.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library13.2 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%
Living in GeylangGeylang estate data →Blocks near Mattar Mrt StationBlocks near Canossa Catholic Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →