How far is Block 85 Circuit RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Macpherson Mrt Station, about 7.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 85 Circuit RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 63 to Aljunied, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 85?

Circuit Road Blk 89 is roughly 2.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 85 Circuit RD?

Canossa Catholic Primary School, approximately 592 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 85 Circuit RD?

Approximately 43 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1970 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 85 Circuit RD?

It scores 84.4/100 overall: transport 75.2, food 100, schools 100, healthcare 95.5, daily needs 100, green space 99.4, connectivity 60.8, value 6, leisure 88.5.

Is Block 85 Circuit RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 84.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 43 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Macpherson give the price trend.

Block 85 Circuit RD

370085 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1969 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 100 units · 10 floors

84Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 85 Circuit RD in Geylang scores 84.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.3 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 2.4 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 592 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 85 Circuit RD in Singapore

Block 85 Circuit RD, Singapore 370085

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Pillar scores

Transport: 75
Food: 100
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 96
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 99
Connectivity: 61
Value (lease): 6
Leisure: 89
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 84
Young Families: 87
Seniors: 90
Renters: 83
Investors: 58
EV Owners: 80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.9min
one-north: 43.2min
Jurong East: 53.8min
Changi Airport: 42.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (413 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 18 min riding

4m›63›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 4 min (244 m) to Blk 90
Bus 63 · SBS Transit
Blk 90 → Aljunied · 6 stops · 8 min
Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min
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 · schematic

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 3999 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Circuit Road Blk 892.4 min
Aljunied Ave 2 Blk 117 (Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre)6.2 min
Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.5 min

CHAS clinics

health

Chuah Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd6.2 min
Boston Medical6.5 min
C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent9.1 min

Parks & green

green

Geylang East Pk5.4 min
Aljunied Pk16.7 min
Paya Lebar Road Park17.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ MacPherson1.4 min
THK Cluster Support @ Pipit3.8 min
Harmony Activity Centre7.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

MacPherson CC6 min
Mountbatten CC (U/C)24.5 min
Geylang Serai CC26.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library10.7 min

EV charging

Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road1.2 min
Blk 53 To 56/68/70/71/72 Pipit Rd/Circuit Road5.2 min
Blk 114-117 Aljunied Avenue 28.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 85 Circuit RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 4 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 702112.8 min walk · 165 m
Stop 702216.1 min walk · 409 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 904 min walk
63

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 85 Circuit RD is more liveable than 96% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability96th 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 85 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get84.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds43 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 85 Circuit RD

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

3-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$313k – S$336k

median S$322k · S$485–520 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 85 Circuit RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
May '26	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$336k	S$520
Jan '26	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$328k	S$508
Oct '25	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$313k	S$485
Aug '25	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$315k	S$488
May '25	3-room	01 TO 03	60 m²	S$335k	S$519
May '25	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$309k	S$478
Jul '24	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$313k	S$485

Subzone medians — Macpherson

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%2

3 ROOMS$762▲ 40.6%2

4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%6

5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%2

EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%1

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