How far is Block 59B Geylang Bahru from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Geylang Bahru Mrt Station, about 6.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 59B Geylang Bahru to the city centre by public transport?

Take Downtown Line to Bencoolen, then Bus 166 to City Hall, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 26 minutes with 2 transfers, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 59B?

Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre) is roughly 5.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 59B Geylang Bahru?

Bendemeer Primary School, approximately 294 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 59B Geylang Bahru?

Approximately 71 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1998 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 59B Geylang Bahru?

It scores 80.6/100 overall: transport 75.3, food 88.1, schools 100, healthcare 78.1, daily needs 92.1, green space 90.3, connectivity 58, value 62, leisure 55.

Is Block 59B Geylang Bahru a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.6/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 71 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 59B Geylang Bahru

331059 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1997 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 97 units · 21 floors

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Summary

Block 59B Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 80.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.8 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 294 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 59B Geylang Bahru in Singapore

Block 59B Geylang Bahru, Singapore 331059

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Pillar scores

Transport: 75
Food: 88
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 78
Daily needs: 92
Green space: 90
Connectivity: 58
Value (lease): 62
Leisure: 55
EV charging: 97

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 81
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 82
Renters: 76
Investors: 62
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.3min
one-north: 46.5min
Jurong East: 53.1min
Changi Airport: 46.4min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 13 min (852 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 8 min riding

10m›DTL›1m›166›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 10 min (630 m) to Geylang Bahru
Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Geylang Bahru → Bencoolen · 3 stops · 5 min
Walk 1 min (35 m) to Opp Bencoolen
Bus 166 · SBS Transit
Opp Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min
Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 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 3474 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)5.8 min
Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)15.8 min
Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)16.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.7 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd19.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)3.4 min
Low Medical Clinic5.8 min
Kallang Bahru Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.7.3 min

Parks & green

green

Beng Wan Rd Pg11.3 min
St Michael'S Fc12.9 min
St Michael'S Pg13.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru1.7 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre1.7 min
Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home8.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

Kolam Ayer CC4.8 min
Geylang West CC14.4 min
Kallang CC19.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library33.4 min
Toa Payoh Public Library40.7 min

EV charging

Blk 61-62/68 Geylang Bahru Road Geylang Bahru Ville3.6 min
Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Geylang Bahru Market And Food Centre5.4 min
Blk 64/65/67 Kallang Bahru Geylang Bahru Ville7.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 59B Geylang Bahru

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 602293.4 min walk · 247 m
Stop 601596.3 min walk · 215 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 544 min walk
13857

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 59B Geylang Bahru is more liveable than 87% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$619/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th 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 59B offers an outstanding liveability score (80.6/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get80.6/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+11.6%3 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds71 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 59B 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$1.09m

median S$1.09m · S$829–829 psf

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$825k

median S$825k · S$766–766 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Geylang Bahru (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 59B Geylang Bahru

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	5-room	16 TO 18	122 m²	S$1.09m	S$829
May '26	4-room	10 TO 12	100 m²	S$825k	S$766
Oct '24	4-room	07 TO 09	102 m²	S$780k	S$710
Oct '24	4-room	10 TO 12	100 m²	S$800k	S$743
Sep '24	4-room	04 TO 06	100 m²	S$785k	S$729
Jul '24	4-room	13 TO 15	100 m²	S$788k	S$732

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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