Block 20 Balam RD
370020 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · ~38 yrs lease left · 120 units · 10 floors
Block 20 Balam RD in Geylang scores 79.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 7 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 4.5 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 749 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 72
- Food
- 100
- Schools
- 99
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 99
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 61
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 64
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 83
- Renters
- 80
- Investors
- 69
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29min
- one-north
- 42.5min
- Jurong East
- 55.8min
- Changi Airport
- 38.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 8 min (523 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 5 min (341 m) to Blk 36
- Bus 135 · SBS Transit
Blk 36 → Paya Lebar · 5 stops · 5 min - Walk 2 min (153 m) to Paya Lebar
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Paya Lebar → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 12 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- Macpherson Mrt Station7 min
- Tai Seng Mrt Station8 min
- Macpherson Mrt Station8.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)4.5 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7.9 min
- Circuit Road Blk 8911.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.4 min
- Sarathi Stores Pte Ltd12 min
CHAS clinics
health- Circuit Medical Clinic3.4 min
- Lifecare Medical Centre3.4 min
- Chin Choo Clinic4 min
Parks & green
green- Paya Lebar Road Park5.4 min
- Macpherson Linear Pk12.9 min
- Aljunied Pk15.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre4 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)8.6 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson12.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC11.8 min
- Geylang Serai CC30.7 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)31.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library22.1 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Geylang planning area- Age profile
- In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
- 60–648%55–597.8%30–347.5%45–497.4%
- Household income
- 33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person16.6%$20,000+11.7%$2,000–2,9996.8%$1,000–1,9996.7%
- Dwelling mix
- 73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats27.8%HDB 4 room flats24.8%Condominiums and other apartments21.1%HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
- Household size
- 49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person25%1-person24.5%3-person19.2%4-person14.9%
- In education
- Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary32.7%Secondary25%University14.6%Polytechnic10%
- Commute to work
- 61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus24.1%MRT LRT only19%Car17.1%Bus16.4%
Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Macpherson
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg