Blk 56 Geylang Bahru
Completed 1974 · 25 storeys · 96 flats · 47 years 04 months remaining · 26 resale transactions on record
25 storeys · completed 1974
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $700,000 in Apr 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $553,500 in 2020 - a gain of $146,500 - about $67 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 17 up have sold for a median of $700,000 - $111,000 more than floors 8 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2013 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Kallang/Whampoa over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 37% below their younger neighbours' PSF (849 sales).
Across Kallang/Whampoa, roughly 411 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
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 | Kallang/Whampoa median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,800/mo | $3,600–$4,000 | $4,088/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Kallang/Whampoa · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 15 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 26
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $700,000 | $542 | 47y 04m |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $755,000 | $600 | 47y 05m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $760,000 | $603 | 48y 06m |
| Oct 2024 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 117 | $800,000 | $635 | 48y 10m |
| Oct 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $750,000 | $596 | 48y 10m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $766,000 | $608 | 49y |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $690,000 | $548 | 49y 03m |
| Apr 2024 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $775,000 | $632 | 49y 03m |
| Apr 2023 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $600,000 | $489 | 50y 04m |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 117 | $590,000 | $468 | 50y 09m |
| Oct 2022 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 117 | $625,000 | $496 | 50y 10m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $588,000 | $455 | 50y 11m |
| Feb 2022 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 114 | $529,000 | $431 | 51y 05m |
| Dec 2021 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $588,000 | $467 | 51y 08m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 22 to 24 | 120 | $590,000 | $457 | 51y 11m |
| Jun 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 117 | $560,000 | $445 | 52y 02m |
| Apr 2021 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 120 | $588,000 | $455 | 52y 04m |
| Dec 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $550,000 | $448 | 52y 07m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $520,000 | $413 | 52y 09m |
| Nov 2020 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 117 | $503,000 | $399 | 52y 09m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 117 | $578,000 | $459 | 53y 03m |
| Jan 2020 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 117 | $565,000 | $449 | 53y 06m |
| Jan 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 114 | $570,000 | $465 | 54y 07m |
| Dec 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 117 | $578,000 | $459 | 54y 07m |
| Aug 2018 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 114 | $580,000 | $473 | 55y |
| Mar 2017 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 117 | $607,000 | $482 | 56y 04m |
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.
5-room median $76k below this block · 4 vs 6 sales
built 1998 · 26 more lease years than this block
built 1974 · same generation
5-room median $58k below this block · 9 vs 6 sales
built 1997 · 24 more lease years than this block
built 1974 · same generation
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.