SG Block Index

Block 33 Balam RD

370033 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 94 units · 20 floors

87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 33 Balam RD in Geylang scores 86.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.5 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 557 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 33 Balam RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
80
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
100
Green space
100
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
74
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
87
Young Families
89
Seniors
89
Renters
84
Investors
70
EV Owners
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.5min
135EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
40min
63CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53.4min
135EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
35.7min
135EWLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (356 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

3m1352mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (175 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 33

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 3894 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 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 79/79A5 min
  • Circuit Road Blk 898.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd4.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chin Choo Clinic2 min
  • Ho Tong Clinic2 min
  • Circuit Medical Clinic2.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Paya Lebar Road Park7.4 min
  • Macpherson Linear Pk12.6 min
  • Aljunied Pk12.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre2 min
  • CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)5.7 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson10.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • MacPherson CC9 min
  • Geylang Serai CC30.9 min
  • Bidadari CC (U/C)31 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library20.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 37 Circuit Road3.9 min
  • Blk 41 To 42 Circuit Road5.1 min
  • Blk 63 To 64 Circuit Road5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 33 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 701712.3 min walk · 177 m
  • Stop 701812.4 min walk · 142 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 363 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 33 Balam RD is more liveable than 98% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$1,046/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability98th 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 33 offers an outstanding liveability score (86.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get86.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+10.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds69 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 33 Balam RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$1.07m
median S$1.07m · S$726726 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$880k
median S$880k · S$779779 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
5428051069Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Macpherson (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 33 Balam RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12137S$1.07mS$726
Oct '254-room10 TO 12105S$880kS$779

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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