SG Block Index

Block 27 Balam RD

370027 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 89 units · 19 floors

84Overall / 100
Summary

Block 27 Balam RD in Geylang scores 84.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.2 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.7 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 603 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
56
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
87
Seniors
87
Renters
82
Investors
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.7min
135EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.2min
63CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
54.6min
135EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.9min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (425 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m1352mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (244 m) to Blk 36
  2. Bus 135 · SBS Transit
    Blk 36Paya Lebar · 5 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 27

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 3835 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.7 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A5.7 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 899.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chin Choo Clinic2.8 min
  • Ho Tong Clinic2.8 min
  • Circuit Medical Clinic3.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park6.6 min
  • Macpherson Linear Pk11.9 min
  • Aljunied Pk13.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre2.8 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)6.4 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson11.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC9.7 min
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)30.2 min
  • Geylang Serai CC31.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library20.9 min

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).

Resale context — Macpherson

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$621▲ 8.9%
3 ROOMS$1141▲ 110.4%
4 ROOMS$1175▲ 22.5%
5 ROOMS$1207▲ 40.7%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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