Block 81 Macpherson Lane
370081 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 130 units · 12 floors
Block 81 Macpherson Lane in Geylang scores 83/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.3 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 5.8 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 804 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 81 Macpherson Lane, Singapore 370081
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 93
- Daily needs
- 87
- Green space
- 78
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 2
- Leisure
- 75
- EV charging
- 91
Who it suits
- Overall
- 83
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 86
- Renters
- 85
- Investors
- 57
- EV Owners
- 77
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.7min
- one-north
- 36.1min
- Jurong East
- 50.5min
- Changi Airport
- 36min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 9 min (607 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 13 min riding
- Walk 7 min (467 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 Station2.3 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station2.6 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station3 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)5.8 min
- Circuit Road Blk 896.7 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A11.3 min
Eateries nearby
food- Lim HerYi2.6 min
- Ting Chew Chong4 min
- Ren HuaB4 min
- Chevron Singapore Pte. Ltd.A4.6 min
- Tan Cheng Geok5.8 min
- YasiminishaB5.8 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery4 min
- Teh'S Clinic & Surgery7.1 min
- C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent14.6 min
Parks & green
green- Geylang East Pk10.9 min
- Paya Lebar Road Park13.2 min
- Guillemard Rd Os17.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit4.3 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road4.8 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson6.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC10.3 min
- Geylang Serai CC22.8 min
- Kampong Ubi CC25.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library16.2 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road4.5 min
- Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road4.9 min
- Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road6.6 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 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 702010.6 min walk · 48 m
- Stop 702512.7 min walk · 168 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 81 Macpherson Lane is more liveable than 94% 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 81 offers an outstanding liveability score (83/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~41 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 81 Macpherson Lane
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 81 Macpherson Lane in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Macpherson medians.
Subzone medians — Macpherson
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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