How far is Block 56 Geylang Bahru from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Geylang Bahru Mrt Station, about 6.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 56 Geylang Bahru to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 133 to Lavender /ica, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 56?

Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 56 Geylang Bahru?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 364 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 56 Geylang Bahru?

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 56 Geylang Bahru?

It scores 79.3/100 overall: transport 72.8, food 92.9, schools 100, healthcare 80.5, daily needs 90.2, green space 95, connectivity 63.9, value 14, leisure 55.7.

Is Block 56 Geylang Bahru a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 79.3/100 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 56 Geylang Bahru

330056 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

79Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 56 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 6.2 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 364 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 56 Geylang Bahru in Singapore

Block 56 Geylang Bahru, Singapore 330056

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Pillar scores

Transport: 73
Food: 93
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 81
Daily needs: 90
Green space: 95
Connectivity: 64
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: 78
Investors: 52
EV Owners: 78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.7min
one-north: 45.1min
Jurong East: 49.5min
Changi Airport: 42.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 5 min (260 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding

2m›133›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (119 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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3642 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)6.2 min
Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)14.2 min
Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)17.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.8 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)3.2 min
Low Medical Clinic6.2 min
Pariqua Clinic6.6 min

Parks & green

green

Beng Wan Rd Pg9.7 min
St Michael'S Fc10.4 min
St Michael'S Pg11.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru2.9 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre2.9 min
Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home8.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kolam Ayer CC2.4 min
Geylang West CC14.8 min
Kallang CC17.7 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library33.8 min
Toa Payoh Public Library38 min

EV charging

Blk 61-62/68 Geylang Bahru Road Geylang Bahru Ville0.9 min
Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru4.1 min
Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru4.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 56 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 602293.8 min walk · 241 m
Stop 601594.7 min walk · 90 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 56 Geylang Bahru is more liveable than 83% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$619/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability83th 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 56 offers a strong liveability score (79.3/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get79.3/100overall 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 56 Geylang Bahru

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$700k – S$755k

median S$728k · S$542–600 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Geylang Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 56 Geylang Bahru

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	5-room	22 TO 24	120 m²	S$700k	S$542
Feb '26	5-room	16 TO 18	117 m²	S$755k	S$600
Feb '25	5-room	13 TO 15	117 m²	S$760k	S$603
Oct '24	5-room	10 TO 12	117 m²	S$750k	S$596
Oct '24	5-room	22 TO 24	117 m²	S$800k	S$635
Aug '24	5-room	16 TO 18	117 m²	S$766k	S$608

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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