Block 8 Haig RD
400008 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 120 units · 13 floors
84Overall / 100
Summary
Block 8 Haig RD in Geylang scores 84.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.9 minutes’ walk from Eunos Mrt Station MRT, 2.9 minutes from Eunos Crescent Blk 4A, and 910 m straight-line from Maha Bodhi School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 87
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 100
- Daily needs
- 90
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 77
- Value (lease)
- 18
- Leisure
- 40
Who it suits
- Overall
- 84
- Young Families
- 87
- Seniors
- 87
- Renters
- 85
- Investors
- 52
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 18.9min
- one-north
- 41.1min
- Jurong East
- 45.8min
- Changi Airport
- 24.8min
EWLS$1.75 · direct
EWLCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
EWLS$2.33 · direct
EWLEWLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap19 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 5 min (363 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding
5m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 5 min (335 m) to Eunos
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Eunos → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 14 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- Eunos Mrt Station4.9 min
- Eunos Mrt Station5.4 min
- Eunos Mrt Station5.7 min
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4617 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Eunos Crescent Blk 4A2.9 min
- Geylang Serai Market13.7 min
- Dunman Food Centre20.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.1 min
- En Frozen Pte Ltd13.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- EC Family Clinic4.3 min
- Crescent Clinic & Surgery7.7 min
- Neoh & Ong Medical Clinic7.9 min
Parks & green
green- Jln Yasin Interim Pk1.6 min
- Jln Ismail Pk3.6 min
- Lorong Sarina Interim Pk4.3 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Maha Bodhi School910 m
- Haig Girls' School1040 m
- Telok Kurau Primary School1312 m
Eldercare centres
care- Tembusu Senior Activity Centre6.6 min
- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit30.9 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road31.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Ubi CC9.9 min
- Kampong Kembangan CC (Pending U/C)14.1 min
- Geylang Serai CC15.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library29.2 min
- Marine Parade Public Library29.8 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 — Geylang East
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$524▼ 6.0%2
4 ROOMS$654▼ 23.8%1
5 ROOMS$686▲ 9.8%2
EXECUTIVES$644—2