Blk 28 Balam Rd
Completed 1995 · 19 storeys · 89 flats · 70 years 05 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
19 storeys · completed 1995
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $850,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $598,200 in 2020 - a gain of $251,800 - about $115 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2036 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $2,500/mo | $2,000–$3,800 | $3,525/mo | - | 3 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,300/mo | $4,000–$4,300 | $4,050/mo | - | 5 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Geylang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 106 | $850,000 | $745 | 70y 05m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 107 | $855,000 | $742 | 70y 05m |
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 127 | $942,000 | $689 | 70y 06m |
| Jan 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $850,000 | $622 | 70y 06m |
| Sept 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 127 | $985,000 | $721 | 70y 10m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 106 | $850,000 | $745 | 71y 08m |
| Feb 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 106 | $705,000 | $618 | 73y 05m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 106 | $720,000 | $631 | 74y 01m |
| Nov 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 127 | $750,000 | $549 | 74y 08m |
| May 2021 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 106 | $515,000 | $451 | 75y 03m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 106 | $600,000 | $526 | 75y 05m |
| Sept 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 106 | $580,000 | $508 | 75y 10m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 127 | $700,000 | $512 | 76y |
| Jul 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 107 | $576,000 | $500 | 76y 01m |
| Mar 2020 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 106 | $596,000 | $522 | 76y 04m |
| Aug 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 107 | $550,000 | $478 | 77y |
| Aug 2018 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 107 | $525,000 | $456 | 77y 11m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 127 | $632,800 | $463 | 77y 11m |
| Sept 2017 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 127 | $665,000 | $486 | 78y 10m |
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.
built 1965 · 30 fewer lease years than this block
built 1995 · same generation
4-room median $70k below this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1965 · 30 fewer lease years than this block
built 1994 · same generation
built 1965 · 30 fewer lease years than this block
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.3×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.