SG Block Index

Block 44 Sims DR

380044 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 240 units · 16 floors

73Overall / 100
Summary

Block 44 Sims DR in Geylang scores 73/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.8 minutes’ walk from Aljunied Mrt Station MRT, 4.7 minutes from Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre), and 761 m straight-line from Geylang Methodist School (Primary).

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
90
Schools
98
Healthcare
81
Daily needs
87
Green space
49
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
70

Who it suits

Overall
73
Young Families
75
Seniors
75
Renters
72
Investors
44

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.2min
EWLS$1.59 · direct
one-north
44.3min
EWLCCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
49min
EWLS$2.24 · direct
Changi Airport
36min
EWLEWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

22 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 13 min (828 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 10 min riding

12mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 12 min (800 m) to Aljunied
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    AljuniedRaffles Place · 5 stops · 10 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 44

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 2974 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Sims Place Blk 49 (Sims Vista Market and Food Centre)4.7 min
  • Upper Boon Keng Road Blk 17 (Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Market and Food Centre)10.3 min
  • Geylang Bahru Blk 69 (Blk 69 Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre)16.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7.9 min
  • Monako Asia Pte. Ltd.8.4 min
  • B & S Mini Mart Pte. Ltd.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Loh Clinic3.6 min
  • Healthmark Family Clinic (Sims)5.3 min
  • Sims Drive Medical Clinic7.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Kallang Riverside Pk20.4 min
  • Geylang East Pk21.9 min
  • Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os21.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Harmony Activity Centre17.1 min
  • TOUCH Senior Group Home@Geylang Bahru18 min
  • TOUCH Senior Activity Centre18 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Geylang West CC8.7 min
  • Kolam Ayer CC18.3 min
  • MacPherson CC18.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Geylang East Public Library15 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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