Block 29 Balam RD
370029 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1995 · Lease from 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 89 units · 19 floors
Block 29 Balam RD in Geylang scores 84.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.6 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 659 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 29 Balam RD, Singapore 370029
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 74
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 64
- Value (lease)
- 60
- Leisure
- 65
- EV charging
- 91
Who it suits
- Overall
- 85
- Young Families
- 87
- Seniors
- 86
- Renters
- 81
- Investors
- 69
- EV Owners
- 82
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 27.6min
- one-north
- 41.1min
- Jurong East
- 54.5min
- Changi Airport
- 36.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap28 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (437 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 4 min (255 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 Station7 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station8.4 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station8.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.6 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7 min
- Circuit Road Blk 8910.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Sie Soon HongB3.1 min
- Ang Siew HwaB3.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte LtdA3.3 min
- Tan Zhao Chew3.3 min
- Beow Woon TeckB3.3 min
- Teo Teck HwaA4.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.3 min
- Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd13.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chin Choo Clinic3.1 min
- Ho Tong Clinic3.1 min
- Circuit Medical Clinic3.3 min
Parks & green
green- Paya Lebar Road Park6.6 min
- Macpherson Linear Pk13.9 min
- Aljunied Pk14.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre3.1 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)7.7 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson12.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC10.9 min
- Geylang Serai CC31.4 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)32.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library22 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 37 Circuit Road4.5 min
- Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road5.9 min
- Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road6.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 701813.3 min walk · 143 m
- Stop 703813.9 min walk · 222 m
- BLK 364 min walk63135
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 29 Balam RD is more liveable than 96% 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 29 offers an outstanding liveability score (84.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~70 years left).
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 29 Balam RD
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 29 Balam RD
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar '26 | 4-room | 04 TO 06 | 106 m² | S$780k | S$684 |
| Nov '25 | 4-room | 01 TO 03 | 106 m² | S$730k | S$640 |
| Sep '25 | 4-room | 19 TO 21 | 106 m² | S$870k | S$763 |
| Sep '25 | 5-room | 01 TO 03 | 127 m² | S$789k | S$577 |
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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