How far is Block 45 Sims DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Aljunied Mrt Station, about 7.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 45 Sims DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 21 minutes direct, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 45?

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre) is roughly 2.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 45 Sims DR?

Geylang Methodist School (Primary), approximately 601 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 45 Sims DR?

Approximately 50 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1977 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 45 Sims DR?

It scores 77.9/100 overall: transport 77.3, food 95, schools 100, healthcare 85.1, daily needs 91.1, green space 41.6, connectivity 70.5, value 20, leisure 69.8.

Is Block 45 Sims DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 77.9/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 50 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 45 Sims DR

380045 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1976 · Lease from 1977 · ~50 yrs lease left · 182 units · 13 floors

78Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 45 Sims DR in Geylang scores 77.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.7 minutes’ walk from Aljunied Mrt Station MRT, 2.5 minutes from Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre), and 601 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Where it is

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Map showing the location of Blk 45 Sims DR in Singapore

Block 45 Sims DR, Singapore 380045

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Pillar scores

Transport: 77
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 85
Daily needs: 91
Green space: 42
Connectivity: 71
Value (lease): 20
Leisure: 70
EV charging: 86

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 78
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 79
Renters: 78
Investors: 49
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 20.5min
one-north: 42.6min
Jurong East: 47.4min
Changi Airport: 34.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

21 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 11 min (724 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

11m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 11 min (696 m) to Aljunied
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 3127 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)2.5 min
Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)12.6 min
Aljunied Ave 2 Blk 117 (Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre)16.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.9 min
Monako Asia Pte. Ltd.7.4 min
B & S Mini Mart Pte. Ltd.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Loh Clinic0 min
Healthmark Family Clinic (Sims)3.1 min
Sims Drive Medical Clinic5.3 min

Parks & green

green

Geylang East Pk20.2 min
Lorong 40 Geylang Pg20.4 min
Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os20.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Harmony Activity Centre15.4 min
Geylang East Home For The Aged17.3 min
THK SAC @ MacPherson19.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Geylang West CC11 min
MacPherson CC17 min
Kolam Ayer CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library12.9 min

EV charging

Blk 53 Sims Place Sims Vista3.7 min
Blk 63 Sims Place Greentops @ Sims Place4 min
Blk 19/20 Upper Boon Keng11.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 5 supermarkets, 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 802291.8 min walk · 42 m
Stop 802892.7 min walk · 176 m

Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.

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

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 45 Sims DR is more liveable than 84% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$713/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability84th 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 45 offers a strong liveability score (77.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~50 years left).

What you get77.9/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds50 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 45 Sims DR

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$386k – S$386k

median S$386k · S$552–552 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Aljunied (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 45 Sims DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$386k	S$552
Jul '25	3-room	07 TO 09	65 m²	S$386k	S$552
Apr '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$388k	S$555
Feb '25	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$393k	S$562
Oct '24	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$360k	S$515
Oct '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$415k	S$593
Aug '24	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$378k	S$540

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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