SG Block Index

Block 3 Joo Chiat RD

420003 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 108 units · 18 floors

83Overall / 100
Summary

Block 3 Joo Chiat RD in Geylang scores 83.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9 minutes’ walk from Eunos Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Geylang Serai Market, and 605 m straight-line from Haig Girls' School.

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
100
Schools
99
Healthcare
97
Daily needs
100
Green space
94
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
53

Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
86
Seniors
88
Renters
81
Investors
55

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.2min
76EWLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.1min
76CCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
53min
76EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
32.5min
EWLEWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (410 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m764mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (123 m) to Joo Chiat Cplx
  2. Bus 76 · SBS Transit
    Joo Chiat CplxPaya Lebar · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 4 min (259 m) to Paya Lebar
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 min
  5. 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 3

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 4366 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Geylang Serai Market4 min
  • Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre)9.7 min
  • Eunos Crescent Blk 4A11.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd3.8 min
  • En Frozen Pte Ltd4.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Changi Clinic5.4 min
  • Sia Family Clinic And Surgery10.3 min
  • Minmed Clinic (Haig Road)11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Joo Chiat Terrace Pk5.7 min
  • Carpmael Park9.6 min
  • Koon Seng Park10.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Tembusu Senior Activity Centre10.8 min
  • Harmony Activity Centre26.3 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit28.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kampong Ubi CC4.1 min
  • Geylang Serai CC6 min
  • Joo Chiat CC14.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library23.8 min
  • Marine Parade Public Library26 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 — 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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