Block 842 Sims Ave
400842 · Geylang East · Geylang · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 72 units · 19 floors
87Overall / 100
Summary
Block 842 Sims Ave in Geylang scores 87/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.5 minutes’ walk from Eunos Mrt Station MRT, 6.3 minutes from Eunos Crescent Blk 4A, and 692 m straight-line from Haig Girls' School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 89
- Food
- 96
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 100
- Daily needs
- 93
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 75
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 52
Who it suits
- Overall
- 87
- Young Families
- 89
- Seniors
- 90
- Renters
- 87
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 19.7min
- one-north
- 41.9min
- Jurong East
- 46.6min
- Changi Airport
- 25.6min
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 · OneMap20 min door to door · S$1.75 · no transfers · 6 min (406 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 14 min riding
6m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 6 min (378 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 Station3.5 min
- Eunos Mrt Station4 min
- Eunos Mrt Station4.3 min
PlannedFounders' Memorial MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 4733 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Eunos Crescent Blk 4A6.3 min
- Geylang Serai Market6.3 min
- Haig Road Blk 13/14 (Haig Road Market and Cooked Food Centre)13.8 min
Supermarkets
daily- En Frozen Pte Ltd6.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Changi Clinic1.5 min
- EC Family Clinic4.9 min
- saudara clinic by A+J general physicians6.4 min
Parks & green
green- Joo Chiat Terrace Pk7.3 min
- Lorong Sarina Interim Pk8.4 min
- Jln Yasin Interim Pk8.8 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Haig Girls' School692 m
- Maha Bodhi School1173 m
- Tanjong Katong Primary School1464 m
Eldercare centres
care- Tembusu Senior Activity Centre5.3 min
- THK Cluster Support @ Pipit28.8 min
- THK Senior Group Home @ Pipit Road29.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Kampong Ubi CC2.5 min
- Geylang Serai CC8.5 min
- Joo Chiat CC18.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library24.4 min
- Marine Parade Public Library30.2 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