Blk 42 Sims Dr
Completed 1989 · 12 storeys · 66 flats · 62 years 10 months remaining · 11 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 $680,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $477,333 in 2020 - a gain of $202,667 - about $93 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 4-room flats from floor 8 up have sold for a median of $635,000 - $15,000 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).
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Geylang · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 11
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 107 | $680,000 | $590 | 62y 10m |
| Jul 2026 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $658,000 | $588 | 62y 10m |
| Apr 2026 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $666,000 | $595 | 63y |
| Jun 2025 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $650,000 | $581 | 63y 10m |
| Sept 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $635,000 | $557 | 64y 08m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 106 | $630,000 | $552 | 65y 10m |
| Dec 2022 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 107 | $535,000 | $465 | 66y 06m |
| Aug 2021 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $489,000 | $437 | 67y 09m |
| Jun 2021 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 107 | $485,000 | $421 | 67y 11m |
| Nov 2020 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 109 | $458,000 | $390 | 68y 06m |
| Jan 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 104 | $485,000 | $433 | 72y 03m |
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.
built 1989 · same generation
built 1974 · 9 fewer lease years than this block
4-room median $10k above this block · 3 vs 5 sales
built 1989 · same generation
built 1989 · same generation
4-room median $189k below this block · 8 vs 5 sales
Condos nearby
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.