SG Block Index

Block 41 Sims DR

380041 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 238 units · 16 floors

71Overall / 100
Summary

Block 41 Sims DR in Geylang scores 71.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.5 minutes’ walk from Kallang Mrt Station MRT, 6.5 minutes from Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre), and 926 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
95
Schools
96
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
80
Green space
60
Connectivity
66
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
72

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
74
Seniors
74
Renters
70
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.9min
EWLS$1.38 · direct
one-north
45min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49.8min
EWLS$2.20 · direct
Changi Airport
38.2min
125EWLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.38 · no transfers · 16 min (1025 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 7 min riding

15mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 15 min (997 m) to Kallang
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    KallangRaffles Place · 4 stops · 7 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 41

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 2987 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)6.5 min
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)8.4 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)14.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.6 min
  • Prb Trading Pte. Ltd.9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Loh Clinic5.4 min
  • Healthmark Family Clinic (Sims)7.1 min
  • Ko Family Clinic9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Riverside Pk18.6 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os22 min
  • Geylang East Pk23.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Baptist Convention Golden Age Home16.2 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru16.2 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre16.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC6.9 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC16.4 min
  • MacPherson CC20.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library16.8 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 — Aljunied

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$642▼ 5.0%
3 ROOMS$715▲ 19.6%
4 ROOMS$713▼ 10.3%
5 ROOMS$1113▲ 36.9%
EXECUTIVES$756▲ 12.9%
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