Block 81 Macpherson Lane
370081 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 130 units · 12 floors
Block 81 Macpherson Lane in Geylang scores 82.3/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 90
- Food
- 97
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 93
- Daily needs
- 87
- Green space
- 78
- Connectivity
- 70
- Value (lease)
- 2
- Leisure
- 75
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 85
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 70
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
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
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