SG Block Index

Block 55 Pipit RD

370055 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 112 units · 16 floors

89Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 55 Pipit RD in Geylang scores 88.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 3.9 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 752 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 55 Pipit RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
94
Daily needs
91
Green space
93
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
84
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
89
Young Families
90
Seniors
91
Renters
86
Investors
71
EV Owners
87

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.1min
63EWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.5min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
53.9min
63EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
37.4min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 5 min (329 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding

3m632mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (160 m) to Opp Macpherson
  2. Bus 63 · SBS Transit
    Opp MacphersonAljunied · 7 stops · 10 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 55

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 4252 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 893.9 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)7.3 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A8.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery2 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery8.6 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent12.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk8.5 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park15.1 min
  • Aljunied Pk18.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit2 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road2.5 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson4.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC7.5 min
  • Geylang Serai CC23.2 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC25.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library13.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road1.7 min
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road4.2 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road6.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 55 Pipit RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 4 hawker centres, 2 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 702112.1 min walk · 169 m
  • Stop 702012.5 min walk · 116 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP MACPHERSON STN EXIT D3 min walk
    63
  • MACPHERSON STN EXIT A7 min walk
    135

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 55 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 55 offers an outstanding liveability score (88.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get88.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 55 Pipit RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$915k
median S$915k · S$703703 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
580648716Sep '25Feb '26Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 55 Pipit RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '265-room01 TO 03121S$915kS$703
Jun '254-room07 TO 09102S$804kS$732
Nov '244-room07 TO 09102S$800kS$729

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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