Block 56 Cassia Cres
370056 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1996 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 168 units · 19 floors
Block 56 Cassia Cres in Geylang scores 87/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.9 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 752 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 56 Cassia Cres, Singapore 370056
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 92
- Daily needs
- 86
- Green space
- 88
- Connectivity
- 69
- Value (lease)
- 62
- Leisure
- 79
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 87
- Young Families
- 88
- Seniors
- 89
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 71
- EV Owners
- 86
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24min
- one-north
- 36.4min
- Jurong East
- 50.9min
- Changi Airport
- 36.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 9 min (620 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding
- Walk 7 min (480 m) to Macpherson
- Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
Macpherson → Paya Lebar · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (112 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Macpherson Mrt Station3.9 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station5.5 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station7 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 894.9 min
- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)8.3 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A9.5 min
Eateries nearby
food- Ting Chew Chong0.8 min
- Ren HuaB0.8 min
- Lim HerYi2.2 min
- Chua Mui LingB5.7 min
- Fong Lin ChooA5.8 min
- tian chin hoe6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery0.8 min
- Teh'S Clinic & Surgery9.6 min
- C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent13.3 min
Parks & green
green- Geylang East Pk9.5 min
- Paya Lebar Road Park16.1 min
- Aljunied Pk19.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit3 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road3.5 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson5.1 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC8.5 min
- Geylang Serai CC25.5 min
- Kampong Ubi CC28.2 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library14.8 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road0.9 min
- Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road5.2 min
- Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road7.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 1 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- Stop 702113.1 min walk · 190 m
- Stop 702014.5 min walk · 78 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 56 Cassia Cres is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 56 offers an outstanding liveability score (87/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).
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 56 Cassia Cres
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 56 Cassia Cres
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun '26 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 102 m² | S$850k | S$774 |
| Apr '26 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 102 m² | S$918k | S$836 |
| Mar '26 | 4-room | 16 TO 18 | 103 m² | S$950k | S$857 |
| Jan '26 | 4-room | 10 TO 12 | 102 m² | S$918k | S$836 |
| Dec '25 | 5-room | 10 TO 12 | 120 m² | S$1.32m | S$1022 |
| May '25 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 101 m² | S$818k | S$752 |
| Nov '24 | 4-room | 16 TO 18 | 102 m² | S$925k | S$843 |
| Oct '24 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 101 m² | S$842k | S$774 |
| Sep '24 | 4-room | 13 TO 15 | 102 m² | S$940k | S$856 |
| Aug '24 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 102 m² | S$830k | S$756 |
| Jul '24 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 101 m² | S$810k | S$745 |
Subzone medians — Macpherson
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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