Block 23 Balam RD
370023 · Macpherson · Geylang · Built 1965 · ~38 yrs lease left · 120 units · 10 floors
Block 23 Balam RD in Geylang scores 78.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.2 minutes’ walk from Macpherson Mrt Station MRT, 5.8 minutes from Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre), and 679 m straight-line from Canossa Catholic Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 65
- Food
- 97
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 63
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 64
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 82
- Renters
- 78
- Investors
- 68
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.6min
- one-north
- 39.3min
- Jurong East
- 53.4min
- Changi Airport
- 38.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 9 min (576 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding
- Walk 6 min (395 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 Station8.2 min
- Tai Seng Mrt Station9 min
- Mattar Mrt Station9 min
Hawker centres
food- Circuit Road Blk 80 (80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre)5.8 min
- Circuit Road Blk 79/79A7.3 min
- Circuit Road Blk 8911.1 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Chin Choo Clinic4.4 min
- Ho Tong Clinic4.4 min
- Circuit Medical Clinic4.7 min
Parks & green
green- Paya Lebar Road Park6.4 min
- Macpherson Linear Pk11.6 min
- Aljunied Pk14.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre4.4 min
- CARElderly Senior Activity Centre (Merpati)8 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson13.2 min
Community clubs
leisure- MacPherson CC11.3 min
- Bidadari CC (U/C)30 min
- Geylang Serai CC31.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library22.5 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