The Alcove
388199 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Aljunied · Geylang
The Alcove in Geylang scores 87.4/100 overall. It is a 99-year leasehold (commenced 2000, ~73 years remaining) development, 5.3 minutes’ walk from Aljunied Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1118 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Alcove, Geylang, Singapore 388199
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 86
- Food
- 92
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 97
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 82
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 66
- Leisure
- 88
- EV charging
- 73
Who it suits
- Overall
- 87
- Young Families
- 89
- Seniors
- 90
- Renters
- 86
- Investors
- 83
- EV Owners
- 80
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 17.7min
- one-north
- 39.8min
- Jurong East
- 44.5min
- Changi Airport
- 31.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap18 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 8 min (544 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding
- Walk 8 min (516 m) to Aljunied
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Aljunied → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 10 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 21 transactions. Tenure: 99-year leasehold (commenced 2000, ~73 years remaining).
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Aljunied Mrt Station5.3 min
- Aljunied Mrt Station6.1 min
- Dakota Mrt Station12.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)10.5 min
- Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)10.9 min
- Aljunied Ave 2 Blk 117 (Blk 117 Aljunied Market and Food Centre)11.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd2.7 min
- Yeo Hock Heng3.9 min
- Abedin Trading Pte. Ltd.5.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Tay Clinic2.6 min
- The Medical And Aesthetic Clinic Pte Ltd3 min
- Anteh Dispensary Pte Ltd3.9 min
Parks & green
green- Lorong 40 Geylang Pg8.7 min
- Guillemard Rd Os13.2 min
- Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os14.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Harmony Activity Centre10.3 min
- Geylang East Home For The Aged12.2 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson16 min
Community clubs
leisure- Mountbatten CC (U/C)9.7 min
- MacPherson CC18.7 min
- Geylang West CC20.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library5.8 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 5 supermarkets, 1 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- Stop 810291.8 min walk · 105 m
- Stop 812314.4 min walk · 238 m
Board here and check the LTA bus app for the services and live arrival times.
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Alcove is more liveable than 83% of them and cheaper than 93% — around S$1,118/psf (as of 2026-04).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-04
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).
See what’s for sale
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