SG Block Index

Block 72 Geylang Bahru

330072 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 236 units · 13 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 72 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 80.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.9 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 670 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
90
Schools
99
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
100
Green space
82
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
56

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
82
Renters
83
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.8min
107EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
41min
DTLNELCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
47.7min
107EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.5min
107EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 5 min (275 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 13 min riding

2m1072mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (134 m) to Blk 73/geylang Bahru
  2. Bus 107 · SBS Transit
    Blk 73/geylang BahruLavender /ica · 6 stops · 8 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 72

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 3440 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)3.7 min
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)13.9 min
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)17.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Belief Family Clinic3.1 min
  • Low Medical Clinic3.7 min
  • Kallang Bahru Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg12.5 min
  • St Michael'S Fc13.1 min
  • St Michael'S Pg13.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru4.1 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre4.1 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home6.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kolam Ayer CC4.1 min
  • Geylang West CC11.5 min
  • Kallang CC19.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library30.2 min

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).

Resale context — 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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