SG Block Index

Block 53 Chin Swee RD

330053 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 96 units · 26 floors

79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 53 Chin Swee RD in Kallang scores 78.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7.5 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 7.1 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 391 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
78
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
86
Daily needs
87
Green space
100
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
58

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
83
Seniors
82
Renters
78
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.1min
133EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.3min
64NELCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
49min
133EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
41.7min
31EWLEWLS$2.20 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 4 min (230 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding

2m1332mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (89 m) to Blk 54
  2. Bus 133 · SBS Transit
    Blk 54Lavender /ica · 7 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LavenderRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 53

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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3708 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)7.1 min
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)10.3 min
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)16.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pariqua Clinic2.7 min
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)5.8 min
  • Low Medical Clinic7.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg5.8 min
  • St Michael'S Fc6.3 min
  • St Michael'S Pg7.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru5.4 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre5.4 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home9.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kolam Ayer CC3.1 min
  • Potong Pasir CC13.3 min
  • Kallang CC13.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library34.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library34.7 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Kallang planning area
Age profile
In Kallang, 12% of residents are under 15 and 21% are 65 or older.
45–498%
40–447.7%
60–647.7%
55–597.4%
Household income
34.6% of Kallang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person20.7%
$20,000+13.3%
$1,000–1,9997.7%
$2,000–2,9995.8%
Dwelling mix
79% of Kallang households live in HDB flats; 20.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 3 room flats26.8%
HDB 4 room flats23.7%
Condominiums and other apartments18.9%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats16.9%
Household size
54% of Kallang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person27.5%
1-person26.5%
3-person16.9%
4-person14.5%
In education
Of Kallang residents currently in education, 23.5% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary33.1%
Secondary26.8%
University14%
Polytechnic9.5%
Commute to work
60.3% of working Kallang residents commute by public transport; 24.6% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus22.7%
MRT LRT only20.2%
Car17.5%
Bus15.5%

Resident data for the Kallang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Geylang Bahru

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$619▲ 11.6%
4 ROOMS$628▼ 6.6%
5 ROOMS$527▼ 13.4%
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