Blk 53 Sims Pl
Completed 1976 · 13 storeys · 154 flats · 53 years 07 months remaining · 28 resale transactions on record · adjoined flats on the record · median household income in Geylang: $7,500/mo (lowest quartile island-wide)
13 storeys · completed 1976 · shops below
What the record shows
A 3-room here sold for $375,000 in Jul 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $307,800 in 2020 - a gain of $67,200 - about $31 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 3-room flats from floor 9 up have sold for a median of $375,000 - $25,000 more than floors 4 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2020 - 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 | $1,500–$3,400 | $2,800/mo | - | 9 |
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 · 18 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 28
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $375,000 | $536 | 53y 07m |
| Jun 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $340,000 | $486 | 53y 08m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $430,000 | $526 | 53y 10m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $430,000 | $526 | 53y 10m |
| Apr 2026 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $438,000 | $626 | 53y 09m |
| Aug 2025 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $390,000 | $557 | 54y 06m |
| Jan 2025 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $379,000 | $542 | 55y 02m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $435,000 | $622 | 55y 05m |
| Sept 2024 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $428,000 | $523 | 55y 05m |
| Nov 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 76 | $388,000 | $474 | 56y 02m |
| Aug 2023 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $350,000 | $500 | 56y 05m |
| Jul 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $348,000 | $497 | 56y 08m |
| Jan 2023 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $335,000 | $479 | 57y 01m |
| Nov 2022 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $353,000 | $505 | 57y 03m |
| Feb 2022 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $328,000 | $469 | 58y |
| Dec 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 58y 02m |
| Oct 2021 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $300,000 | $429 | 58y 04m |
| Aug 2021 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $285,800 | $408 | 58y 06m |
| May 2021 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $260,000 | $372 | 58y 09m |
| Dec 2020 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 76 | $355,000 | $434 | 59y 01m |
| Jul 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 150 | $645,000 | $399 | 59y 06m |
| Jun 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $270,000 | $386 | 59y 08m |
| Jan 2020 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 65 | $300,000 | $429 | 60y 01m |
| May 2019 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $318,000 | $455 | 60y 08m |
| Jan 2019 | 3 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 65 | $315,000 | $450 | 61y |
| Jul 2018 | 3 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 65 | $317,000 | $453 | 61y 07m |
| Jun 2018 | 3 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 65 | $335,000 | $479 | 61y 08m |
| Apr 2017 | 3 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 65 | $325,000 | $465 | 62y 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.
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.
3-room median $12k above this block · 3 vs 9 sales
3-room median $269k above this block · 8 vs 9 sales
3-room median $42k below this block · 7 vs 9 sales
built 1976 · same generation
built 1976 · same generation
3-room median $14k above this block · 8 vs 9 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 4.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.