SG Block Index

Block 122 Paya Lebar Way

381122 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 132 units · 12 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 122 Paya Lebar Way in Geylang scores 79.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.4 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 450 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 122 Paya Lebar Way in Singapore

Block 122 Paya Lebar Way, Singapore 381122

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
74
Green space
90
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
84
EV charging
77
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
82
Seniors
80
Renters
80
Investors
60
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.4min
158EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.5min
158EWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
47.3min
158EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.3min
100EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (392 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

4m1582mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (223 m) to Blk 125
  2. Bus 158 · SBS Transit
    Blk 125Aljunied · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Aljunied
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 122

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 3836 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 896.5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A6.5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)11.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
  • Yeo Hock Heng13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chuah Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Boston Medical11.8 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent12.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aljunied Pk11.3 min
  • Geylang East Pk12.6 min
  • Oasis@Mulberry Pk16.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson8.7 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)9.2 min
  • Harmony Activity Centre11 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC3 min
  • Geylang West CC21.7 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC22.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library12.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 99-106/111-112 Aljunied Crescent6.9 min
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road8.5 min
  • Blk 109-110 Aljunied Crescent8.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 122 Paya Lebar Way
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets.

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 700192.2 min walk · 127 m
  • Stop 700114.1 min walk · 156 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1254 min walk
    100158

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 122 Paya Lebar Way is more liveable than 88% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability88th 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 122 offers a strong liveability score (79.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get79.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds53 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 122 Paya Lebar Way

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

4-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$525k – S$580k
median S$544k · S$536592 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
4787771076Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 122 Paya Lebar Way

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room04 TO 0691S$525kS$536
May '264-room04 TO 0691S$530kS$541
Jan '264-room07 TO 0991S$580kS$592
Jul '254-room10 TO 1291S$558kS$570
Jun '254-room07 TO 0994S$577kS$570
May '254-room01 TO 0391S$554kS$566
Aug '244-room10 TO 1291S$570kS$582

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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