SG Block Index

Block 61 Geylang Bahru

330061 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 336 units · 13 floors

83Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 61 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 82.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 435 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 61 Geylang Bahru in Singapore

Block 61 Geylang Bahru, Singapore 330061

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
80
Daily needs
100
Green space
95
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
56
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
85
Seniors
85
Renters
83
Investors
53
EV Owners
80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
24.5min
DTL124NSLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
one-north
43.7min
107NELCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
51.5min
853MEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
43.2min
853MEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 11 min (728 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 8 min riding

7mDTL2m1242mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (439 m) to Geylang Bahru
  2. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Geylang BahruBencoolen · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (102 m) to Bencoolen
  4. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    BencoolenCity Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
  5. Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    City HallRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  7. 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 61

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 3493 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)4.2 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)15.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)2 min
  • Low Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • Belief Family Clinic4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg9.8 min
  • St Michael'S Fc11.4 min
  • St Michael'S Pg12 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru0 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre0 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home6.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kolam Ayer CC3.1 min
  • Geylang West CC12.8 min
  • Kallang CC17.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library31.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library39.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 61-62/68 Geylang Bahru Road Geylang Bahru Ville2.1 min
  • Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Geylang Bahru Market And Food Centre3.8 min
  • Blk 72/93/97 Geylang Bahru4.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 61 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 602291.8 min walk · 105 m
  • Stop 602213.3 min walk · 180 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 682 min walk
    107
  • BLK 73/GEYLANG BAHRU STN4 min walk
    853M

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 61 Geylang Bahru is more liveable than 92% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$619/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability92th 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 61 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get82.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+11.6%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds46 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 61 Geylang Bahru

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
538663789Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Geylang Bahru (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 61 Geylang Bahru in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Geylang Bahru medians.

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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