Blk 31 Balam Rd
Completed 1984 · 16 storeys · 176 flats · 58 years 01 month remaining · 21 resale transactions on record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
16 storeys · completed 1984
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $580,000 in Mar 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $490,500 in 2020 - a gain of $89,500 - about $41 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 11 up have sold for a median of $630,000 - $72,500 more than floors 5 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2024 - 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 | $3,100/mo | $3,100–$3,100 | $2,800/mo | - | 1 |
| 4-ROOM | $3,400/mo | $3,400–$3,400 | $3,525/mo | - | 1 |
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 21
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 91 | $580,000 | $592 | 58y 01m |
| Mar 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 91 | $620,000 | $633 | 58y 02m |
| Nov 2024 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 97 | $700,000 | $670 | 59y 07m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 92 | $615,000 | $621 | 60y 07m |
| Aug 2023 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 97 | $535,000 | $512 | 60y 08m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 106 | $645,000 | $565 | 60y 11m |
| Jan 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 92 | $588,000 | $594 | 61y 04m |
| Sept 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $485,000 | $495 | 62y 07m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 106 | $570,000 | $500 | 62y 09m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $460,000 | $465 | 62y 10m |
| Mar 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $510,000 | $447 | 63y 02m |
| Jan 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 97 | $460,000 | $441 | 63y 03m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 92 | $458,000 | $462 | 63y 06m |
| Jun 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 92 | $420,000 | $424 | 64y |
| Jan 2020 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 92 | $460,000 | $465 | 64y 03m |
| Oct 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 97 | $436,500 | $418 | 64y 06m |
| Apr 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 92 | $448,000 | $452 | 65y 01m |
| Jan 2019 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 91 | $460,000 | $470 | 65y 03m |
| Nov 2018 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 68 | $313,000 | $428 | 65y 05m |
| Oct 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $470,000 | $465 | 66y 06m |
| Aug 2017 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 94 | $480,000 | $474 | 66y 09m |
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 1994 · 11 more lease years than this block
built 1995 · 12 more lease years than this block
built 1965 · 14 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $230k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
built 1965 · 12 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $160k above this block · 3 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 2.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.