SG Block Index

Block 53 Sims PL

380053 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 154 units · 13 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 53 Sims PL in Geylang scores 80.6/100 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).

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
93
Daily needs
88
Green space
63
Connectivity
73
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
75

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
82
Seniors
83
Renters
81
Investors
49

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.4min
EWLS$1.59 · direct
one-north
42.8min
134CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
45.2min
EWLS$2.24 · direct
Changi Airport
32.2min
EWLEWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer

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

8mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (539 m) to Aljunied
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicPolyclinicBlk 53

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

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

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

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).

Resale context — Aljunied

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 5.0%
3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%
4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%
5 ROOMS$1113▲ 36.9%
EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%
Living in GeylangGeylang estate data →Blocks near Aljunied Mrt StationBlocks near Geylang Methodist School (Primary)Commute to the CBD →