Heartbeat@Bedok Badminton Hall: Eight Courts on Level 4

Heartbeat@Bedok is the integrated community building at the heart of Bedok town, and its ActiveSG Sport Hall on Level 4 is a key public badminton hall for eastern Singapore. Sport Singapore planned it with eight badminton courts, and residents book them by the hour through ActiveSG at the national public rates. The hall is open every day from 7am to 10pm, and it sits just above the library, polyclinic and community club that share the same building.

Heartbeat@Bedok came out of a long consultation. Grassroots volunteers began asking residents what they wanted when plans were announced in 2011, and the People's Association says more than 11,000 ideas and views were gathered and shared with the partners who would move into the building. The result is a site about the size of three football fields that brings together the ActiveSG East Bedok Sports Centre, Bedok Public Library, Kampong Chai Chee Community Club, Bedok Polyclinic and a senior care centre.

The building opened to the public in 2017, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened it on 4 February 2018 in front of thousands of residents. When Sport Singapore first announced the project in 2014, it described a sports hall with eight badminton courts as part of the new Bedok Sports Centre, alongside swimming pools, a gym and sheltered tennis courts. That plan is what you find on Level 4 today: a dedicated hall that turns a trip to the library or clinic into a chance for a game.

Courts are booked through ActiveSG on the app or website, and the facility page lists badminton courts as the bookable activity in the hall. Each slot is one hour per court. Like every ActiveSG hall, Heartbeat follows a national quota of two badminton slots per day per user, regardless of the time of day. Groups who want back-to-back hours usually split the booking between two players so that each person stays within the limit.

The rules make the person who booked responsible for the court. Bookings cannot be assigned, sublet or resold without written consent, and staff may run onsite checks of identification and receipts, so the booker should be part of the group on the day. Hirers must not walk onto the court before their slot starts and should clear it as soon as the hour ends, which keeps eight courts turning over smoothly through a busy evening. If one of your group cancels, the booker still needs to attend, as the court cannot be handed over to someone else.

ActiveSG publishes one national price list for its badminton courts. Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents pay S$3.50 an hour at non-peak times and S$7.40 an hour at peak times, while the standard rate is S$4.60 at non-peak times and S$9.70 at peak times. The price is per court, so a group of four citizens playing doubles at peak time pays less than S$2 each for a full hour.

Senior citizens get an extra concession. ActiveSG offers a Senior Citizen Family Concession on badminton courts from Monday to Friday between 7am and 6pm, excluding public holidays, which covers the senior and the immediate family who play together. With the polyclinic and a senior care centre in the same building, a weekday morning appointment can easily be paired with a gentle game for an older relative.

ActiveSG's sport hall rules are short and strict. Only non-marking shoes are allowed in the hall, and players must wear proper sports attire. There is no food or drink inside the facility, no smoking, no pets and no alcohol without approval. Coaching, personal training and league operations need prior written permission, so private coaches cannot simply book a court and run a paid lesson.

Lockers have to be emptied by closing time, and anything left overnight is removed. Unauthorised filming or photography is not allowed inside the facility. Bring your own rackets and shuttles. ActiveSG's facility page also lists a temporary closure of the entire Heartbeat@Bedok sport hall on 26 October 2026, so pick another day for a game that week. Pack a small towel too, as Singapore's humid evenings make a long doubles session hard work.

Bedok town centre is one of the best food neighbourhoods in the east, and the hall puts you right in the middle of it. Bedok Mall at 311 New Upper Changi Road sits above Bedok MRT with a food court and casual restaurants, and the bus interchange next door connects to much of the east. A short walk away, Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre at 208B New Upper Changi Road is a local favourite for a cheap supper after an evening game.

Inside Heartbeat itself, the public library makes a good waiting room if you arrive early or if part of your group is late. Further afield, the East Coast Park beaches and cycling paths are a short bus ride south, a popular weekend combination with a morning badminton session. Kampong Chai Chee Community Club in the same building also runs interest groups and classes for residents who want more than a court booking.

Address: Heartbeat @ Bedok ActiveSG Sport Hall, Level 4 Heartbeat@Bedok, 11 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 469662. Hours: daily 7am to 10pm. Phone: +65 6443 5511. Courts: eight badminton courts booked through ActiveSG. Rates per court per hour: S$3.50 non-peak and S$7.40 peak for citizens and PRs, S$4.60 and S$9.70 at the standard rate. Booking quota: two slots per day per user.

Bedok MRT on the East-West line and Bedok bus interchange are both a short walk away. Book on the ActiveSG app, bring non-marking shoes, your own rackets and shuttles, and a water bottle for breaks outside the hall. The whole facility is closed on 26 October 2026. Seniors playing with family on weekdays before 6pm should look out for the Senior Citizen Family Concession when booking.