SG Block Index

Block 8 Haig RD

400008 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

86Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 8 Haig RD in Geylang scores 85.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.9 minutes’ walk from Eunos Mrt Station MRT, 2.9 minutes from Eunos Crescent Blk 4A, and 910 m straight-line from Maha Bodhi School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 8 Haig RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
100
Daily needs
90
Green space
100
Connectivity
77
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
40
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
86
Young Families
88
Seniors
89
Renters
85
Investors
53
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
18.9min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
41.1min
EWLCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
45.8min
EWLS$2.33 · direct
Changi Airport
24.8min
EWLEWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

19 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 5 min (363 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding

5mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (335 m) to Eunos
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    EunosRaffles Place · 7 stops · 14 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 8

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
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4617 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Eunos Crescent Blk 4A2.9 min
  • Geylang Serai Market13.7 min
  • Dunman Food Centre20.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min
  • En Frozen Pte Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • EC Family Clinic4.3 min
  • Crescent Clinic & Surgery7.7 min
  • Neoh & Ong Medical Clinic7.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jln Yasin Interim Pk1.6 min
  • Jln Ismail Pk3.6 min
  • Lorong Sarina Interim Pk4.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Tembusu Senior Activity Centre6.6 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit30.9 min
  • THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road31.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kampong Ubi CC9.9 min
  • Kampong Kembangan CC (Pending U/C)14.1 min
  • Geylang Serai CC15.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library29.2 min
  • Marine Parade Public Library29.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 5-8/11/4A Eunos Crescent1.5 min
  • Blk 9-10 Eunos Crescent5.6 min
  • Blk 1-3/1A Eunos Crescent5.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 8 Haig RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 5 parks, 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 831011.4 min walk · 52 m
  • Stop 831091.6 min walk · 70 m

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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$367k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 8 Haig RD is more liveable than 97% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$524/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability97th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 90%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 8 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get85.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-6.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds49 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 Geylang East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 8 Haig RD

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$639k – S$650k
median S$644k · S$645656 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
5747911009Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Geylang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 Haig RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room07 TO 0992S$639kS$645
Nov '254-room10 TO 1292S$650kS$656

Subzone medians — Geylang East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$524▼ 6.0%
4 ROOMS$654▼ 23.8%
5 ROOMS$686▲ 9.8%
EXECUTIVES$644
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