SG Block Index

Block 55 Geylang Bahru

330055 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 55 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 79/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 416 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 55 Geylang Bahru in Singapore

Block 55 Geylang Bahru, Singapore 330055

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
93
Schools
100
Healthcare
80
Daily needs
90
Green space
95
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
56
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
81
Renters
77
Investors
52
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.1min
133EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
45.5min
140NELCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49.9min
133EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.6min
31EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (283 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding

2m1332mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (141 m) to Blk 54
  2. Bus 133 · SBS Transit
    Blk 54Lavender /ica · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LavenderRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 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 55

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 3690 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)6.3 min
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)14.3 min
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)17.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.9 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)3.3 min
  • Low Medical Clinic6.3 min
  • Pariqua Clinic6.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg9.8 min
  • St Michael'S Fc10.5 min
  • St Michael'S Pg11.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru3 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre3 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home8.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kolam Ayer CC2.5 min
  • Potong Pasir CC16.7 min
  • Kallang CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library33.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library38.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 61-62/68 Geylang Bahru Road Geylang Bahru Ville0.9 min
  • Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru4.2 min
  • Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru4.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 55 Geylang Bahru
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 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 602293.9 min walk · 244 m
  • Stop 601594.8 min walk · 113 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 542 min walk
    31133140

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 55 Geylang Bahru is more liveable than 82% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$619/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability82th 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 55 offers a strong liveability score (79/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get79/100overall 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 55 Geylang Bahru

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$660k
median S$660k · S$538538 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
511651792Oct '24Sep '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Geylang Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 55 Geylang Bahru

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room19 TO 21114S$660kS$538
Jun '255-room10 TO 12120S$749kS$580

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 change
3 ROOMS$619▲ 11.6%
4 ROOMS$628▼ 6.6%
5 ROOMS$527▼ 13.4%
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