Bukit Merah vs Geylang
Geylang averages 80.8/100 for HDB liveability across 293 blocks, ahead of Bukit Merah at 77.6/100 across 425 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.
The verdict
For all-round liveability, Geylang comes out ahead (80.8/100 vs 77.6/100). Bukit Merah is stronger on food and connectivity. Geylang leads on transport, healthcare, green space, value (lease) and ev charging.
On the commute that matters most, Bukit Merah’s median trip to the city centre is 19 min versus Geylang’s 24 min by public transport — Bukit Merah is the faster commute.
By life stage, young families lean towards Geylang and seniors lean towards Geylang.
Commute face-off · median public transport
DestinationBukit MerahGeylang
Raffles Place19 min24 min
one-north26 min42 min
Jurong East32 min51 min
Changi Airport54 min35 min
Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.
Pillar by pillar
Transport66.6►76
Food94.8◄91.1
Schools99.2◄99
Healthcare67.9►84.1
Daily needs88.6◄87.3
Green space74.8►83.3
Connectivity74.8◄67.9
Value (lease)40.1►45
Leisure58.7►61.1
EV charging89►92.3
By persona
PersonaBukit MerahGeylangVerdict
Overall77.680.8Geylang
Young Families80.383.1Geylang
Seniors77.481.9Geylang
Renters76.878.4Tie
Investors6159.8Tie