Blk 21 Balam Rd
Completed 1965 · 10 storeys · 120 flats · 40 years 04 months remaining · 30 resale transactions on record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
10 storeys · completed 1965
What the record shows
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 7 up have sold for a median of $300,000 - $15,000 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 | $1,300–$3,200 | $2,800/mo | - | 5 |
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 · 19 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $324,000 | $499 | 40y 04m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $360,000 | $555 | 40y 05m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $315,000 | $485 | 40y 05m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $340,000 | $524 | 40y 05m |
| May 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $285,000 | $439 | 40y 09m |
| Apr 2025 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $320,000 | $493 | 40y 10m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $290,000 | $447 | 41y 01m |
| Nov 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $350,000 | $539 | 41y 03m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $318,000 | $490 | 41y 05m |
| Jul 2024 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $290,000 | $447 | 41y 08m |
| Mar 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $270,000 | $416 | 41y 11m |
| Dec 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $290,000 | $447 | 42y 01m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $305,000 | $470 | 42y 03m |
| Sept 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $288,000 | $444 | 42y 05m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $310,000 | $478 | 42y 05m |
| Dec 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $295,000 | $455 | 43y 02m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $290,000 | $447 | 43y 04m |
| Jul 2022 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $258,000 | $399 | 43y 07m |
| Jul 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $230,000 | $354 | 44y 07m |
| Jun 2021 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $245,000 | $379 | 44y 08m |
| Mar 2020 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $200,000 | $308 | 45y 10m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $200,000 | $308 | 46y |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $215,000 | $331 | 46y |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 60.3 | $212,000 | $327 | 46y |
| Jun 2019 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60.3 | $205,000 | $316 | 46y 08m |
| Sept 2018 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 60.3 | $230,000 | $354 | 47y 04m |
| May 2018 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $232,000 | $357 | 47y 08m |
| Sept 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 60.3 | $220,000 | $339 | 48y 04m |
| Aug 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $268,000 | $415 | 48y 05m |
| Jan 2017 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 60 | $230,000 | $356 | 49y |
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 $9k above this block · 5 vs 10 sales
3-room median $5k above this block · 10 vs 10 sales
3-room median $6k below this block · 5 vs 10 sales
built 1995 · 30 more lease years than this block
built 1995 · 30 more lease years than this block
built 1968 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 3.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.