How far is The Octet from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Aljunied Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from The Octet to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 19 minutes direct, roughly S$1.59.

What is the resale price per square foot at The Octet?

Recent URA caveats put the median at about S$1556 psf, from 13 transactions over the last five years.

What is the liveability score of The Octet?

It scores 87.2/100 overall: transport 79.7, food 93.8, schools 100, healthcare 90.7, daily needs 96.5, green space 80.7, connectivity 72.5.

The Octet

398628 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Aljunied · Geylang

Private condominiumFreehold

87Overall / 100Top 8% of 2,287 condosHow we score →

Summary

The Octet in Geylang scores 87.2/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 6.5 minutes’ walk from Aljunied Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1556 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of The Octet in Singapore

The Octet, Geylang, Singapore 398628

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Pillar scores

Transport: 80
Food: 94
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 91
Daily needs: 97
Green space: 81
Connectivity: 73
Value (lease): 100
Leisure: 89
EV charging: 56

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

Who it suits

Overall: 87
Young Families: 89
Seniors: 89
Renters: 83
Investors: 91
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.2min
one-north: 41.4min
Jurong East: 46.1min
Changi Airport: 33.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 10 min (632 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

9m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (604 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

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$1556

12-month change▲ 11.3%

Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 13 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

≤50 m²

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 2866 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)9.1 min
Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre10 min
Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)11.8 min

Supermarkets

daily

Yeo Hock Heng3.9 min
I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd4.5 min
B & S Mini Mart Pte. Ltd.6.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

Anteh Dispensary Pte Ltd2.4 min
Tay Clinic4.3 min
The Medical And Aesthetic Clinic Pte Ltd4.3 min

Parks & green

green

Lorong 40 Geylang Pg10.4 min
Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os12.2 min
Guillemard Rd Os14.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Harmony Activity Centre13.1 min
Geylang East Home For The Aged15 min
THK SAC @ MacPherson18.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Mountbatten CC (U/C)8.3 min
MacPherson CC19.7 min
Katong CC19.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library8.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 5 supermarkets, 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 811692.4 min walk · 147 m
Stop 810293.5 min walk · 216 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Octet is more liveable than 81% of them and cheaper than 59% — around S$1,556/psf (as of 2026-01).

Liveability81th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 59%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-01

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).

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See what’s for sale

Browse current for-sale listings near The Octet on Singapore’s property portals. These open on third-party sites — SG Block Index doesn’t list or sell property.

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