Blk 59A Geylang Bahru
Completed 1997 · 21 storeys · 97 flats · 72 years 06 months remaining · 19 resale transactions on record
21 storeys · completed 1997
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $970,000 in Jul 2025. The same flat type in this block averaged $759,000 in 2021 - a gain of $211,000 - about $116 a day while the owner slept.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2037 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-ROOM | $4,200/mo | $4,200–$4,200 | $3,800/mo | - | 1 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,500/mo | $4,500–$4,500 | $4,088/mo | - | 1 |
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 · 10 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 19
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $970,000 | $751 | 72y 06m |
| Dec 2024 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 100 | $868,888 | $807 | 73y 01m |
| Sept 2024 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 120 | $975,000 | $755 | 73y 04m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 101 | $728,000 | $670 | 73y 09m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $722,000 | $658 | 74y |
| Oct 2023 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $775,000 | $720 | 74y 03m |
| May 2023 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 102 | $720,000 | $656 | 74y 08m |
| Nov 2022 | 4 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 100 | $730,000 | $678 | 75y 02m |
| Feb 2022 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $805,000 | $623 | 75y 11m |
| Sept 2021 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 120 | $800,000 | $619 | 76y 04m |
| Feb 2021 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 122 | $672,000 | $512 | 76y 11m |
| Oct 2020 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $607,000 | $564 | 77y 03m |
| Sept 2019 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 120 | $753,000 | $583 | 78y 04m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 100 | $590,000 | $548 | 78y 08m |
| Dec 2018 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 102 | $595,000 | $542 | 79y 01m |
| Oct 2018 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 100 | $628,000 | $583 | 79y 02m |
| Jun 2018 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 122 | $760,500 | $579 | 79y 07m |
| Jul 2017 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 120 | $700,000 | $542 | 80y 05m |
| Apr 2017 | 4 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 100 | $590,000 | $548 | 80y 08m |
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.
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.9×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.