SG Block Index

Block 17B Circuit RD

372017 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 108 units · 19 floors

89Overall / 100
Summary

Block 17B Circuit RD in Geylang scores 88.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 847 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
84
Food
100
Schools
98
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
89
Young Families
91
Seniors
90
Renters
85
Investors
93

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.1min
24EWLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.7min
76CCLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.8min
76CCLEWLS$2.36 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
35.3min
24EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 7 min (421 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m242mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (240 m) to Opp Trinity Paya Lebar
  2. Bus 24 · SBS Transit
    Opp Trinity Paya LebarPaya Lebar · 4 stops · 5 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 17B

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 3768 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)5.1 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A9.4 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 8912 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.9 min
  • Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd11.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Circuit Medical Clinic4.4 min
  • Lifecare Medical Centre4.4 min
  • Chin Choo Clinic5.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park4.7 min
  • Macpherson Linear Pk15.8 min
  • Geylang East Pk17.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre5.5 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)10 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson13.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC13.3 min
  • Geylang Serai CC27.7 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC30.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library22.6 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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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