SG Block Index

Block 844 Sims Ave

400844 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 20 units · 4 floors

87Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

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 · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 844 Sims Ave in Singapore

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
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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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
EWLS$1.75 · direct
one-north
42.3min
EWLCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47min
EWLS$2.33 · direct
Changi Airport
26min
EWLEWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 7 min (440 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding

6mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (413 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 844

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 4698 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

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

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

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 · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 844 Sims Ave
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 820612.8 min walk · 163 m
  • Stop 822293.4 min walk · 102 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 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).

Liveability99th 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 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).

What you get87.4/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-6.0%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 844 Sims Ave

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
4977571017Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Geylang East (area liquidity)

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

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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