How far is Block 41 Sims DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Kallang Mrt Station, about 10.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 41 Sims DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 23 minutes direct, roughly S$1.38.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 41?

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre) is roughly 6.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 41 Sims DR?

Geylang Methodist School (Primary), approximately 926 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 41 Sims DR?

Approximately 54 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1981 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 41 Sims DR?

It scores 72.4/100 overall: transport 55.8, food 93.8, schools 96.2, healthcare 78.2, daily needs 80.4, green space 60.1, connectivity 65.5, value 28, leisure 72.1.

Is Block 41 Sims DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 54 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 Aljunied give the price trend.

Block 41 Sims DR

380041 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1974 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 238 units · 16 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

72Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 41 Sims DR in Geylang scores 72.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.5 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre), and 926 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 41 Sims DR in Singapore

Block 41 Sims DR, Singapore 380041

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Pillar scores

Transport: 56
Food: 94
Schools: 96
Healthcare: 78
Daily needs: 80
Green space: 60
Connectivity: 66
Value (lease): 28
Leisure: 72
EV charging: 73

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 72
Young Families: 75
Seniors: 74
Renters: 70
Investors: 48
EV Owners: 67

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 22.9min
one-north: 45min
Jurong East: 49.8min
Changi Airport: 38.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 16 min (1025 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

15m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 15 min (997 m) to Kallang
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 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

PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2987 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)8.4 min
Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)14.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.6 min
Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health

Loh Clinic5.4 min
Healthmark Family Clinic (Sims)7.1 min
Ko Family Clinic9.1 min

Parks & green

green

Kallang Riverside Pk18.6 min
Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os22 min
Geylang East Pk23.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home16.2 min
TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru16.2 min
TOUCH Senior Activity Centre16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Geylang West CC6.9 min
Kolam Ayer CC16.4 min
MacPherson CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library16.8 min

EV charging

Blk 19/20 Upper Boon Keng7.7 min
Blk 63 Sims Place Greentops @ Sims Place7.9 min
Blk 38/39 Upper Boon Keng Upper Boon Keng Riverview10 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 3 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 802294.7 min walk · 285 m
Stop 803014.8 min walk · 237 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 455 min walk
125

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$691k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 41 Sims DR is more liveable than 65% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$713/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability65th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 41 offers a strong liveability score (72.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get72.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-10.3%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds54 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 Aljunied. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 41 Sims DR

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$346k – S$385k

median S$368k · S$471–542 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Aljunied (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 41 Sims DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jan '26	3-room	10 TO 12	66 m²	S$346k	S$487
Dec '25	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$368k	S$518
Nov '25	3-room	10 TO 12	66 m²	S$385k	S$542
Sep '25	3-room	01 TO 03	76 m²	S$385k	S$471
Jul '25	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$368k	S$518
Dec '24	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$375k	S$528
Jul '24	3-room	04 TO 06	66 m²	S$358k	S$504

Subzone medians — Aljunied

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$642▼ 5.0%1

3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%1

4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%2

5 ROOMS$1113▲ 29.3%1

EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%1

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