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Empress Road

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HDB · 1 block186 homesBuilt 1975
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Empress Road at a glance

1 HDB block with homes in Bukit Timah. Distances are straight lines from the nearest block.

Nearest hawker centre
40 mEmpress Road Market and Food CentreClosed 30 Nov–2 Dec (cleaning)
Nearest park connector
990 mBukit Timah Park Connector (between King Albert Park - Adam Rd)
Nearest MRT / LRT
250 mFarrer Road MRT
Primary schools within 1 km
13 within 2 km

Within 1 km: 1 hawker centre, 4 parks, 1 park connector, 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 4 CHAS clinics.

What’s nearby

Within 1 km, nearest first. Walking routes are longer than these straight-line distances.

Hawker centre1 within 1 km

  • Empress Road Market and Food CentreClosed 30 Nov–2 Dec (cleaning)40 m

Parks4 within 1 km

  • King's Road Park80 m
  • King's Drive Playground310 m
  • Victoria Park Playground730 m

Park connector1 within 1 km

  • Bukit Timah Park Connector (between King Albert Park - Adam Rd)990 m

Primary school1 within 1 km

  • Nanyang Primary School560 m

Secondary schools2 within 1 km

  • St. Margaret's School (Secondary)650 m
  • Hwa Chong Institution950 m

CHAS clinics4 within 1 km

  • Dr.W Family Clinic10 m
  • Yap Medicare Clinic & Surgery10 m
  • The Coronation Clinic970 m

Schools & services

The nearest primary schools, and services with none within 1 km.

Primary schools

  • Nanyang Primary School560 m
  • Raffles Girls' Primary School1.5 km
  • New Town Primary School2.0 km

Primary 1 registration uses the official home–school distance, not these figures. Check OneMap for your block.

Community & leisure

  • Buona Vista CC1.6 km
  • MOE (Evans)1.5 km
  • Queenstown Public Library2.0 km

PA and NLB lists updated Jun 2024.

10 preschools within 1 km (ECDA list, updated Jun 2024).

Getting around

MRT or LRT within 1 km. Stations not yet open are not counted.

MRT and LRT

Cycling & walking

  • Bukit Timah Park Connector (between King Albert Park - Adam Rd)990 m

NParks park connector network.

Recent resale prices

4 HDB resale flats on Empress Road registered Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. What buyers paid, from HDB; not a valuation.

Flat typeSalesMedian priceRangeMedian per sq ft
3-room4$477,500$445K – $523K · $682 psf$445K – $523K$682

Latest sales

MonthBlockFlat typeStoreysSizePriceLease left
Aug 2026Blk 883-roomStoreys 13–15700 sq ft13–15700 sq ft$455,00048 yrs 8 mths left48 yrs 8 mths
Jun 2026Blk 883-roomStoreys 10–12700 sq ft10–12700 sq ft$500,00048 yrs 11 mths left48 yrs 11 mths
Jan 2026Blk 883-roomStoreys 07–09700 sq ft07–09700 sq ft$445,00049 yrs 4 mths left49 yrs 4 mths
Nov 2025Blk 883-roomStoreys 07–09700 sq ft07–09700 sq ft$523,00049 yrs 6 mths left49 yrs 6 mths

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Median: half the sales were above, half below. Per sq ft uses each flat’s floor area. Lease left is at the time of sale.

The blocks

HDB lists 3 buildings on Empress Road; 1 with homes.

BlockUseStoreysCompletedHomesPostal
7260007 Market and hawker centre1 storey · built 200812008—260007
8260008Homes shops14 storeys · built 1975141975186260008
8A261008 Car park5 storeys · built 199751997—261008

“Completed” is the building’s completion year from HDB, not the lease start date.

Not shown yet: bus stops and services, and supermarkets. Distances are straight lines from the nearest block with homes.

Sources · data.gov.sg under the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0

  • HDB Property Information, HDB (updated 2026-07-06)
  • Resale flat prices based on registration date from Jan-2017 onwards, HDB (updated 2026-10-07)
  • Hawker Centres (GEOJSON), NEA (updated 2026-10-07)
  • Parks, NParks (updated 2026-10-07)
  • Park Connector Loop, NParks (updated 2026-07-15)
  • CHAS Clinics, MOH (updated 2024-06-06)
  • Pre-Schools Location, ECDA (updated 2024-06-06)
  • Community Clubs, PA (updated 2024-06-06)
  • Libraries, NLB (updated 2024-06-06)
  • SportSG Sport Facilities (GEOJSON), SportSG (updated 2025-11-13)
  • Dates of Hawker Centres Closure, NEA (updated 2026-09-21)
  • General information of schools, MOE (updated 2026-04-17)
  • Block and school locations: OneMap, Singapore Land Authority · Town: URA Master Plan 2025