SG Block Index

Block 124 Paya Lebar Way

381124 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 80 units · 21 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 124 Paya Lebar Way in Geylang scores 79/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.9 minutes’ walk from Mattar Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 89, and 430 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 124 Paya Lebar Way in Singapore

Block 124 Paya Lebar Way, Singapore 381124

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
96
Schools
100
Healthcare
76
Daily needs
84
Green space
92
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
26
Leisure
80
EV charging
69
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
80
Renters
79
Investors
59
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23min
158EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.1min
158EWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49.9min
158EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
37.4min
62EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 9 min (560 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 12 min riding

6m1582mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (391 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 124

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 3943 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 894.6 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)9.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chuah Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd11.6 min
  • Boston Medical12 min
  • C3 Family Clinic @Aljunied Crescent14.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Geylang East Pk10.8 min
  • Aljunied Pk13.3 min
  • Paya Lebar Road Park17 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson6.8 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit9 min
  • Harmony Activity Centre12.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC1 min
  • Geylang West CC23.7 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC24.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library14.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 85 To 94/92A Pipit Road6.7 min
  • Blk 99-106/111-112 Aljunied Crescent8.9 min
  • Blk 109-110 Aljunied Crescent10.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 124 Paya Lebar Way
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 2 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 700194.2 min walk · 252 m
  • Stop 702315.9 min walk · 342 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1256 min walk
    62158

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 124 Paya Lebar Way 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 124 offers a strong liveability score (79/100). 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 get79/100overall 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 124 Paya Lebar Way

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 124 Paya Lebar Way 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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