SG Block Index

Block 27 Balam RD

370027 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 89 units · 19 floors

85Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 27 Balam RD in Geylang scores 85.2/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 27 Balam RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
71
EV charging
91
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
88
Seniors
87
Renters
82
Investors
69
EV Owners
83

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 37 Circuit Road4.6 min
  • Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road5.9 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road6.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 27 Balam RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 3 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 701813.1 min walk · 188 m
  • Stop 701713.1 min walk · 236 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 364 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 27 Balam RD is more liveable than 97% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability97th 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 27 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).

What you get85.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds70 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 27 Balam RD

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

5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$788k – S$1.02m
median S$903k · S$581750 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
561666770Sep '25Feb '26Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 27 Balam RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '265-room01 TO 03126S$788kS$581
Jan '265-room13 TO 15126S$1.02mS$750
Mar '254-room04 TO 06107S$778kS$676

Subzone medians — 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$762▲ 40.6%
4 ROOMS$1046▲ 10.9%
5 ROOMS$599▲ 13.6%
EXECUTIVES$699▲ 9.8%
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