Block 844 Sims Ave
400844 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 20 units · 4 floors
Block 844 Sims Ave in Geylang scores 87.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4 minutes’ walk from Eunos Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Geylang Serai Market, and 705 m straight-line from Haig Girls' School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 844 Sims Ave, Singapore 400844
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 98
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 100
- Daily needs
- 91
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 50
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 87
- Young Families
- 89
- Seniors
- 90
- Renters
- 86
- Investors
- 58
- EV Owners
- 84
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 20.2min
- one-north
- 42.3min
- Jurong East
- 47min
- Changi Airport
- 26min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 7 min (440 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 6 min (413 m) to Eunos
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Eunos → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 14 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Eunos Mrt Station4 min
- Eunos Mrt Station4.5 min
- Eunos Mrt Station4.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Geylang Serai Market6.7 min
- Eunos Crescent Blk 4A6.8 min
- Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre)13.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Pizza Hut Singapore Pte LtdA0.9 min
- Mackenzie Rex Restaurant @ Changi LlpB2.6 min
- Gan Li EngA2.8 min
- Lee Eng YiowB3 min
- Hong Kong Street Chen Tek Ji (81) Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
- Siti Nuriyah Binte Abdul ManafA3.3 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- En Frozen Pte Ltd6.9 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- Changi Clinic1 min
- EC Family Clinic5.4 min
- saudara clinic by A+J general physicians5.9 min
Parks & green
green- Joo Chiat Terrace Pk6.8 min
- Lorong Sarina Interim Pk8.9 min
- Jln Yasin Interim Pk9.2 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Haig Girls' School705 m
- Maha Bodhi School1170 m
- Tanjong Katong Primary School1460 m
Eldercare centres
care- Tembusu Senior Activity Centre5.8 min
- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit29.2 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road29.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Ubi CC2.9 min
- Geylang Serai CC8.8 min
- Joo Chiat CC18.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library24.8 min
- Marine Parade Public Library29.8 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 842-848 Sims Avenue0.8 min
- Blk 1-3/1A Eunos Crescent5.6 min
- Millage5.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 3 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- Stop 820612.8 min walk · 163 m
- Stop 822293.4 min walk · 102 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$367k · 3 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 844 Sims Ave is more liveable than 99% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$524/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).
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 · leaseBlock 844 offers an outstanding liveability score (87.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).
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 844 Sims Ave
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 844 Sims Ave in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Geylang East medians.
Subzone medians — Geylang East
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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