SG Block Index

Block 97A Circuit RD

371097 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 2025 · ~98 yrs lease left · 189 units · 19 floors

90Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 97A Circuit RD in Geylang scores 89.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 6 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 796 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 97A Circuit RD in Singapore

Block 97A Circuit RD, Singapore 371097

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
99
Schools
97
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
100
Green space
98
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
59
EV charging
73
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
90
Young Families
91
Seniors
90
Renters
87
Investors
80
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.3min
70MEWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.9min
22CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.1min
70MEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
31.8min
24EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (290 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 15 min riding

2m70M2mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (109 m) to Citipoint Ind Cplx
  2. Bus 70M · SBS Transit
    Citipoint Ind CplxPaya Lebar · 3 stops · 4 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 97A

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3936 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)6 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A10.5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 8912.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
  • Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd13.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Circuit Medical Clinic6.1 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre6.1 min
  • Chin Choo Clinic6.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park6.9 min
  • Geylang East Pk16.1 min
  • Aljunied Pk18.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre6.9 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)11.2 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road12.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC13.7 min
  • Geylang Serai CC26.3 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC28.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library22.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 37 Circuit Road5.9 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road6 min
  • Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road10.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 97A Circuit RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 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 702611.4 min walk · 89 m
  • Stop 702693.1 min walk · 109 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP ORION @ PAYA LEBAR1 min walk
    22
  • CITIPOINT IND CPLX2 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 97A Circuit RD is more liveable than 100% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability100th 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 97A offers an outstanding liveability score (89.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is near-fresh (~98 years left).

What you get89.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds98 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 97A Circuit RD

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 97A Circuit RD 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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