SG Block Index

Block 83 Macpherson Lane

370083 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1968 · ~41 yrs lease left · 93 units · 12 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 83 Macpherson Lane in Geylang scores 79.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 8.1 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 956 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 83 Macpherson Lane in Singapore

Block 83 Macpherson Lane, Singapore 370083

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
75
Green space
71
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
2
Leisure
69
EV charging
83
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
81
Seniors
81
Renters
81
Investors
55
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.9min
70MEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.4min
CCLS$2.11 · direct
Jurong East
49.7min
70MEWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.4min
24EWLEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (452 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 14 min riding

4m70M2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (271 m) to Macpherson
  2. Bus 70M · SBS Transit
    MacphersonPaya Lebar · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 83

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 4342 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 898.1 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)9 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A12.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Lee & Tan Family Clinic And Surgery6.2 min
  • Teh'S Clinic & Surgery10.3 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent16 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk12 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park13.5 min
  • Guillemard Rd Os17.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit5.7 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road6.2 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson7.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC11.7 min
  • Geylang Serai CC22.8 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC25.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library17.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road5.9 min
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road7.9 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road8.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 83 Macpherson Lane
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 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 702512.7 min walk · 181 m
  • Stop 702013.8 min walk · 203 m
Buses that serve this block
  • MACPHERSON STN EXIT B4 min walk
    2470M

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 83 Macpherson Lane is more liveable than 87% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th 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 83 offers a strong liveability score (79.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~41 years left).

What you get79.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds41 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 83 Macpherson Lane

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
4667711077Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 83 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

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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