SG Block Index

Block 68 Geylang Bahru

330068 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 387 units · 18 floors

80Overall / 100
Summary

Block 68 Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 79.9/100 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 503 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
100
Green space
90
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
81
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.4min
107EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.6min
107EWLCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
47.3min
107EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
42.1min
107EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · 1 transfer · 4 min (259 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 13 min riding

2m1072mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (118 m) to Blk 73/geylang Bahru
  2. Bus 107 · SBS Transit
    Blk 73/geylang BahruLavender /ica · 6 stops · 8 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 68

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
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3477 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
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)15.1 min
  • Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)15.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)3.6 min
  • Low Medical Clinic4.2 min
  • Belief Family Clinic4.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Beng Wan Rd Pg11.2 min
  • St Michael'S Fc11.8 min
  • St Michael'S Pg12.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru1.7 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre1.7 min
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home6.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Kolam Ayer CC3.3 min
  • Geylang West CC12.7 min
  • Kallang CC19.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library31.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library39.3 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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