SG Block Index

Block 5 Haig RD

430005 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors

3 upcoming development sites within 1 km
78Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 5 Haig RD in Geylang scores 77.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.7 minutes’ walk from Cc9 MRT, 5 minutes from Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre), and 705 m straight-line from Haig Girls' School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 5 Haig RD in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
94
Green space
85
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
59
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
81
Seniors
79
Renters
75
Investors
49
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.1min
EWLS$1.68 · direct
one-north
44.3min
155CCLS$2.07 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
52min
EWLS$2.27 · direct
Changi Airport
34.9min
EWLEWLS$1.98 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · no transfers · 14 min (894 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 12 min riding

13mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 13 min (866 m) to Paya Lebar
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Paya LebarRaffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 5

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 3914 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre)5 min
  • Geylang Serai Market9.4 min
  • Dunman Food Centre9.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.5 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd6.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Minmed Clinic (Haig Road)1.7 min
  • Sia Family Clinic And Surgery4 min
  • True Medical Clinic Paya Lebar Quarter9.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Carpmael Park4.5 min
  • Haig Walk Extension4.7 min
  • Ceylon Road Interim Park6.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Tembusu Senior Activity Centre19.3 min
  • Harmony Activity Centre23.9 min
  • THK Cluster Support @ Pipit25.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang Serai CC9.3 min
  • Kampong Ubi CC12.8 min
  • Joo Chiat CC15 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library21.4 min
  • Marine Parade Public Library25.2 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 4-6 Haig Road Haig View0.6 min
  • Blk 1-3 Haig Road3.3 min
  • Blk 21 To 23 Haig Road Haig Vista3.9 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 4 supermarkets, 5 parks, 3 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 820994.6 min walk · 261 m
  • Stop 820915.1 min walk · 277 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 14 MKT/FC7 min walk
    155

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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 5 Haig RD is more liveable than 77% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$524/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability77th 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 5 offers a strong liveability score (77.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~49 years left).

What you get77.7/100overall 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 5 Haig RD

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$590k – S$620k
median S$603k · S$596626 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
5407761012Aug '24Jul '25May '26
Monthly resale volume — Geylang East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 5 Haig RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '264-room10 TO 1292S$603kS$609
Jan '264-room07 TO 0992S$620kS$626
Jul '254-room04 TO 0692S$590kS$596
Oct '244-room04 TO 0692S$580kS$586

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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