Block 19 Balam RD
370019 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · Lease from 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 120 units · 10 floors
Block 19 Balam RD in Geylang scores 75.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.8 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 6.4 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 784 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 19 Balam RD, Singapore 370019
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 55
- Food
- 96
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 78
- Daily needs
- 94
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 63
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 56
- EV charging
- 81
Who it suits
- Overall
- 75
- Young Families
- 80
- Seniors
- 78
- Renters
- 74
- Investors
- 52
- EV Owners
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 30.3min
- one-north
- 38.3min
- Jurong East
- 52.4min
- Changi Airport
- 39.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 10 min (621 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 7 min (439 m) to Blk 36
- Bus 135 · SBS Transit
Blk 36 → Paya Lebar · 5 stops · 5 min - Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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- Macpherson Mrt Station8.8 min
- Tai Seng Mrt Station9.9 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station10.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)6.4 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A9 min
- Circuit Road Blk 8912.8 min
Eateries nearby
food- Teo Teck HwaA3.9 min
- Yam & Young Pte. Ltd.A3.9 min
- U 1 Coffee Shop Pte Ltd3.9 min
- Poland TanB3.9 min
- Xu JingB3.9 min
- Tan Siew SuanB3.9 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.2 min
- Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd13.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Circuit Medical Clinic5.3 min
- Lifecare Medical Centre5.3 min
- Chin Choo Clinic5.5 min
Parks & green
green- Paya Lebar Road Park7.3 min
- Macpherson Linear Pk13.6 min
- Aljunied Pk16.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre5.5 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)9.6 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson14.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC12.9 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)31.9 min
- Geylang Serai CC32.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library24 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 37 Circuit Road6.3 min
- Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road7.8 min
- Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road9.1 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 2 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 702716.3 min walk · 218 m
- Stop 701496.5 min walk · 193 m
- BLK 367 min walk135
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 · Geylang planning area- Age profile
- In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
- 60–648%55–597.8%30–347.5%45–497.4%
- Household income
- 33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person16.6%$20,000+11.7%$2,000–2,9996.8%$1,000–1,9996.7%
- Dwelling mix
- 73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats27.8%HDB 4 room flats24.8%Condominiums and other apartments21.1%HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
- Household size
- 49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person25%1-person24.5%3-person19.2%4-person14.9%
- In education
- Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary32.7%Secondary25%University14.6%Polytechnic10%
- Commute to work
- 61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus24.1%MRT LRT only19%Car17.1%Bus16.4%
Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Can I afford this?
est. ~S$1.01M · 4 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 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 19 Balam RD is more liveable than 77% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 19 offers a strong liveability score (75.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~40 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 Macpherson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 19 Balam RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 19 Balam RD
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun '26 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 60 m² | S$319k | S$491 |
| Oct '25 | 3-room | 01 TO 03 | 60 m² | S$330k | S$508 |
| Oct '25 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 60 m² | S$328k | S$505 |
| Sep '25 | 3-room | 10 TO 12 | 60 m² | S$320k | S$493 |
| May '25 | 3-room | 07 TO 09 | 60 m² | S$338k | S$521 |
Subzone medians — Macpherson
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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