SG Block Index

Geylang vs Woodlands

Geylang averages 80.8/100 for HDB liveability across 293 blocks, ahead of Woodlands at 64.7/100 across 732 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 64.7/100). Geylang is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Woodlands leads on value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Geylang’s median trip to the city centre is 24 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Geylang is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Geylang, seniors lean towards Geylang, renters lean towards Geylang and investors lean towards Woodlands.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationGeylangWoodlands
Raffles Place24 min55 min
one-north42 min56 min
Jurong East51 min37 min
Changi Airport35 min91 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport7664.6
Food91.173.9
Schools99=99
Healthcare84.169.1
Daily needs87.353.5
Green space83.360.9
Connectivity67.934.9
Value (lease)4564
Leisure61.153.9
EV charging92.361.7

By persona

PersonaGeylangWoodlandsVerdict
Overall80.864.7Geylang
Young Families83.170.4Geylang
Seniors81.960.1Geylang
Renters78.456.4Geylang
Investors59.865.5Woodlands