SG Block Index

Block 53 Pipit RD

370053 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1985 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 124 units · 15 floors

89Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 53 Pipit RD in Geylang scores 88.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.2 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 2.2 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 577 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 53 Pipit RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
96
Daily needs
99
Green space
100
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
87
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
89
Young Families
91
Seniors
93
Renters
87
Investors
67
EV Owners
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.7min
158EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.7min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
50.5min
158EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
39.1min
158EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (237 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 18 min riding

1m1582mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (68 m) to Blk 90
  2. Bus 158 · SBS Transit
    Blk 90Aljunied · 6 stops · 8 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 53

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 4180 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 892.2 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A6.7 min
  • Aljunied Ave 2 Blk 117 (Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre)7.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery3.1 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery7 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent10.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk6.9 min
  • Aljunied Pk16.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park17.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson2.9 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit4.4 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road4.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC5.8 min
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)26 min
  • Geylang Serai CC27 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library12.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road2.8 min
  • Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road3.7 min
  • Blk 114-117 Aljunied Avenue 29.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 53 Pipit RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 702111.9 min walk · 42 m
  • Stop 702215.7 min walk · 307 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 901 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 53 Pipit RD is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th 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 53 offers an outstanding liveability score (88.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get88.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 53 Pipit RD

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.10m
median S$1.10m · S$699699 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
626668709Aug '24Jun '25Mar '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 53 Pipit RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '26Executive13 TO 15146S$1.10mS$699
Jun '25Executive04 TO 06146S$1.05mS$668
Aug '24Executive07 TO 09146S$1.00mS$636

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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