Block 61 Geylang Bahru
330061 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 336 units · 13 floors
81Overall / 100
Summary
Block 61 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 81.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.8 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 435 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 80
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 95
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 56
Who it suits
- Overall
- 81
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 82
- Investors
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 24.5min
- one-north
- 43.7min
- Jurong East
- 51.5min
- Changi Airport
- 43.2min
DTL124NSLS$1.59 · 2 transfers
107NELCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
853MEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
853MEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.59 · 2 transfers · 11 min (728 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 8 min riding
7m›DTL›2m›124›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 7 min (439 m) to Geylang Bahru
- Downtown Line · SBS Transit
Geylang Bahru → Bencoolen · 3 stops · 5 min - Walk 2 min (102 m) to Bencoolen
- Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Bencoolen → City Hall · 1 stop · 2 min - Walk 2 min (159 m) to City Hall
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station4.8 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station5.2 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station14.5 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3493 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)4.2 min
- Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)14.3 min
- Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)15.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.1 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)2 min
- Low Medical Clinic4.2 min
- Belief Family Clinic4.8 min
Parks & green
green- Beng Wan Rd Pg9.8 min
- St Michael'S Fc11.4 min
- St Michael'S Pg12 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Bendemeer Primary School435 m
- St Andrew'S School (Junior)1111 m
- Hong Wen School1283 m
Eldercare centres
care- TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru0 min
- TOUCH Senior Activity Centre0 min
- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home6.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kolam Ayer CC3.1 min
- Geylang West CC12.8 min
- Kallang CC17.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library31.7 min
- Toa Payoh Public Library39.1 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$619▲ 11.6%3
4 ROOMS$628▼ 6.6%3
5 ROOMS$527▼ 13.4%2