Block 61 Geylang Bahru
330061 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 336 units · 13 floors
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 · SLABlock 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
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
- one-north
- 43.7min
- Jurong East
- 51.5min
- Changi Airport
- 43.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 11 min (728 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 8 min riding
- Walk 7 min (439 m) to Geylang Bahru
- Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Geylang Bahru → Bencoolen · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 2 min (102 m) to Bencoolen
- Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station4.8 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station5.2 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station14.5 min
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- Lim Li Beng (Lin Limimg)2 min
- Lee Hwee SiangB2 min
- Low Kwee EngA2 min
- Ng Yen ChooB2 min
- Heng Wah Kwang (Wang Heguang)B2 min
- Ho Ah HuatB2 min
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- Bendemeer Primary School435 m
- St Andrew'S School (Junior)1111 m
- Hong Wen School1283 m
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 · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 602291.8 min walk · 105 m
- Stop 602213.3 min walk · 180 m
- BLK 682 min walk107
- BLK 73/GEYLANG BAHRU STN4 min walk853M
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 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 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).
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 · leaseBlock 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).
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
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
See what’s for sale
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