How far is Block 53 Chin Swee RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Geylang Bahru Mrt Station, about 7.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 53 Chin Swee RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 133 to Lavender /ica, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 22 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 53?

Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 7.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 53 Chin Swee RD?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 391 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 53 Chin Swee RD?

Approximately 47 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1974 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 53 Chin Swee RD?

It scores 80.9/100 overall: transport 78, food 91.9, schools 100, healthcare 86.3, daily needs 86.5, green space 100, connectivity 65.9, value 14, leisure 57.5.

Is Block 53 Chin Swee RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 47 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Geylang Bahru give the price trend.

Block 53 Chin Swee RD

330053 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 96 units · 26 floors

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Summary

Block 53 Chin Swee RD in Kallang scores 80.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.1 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 391 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 53 Chin Swee RD in Singapore

Block 53 Chin Swee RD, Singapore 330053

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Pillar scores

Transport: 78
Food: 92
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 86
Daily needs: 87
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 66
Value (lease): 14
Leisure: 58
EV charging: 98

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 84
Renters: 80
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.1min
one-north: 42.3min
Jurong East: 49min
Changi Airport: 41.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 4 min (230 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding

2m›133›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (89 m) to Blk 54
Bus 133 · SBS Transit
Blk 54 → Lavender /ica · 7 stops · 9 min
Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min
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 · 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

PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3708 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)7.1 min
Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)10.3 min
Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)16.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Sin Hong Yun Pte. Ltd.A2.8 min
Lai Wah Restaurant (Private) L Imited.?B3.4 min
Hoe Seng F&B Enterprise Pte. Ltd.3.4 min
Zheng Wan Ling3.4 min
Jeremy Amir Hamzah Wong Sheh LiangB3.4 min
Chij Katong Convent School4.7 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health

Pariqua Clinic2.7 min
57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)5.8 min
Low Medical Clinic7.1 min

Parks & green

green

Beng Wan Rd Pg5.8 min
St Michael'S Fc6.3 min
St Michael'S Pg7.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru5.4 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre5.4 min
Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home9.7 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kolam Ayer CC3.1 min
Potong Pasir CC13.3 min
Kallang CC13.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library34.6 min
Toa Payoh Public Library34.7 min

EV charging

Blk 61-62/68 Geylang Bahru Road Geylang Bahru Ville3.3 min
Blk 45-48 Bendemeer Road4.7 min
Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 53 Chin Swee RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 3 parks, 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 601590.8 min walk · 73 m
Stop 601792.4 min walk · 190 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 542 min walk
3164133

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 · Kallang planning area

Age profile: In Kallang, 12% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.; 45–498%
40–447.7%
60–647.7%
55–597.4%
Household income: 34.6% of Kallang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).; No working person20.7%
$20,000+13.3%
$1,000–1,9997.7%
$2,000–2,9995.8%
Dwelling mix: 79% of Kallang households live in HDB flats; 20.1% in condominiums or landed homes.; HDB 3 room flats26.8%
HDB 4 room flats23.7%
Condominiums and other apartments18.9%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats16.9%
Household size: 54% of Kallang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.; 2-person27.5%
1-person26.5%
3-person16.9%
4-person14.5%
In education: Of Kallang residents currently in education, 23.5% attend polytechnic or university.; Primary33.1%
Secondary26.8%
University14%
Polytechnic9.5%
Commute to work: 60.3% of working Kallang residents commute by public transport; 24.6% drive or ride.; MRT LRT and bus22.7%
MRT LRT only20.2%
Car17.5%
Bus15.5%

Resident data for the Kallang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$433k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 53 Chin Swee RD is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$619/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 56%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 53 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get80.9/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+11.6%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds47 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 Geylang Bahru. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 53 Chin Swee RD

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$548k

median S$548k · S$661–661 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Geylang Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 53 Chin Swee RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Aug '25	4-room	07 TO 09	77 m²	S$548k	S$661

Subzone medians — Geylang Bahru

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$619▲ 11.6%3

4 ROOMS$628▼ 6.6%3

5 ROOMS$527▼ 13.4%2

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