Blk 20 Balam Rd
Completed 1965 · 10 storeys · 120 flats · 39 years 08 months remaining · 18 resale transactions on record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1965
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $290,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $230,143 in 2020 - a gain of $59,857 - about $27 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 7 up have sold for a median of $302,500 - $5,000 more than floors 3 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2006 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Geylang over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 40% below their younger neighbours' PSF (919 sales).
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Geylang median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $2,700/mo | $2,200–$3,300 | $2,800/mo | - | 9 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Geylang · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 18
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $290,000 | $447 | 39y 08m |
| May 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $315,000 | $485 | 39y 08m |
| Jan 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $310,000 | $478 | 40y |
| Nov 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $313,000 | $482 | 40y 03m |
| Sept 2025 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $346,000 | $533 | 40y 04m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $295,000 | $457 | 42y 02m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $300,000 | $462 | 42y 01m |
| May 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $300,000 | $462 | 42y 09m |
| Sept 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $268,000 | $413 | 43y 05m |
| Mar 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $240,000 | $370 | 43y 11m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $255,000 | $393 | 44y 08m |
| Apr 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $228,000 | $351 | 44y 09m |
| Feb 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $235,000 | $362 | 45y |
| Jan 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $230,000 | $356 | 45y |
| Oct 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $221,000 | $342 | 45y 03m |
| Jul 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $202,000 | $311 | 45y 07m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $222,000 | $342 | 45y 10m |
| Jun 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $255,000 | $393 | 48y 07m |
Who lives in Geylang
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
3-room median $15k above this block · 5 vs 5 sales
3-room median $6k above this block · 10 vs 5 sales
3-room median $5k above this block · 8 vs 5 sales
3-room median $7k below this block · 5 vs 5 sales
built 1995 · 30 more lease years than this block
3-room median $11k above this block · 10 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.5×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.