Blk 40 Sims Dr
Completed 1989 · 12 storeys · 121 flats · 63 years 02 months remaining · 22 resale transactions on record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
12 storeys · completed 1989
What the record shows
A 4-room here sold for $632,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $514,000 in 2020 - a gain of $118,000 - about $54 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $578,000 - $72,000 less than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2029 - 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 | $3,500/mo | $3,000–$4,000 | $3,525/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $3,700/mo | $3,000–$4,400 | $4,050/mo | - | 2 |
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 · 14 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 22
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 109 | $632,000 | $539 | 63y 02m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 103 | $680,000 | $613 | 63y 06m |
| Dec 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $765,000 | $592 | 63y 06m |
| Aug 2025 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 122 | $755,000 | $575 | 63y 10m |
| Mar 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $745,000 | $558 | 64y 04m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $720,000 | $539 | 64y 05m |
| Jan 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $668,000 | $597 | 64y 06m |
| Apr 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $760,000 | $579 | 65y 03m |
| Nov 2023 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 124 | $688,888 | $516 | 65y 08m |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 109 | $568,000 | $484 | 65y 08m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 109 | $588,000 | $501 | 65y 10m |
| Jan 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 113 | $560,000 | $460 | 67y 06m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $525,000 | $469 | 67y 11m |
| Jul 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 109 | $510,000 | $435 | 67y 11m |
| Jan 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 124 | $580,000 | $435 | 68y 06m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 113 | $530,000 | $436 | 68y 08m |
| Aug 2020 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 109 | $445,000 | $379 | 68y 10m |
| Jul 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 108 | $480,000 | $413 | 69y 11m |
| Dec 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 120 | $535,000 | $414 | 71y 06m |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 124 | $528,000 | $396 | 72y 01m |
| Apr 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 122 | $565,000 | $430 | 72y 02m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 109 | $420,000 | $358 | 72y 05m |
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.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
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.
4-room median $10k below this block · 5 vs 3 sales
built 1989 · same generation
built 1989 · same generation
built 1989 · same generation
built 1974 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $199k below this block · 8 vs 3 sales
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.