SG Block Index

Block 21 Old Airport RD

390021 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1958 · ~31 yrs lease left · 14 units · 3 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 21 Old Airport RD in Geylang scores 83.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.8 minutes’ walk from Mountbatten Mrt Station MRT, 0.7 minutes from Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre, and 581 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.

Pillar scores

Transport
90
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
93
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
0
Leisure
89

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
86
Seniors
84
Renters
87
Investors
47

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.3min
CCLCCLNSLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
one-north
40.1min
32CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.4min
16EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
36.8min
CCLEWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 7 min (455 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 10 min riding

6mCCLCCL1mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (346 m) to Mountbatten
  2. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    MountbattenPromenade · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Circle Line · SMRT Corporation
    PromenadeMarina Bay · 2 stops · 3 min
  4. Walk 1 min (81 m) to Marina Bay
  5. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Marina BayRaffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min
  6. 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 21

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 2532 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre0.7 min
  • Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)4.9 min
  • Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)10.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd0.7 min
  • Yeo Hock Heng10.9 min
  • I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd11.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Choong'S Clinic0.5 min
  • Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery0.7 min
  • Northeast Medical Group3.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os3.3 min
  • Wilkinson Interim Pk13.1 min
  • Arthur Pk13.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Harmony Activity Centre21.9 min
  • Geylang East Home For The Aged23.8 min
  • THK SAC @ MacPherson27.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Mountbatten CC (U/C)6.4 min
  • Katong CC12.3 min
  • Mountbatten CC12.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library17.4 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%
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