Block 53 Chin Swee RD
330053 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 96 units · 26 floors
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
- one-north
- 42.3min
- Jurong East
- 49min
- Changi Airport
- 41.7min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap22 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 4 min (230 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 2 min (89 m) to Blk 54
- Bus 133 · SBS Transit
Blk 54 → Lavender /ica · 7 stops · 9 min - Walk 2 min (113 m) to Lavender
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lavender → Raffles Place · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
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- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station7.5 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station7.9 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station10 min
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-lineEldercare 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