How far is Block 20 Balam RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Macpherson Mrt Station, about 7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 20 Balam RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 135 to Paya Lebar, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 29 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 20?

Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre) is roughly 4.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 20 Balam RD?

Canossa Catholic Primary School, approximately 749 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 20 Balam RD?

Approximately 40 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1967 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 20 Balam RD?

It scores 80.2/100 overall: transport 72.2, food 99.7, schools 99.3, healthcare 81.2, daily needs 98.6, green space 100, connectivity 61.1, value 0, leisure 63.5.

Is Block 20 Balam RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 80.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 40 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 Macpherson give the price trend.

Block 20 Balam RD

370020 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · Lease from 1967 · ~40 yrs lease left · 120 units · 10 floors

80Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 20 Balam RD in Geylang scores 80.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.5 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 749 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 20 Balam RD in Singapore

Block 20 Balam RD, Singapore 370020

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Pillar scores

Transport: 72
Food: 100
Schools: 99
Healthcare: 81
Daily needs: 99
Green space: 100
Connectivity: 61
Value (lease): 0
Leisure: 64
EV charging: 91

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 80
Young Families: 83
Seniors: 83
Renters: 80
Investors: 55
EV Owners: 75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 29min
one-north: 42.5min
Jurong East: 55.8min
Changi Airport: 38.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (523 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

5m›135›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (341 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

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

PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3730 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.5 min
Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7.9 min
Circuit Road Blk 8911.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.3 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min
Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd12 min

CHAS clinics

health

Circuit Medical Clinic3.4 min
Lifecare Medical Centre3.4 min
Chin Choo Clinic4 min

Parks & green

green

Paya Lebar Road Park5.4 min
Macpherson Linear Pk12.9 min
Aljunied Pk15.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Canossa Catholic Primary School749 m
Cedar Primary School1426 m
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)1527 m

Eldercare centres

care

CARElderly Senior Activity Centre4 min
CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)8.6 min
THK SAC @ MacPherson12.8 min

Community clubs

leisure

MacPherson CC11.8 min
Geylang Serai CC30.7 min
Bidadari CC (U/C)31.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library22.1 min

EV charging

Blk 37 Circuit Road4.5 min
Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road5.9 min
Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road7.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 20 Balam RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 701813.7 min walk · 232 m
Stop 702714.4 min walk · 195 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 365 min walk
63135

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 20 Balam RD is more liveable than 90% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability90th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 6%

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 · lease

Block 20 offers an outstanding liveability score (80.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~40 years left).

What you get80.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds40 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 Macpherson. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 20 Balam RD

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$290k – S$346k

median S$313k · S$447–533 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 20 Balam RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$290k	S$447
May '26	3-room	07 TO 09	60 m²	S$315k	S$485
Jan '26	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$310k	S$478
Nov '25	3-room	04 TO 06	60 m²	S$313k	S$482
Sep '25	3-room	10 TO 12	60 m²	S$346k	S$533

Subzone medians — Macpherson

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%2

3 ROOMS$762▲ 40.6%2

4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%6

5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%2

EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%1

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