Block 59C Geylang Bahru
332059 · Geylang Bahru · Kallang · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 95 units · 21 floors
80Overall / 100
Summary
Block 59C Geylang Bahru in Kallang scores 80.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.7 minutes’ walk from Geylang Bahru Mrt Station MRT, 5.1 minutes from Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre), and 350 m straight-line from Bendemeer Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 81
- Food
- 80
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 79
- Daily needs
- 95
- Green space
- 92
- Connectivity
- 58
- Value (lease)
- 60
- Leisure
- 55
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 84
- Seniors
- 81
- Renters
- 77
- Investors
- 61
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 26.4min
- one-north
- 47.6min
- Jurong East
- 53.3min
- Changi Airport
- 45min
853MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
13NELCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
853MEWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
853MEWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap26 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 10 min (675 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 13 min riding
6m›853M›5m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (350 m) to Blk 73/geylang Bahru
- Bus 853M · Tower Transit Services
Blk 73/geylang Bahru → Opp Kallang /blk 2C · 4 stops · 6 min - Walk 5 min (297 m) to Kallang
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Kallang → Raffles Place · 4 stops · 7 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 Station5.7 min
- Geylang Bahru Mrt Station6.1 min
- Potong Pasir Mrt Station15.4 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 3482 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)5.1 min
- Bendemeer Road Blk 29 (Bendemeer Market and Food Centre)15.1 min
- Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)16.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd18.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- 57 Medical Clinic (Geylang Bahru)2.7 min
- Low Medical Clinic5.1 min
- Kallang Bahru Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.6.5 min
Parks & green
green- Beng Wan Rd Pg10.6 min
- St Michael'S Fc12.2 min
- St Michael'S Pg12.8 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Bendemeer Primary School350 m
- St Andrew'S School (Junior)1089 m
- Hong Wen School1198 m
Eldercare centres
care- TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru0.9 min
- TOUCH Senior Activity Centre0.9 min
- Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home7.7 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kolam Ayer CC4 min
- Geylang West CC13.7 min
- Kallang CC18.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library32.7 min
- Toa Payoh Public Library40 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