How far is Block 53 Sims PL from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Aljunied Mrt Station, about 5.6 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 53 Sims PL to the city centre by public transport?

Take East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 18 minutes direct, roughly S$1.59.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 53?

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre) is roughly 3.7 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 53 Sims PL?

Geylang Methodist School (Primary), approximately 420 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 53 Sims PL?

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 53 Sims PL?

It scores 82.9/100 overall: transport 84.5, food 95, schools 100, healthcare 93.3, daily needs 88.3, green space 63, connectivity 72.6, value 28, leisure 74.6.

Is Block 53 Sims PL a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 82.9/100 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 53 Sims PL

380053 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1976 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 154 units · 13 floors

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Summary

Block 53 Sims PL in Geylang scores 82.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.6 minutes’ walk from Aljunied Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre), and 420 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 53 Sims PL in Singapore

Block 53 Sims PL, Singapore 380053

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Pillar scores

Transport: 85
Food: 95
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 93
Daily needs: 88
Green space: 63
Connectivity: 73
Value (lease): 28
Leisure: 75
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 83
Young Families: 84
Seniors: 85
Renters: 82
Investors: 53
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 18.4min
one-north: 42.8min
Jurong East: 45.2min
Changi Airport: 32.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

18 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 9 min (567 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

8m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 8 min (539 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 3243 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)3.7 min
Aljunied Ave 2 Blk 117 (Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre)13.1 min
Circuit Road Blk 8915.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Yeo Hock Heng7.5 min
B & S Mini Mart Pte. Ltd.10.2 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

Sims Drive Medical Clinic0 min
Healthmark Family Clinic (Sims)3.2 min
Loh Clinic5.3 min

Parks & green

green

Geylang East Pk16.7 min
Lorong 40 Geylang Pg18.8 min
Aljunied Pk19.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Harmony Activity Centre12 min
Geylang East Home For The Aged13.8 min
THK SAC @ MacPherson16.4 min

Community clubs

leisure

MacPherson CC13.5 min
Geylang West CC14.9 min
Mountbatten CC (U/C)19.6 min

Libraries

leisure

Geylang East Public Library10.6 min

EV charging

Blk 53 Sims Place Sims Vista1.6 min
Blk 63 Sims Place Greentops @ Sims Place5.3 min
Blk 107-108 Aljunied Crescent7.9 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, 1 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 802391.8 min walk · 80 m
Stop 802312.7 min walk · 85 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 532 min walk
134

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

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 53 Sims PL is more liveable than 94% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$713/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability94th 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 53 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get82.9/100overall 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 53 Sims PL

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

3-room5 sales · 12 mo

S$340k – S$438k

median S$430k · S$486–626 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Aljunied (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 53 Sims PL

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$340k	S$486
Apr '26	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$430k	S$526
Apr '26	3-room	04 TO 06	76 m²	S$430k	S$526
Apr '26	3-room	13 TO 15	65 m²	S$438k	S$626
Aug '25	3-room	04 TO 06	65 m²	S$390k	S$557
Jan '25	3-room	01 TO 03	65 m²	S$379k	S$542
Sep '24	3-room	07 TO 09	76 m²	S$428k	S$523
Sep '24	3-room	10 TO 12	65 m²	S$435k	S$622

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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