SG Block Index

Block 535 Upp Cross ST

050535 · China Square · Outram · Built 1979 · ~52 yrs lease left · 115 units · 20 floors

85Overall / 100
Summary

Block 535 Upp Cross ST in Outram scores 85.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.6 minutes’ walk from Chinatown Mrt Station MRT, 2.3 minutes from Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market), and 1230 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
93
Food
100
Schools
93
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
88
Connectivity
76
Value (lease)
24
Leisure
96

Who it suits

Overall
85
Young Families
86
Seniors
88
Renters
89
Investors
62

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
11.2min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
one-north
28.8min
NELCCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
36.5min
33EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
48.5min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

11 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 11 min (935 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

11mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (935 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 535

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedPrince Edward Road MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1266 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Upper Cross Street Blk 531A (Hong Lim Food Centre and Market)2.3 min
  • Market Street Hawker Centre5.8 min
  • Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)6.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Hong Heng Seng8.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Chinatown Wellness Clinic0.6 min
  • Cross Street Medical Clinic0.6 min
  • Doctors For Life Medical1.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Hong Lim Pk5.2 min
  • Telok Ayer Green6.2 min
  • Ann Siang Hill Pk6.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)8.6 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)9.5 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)13.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • imPAct@Hong Lim Green3.9 min
  • Kreta Ayer CC8.4 min
  • Tanjong Pagar CC14.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown4.4 min
  • library@esplanade18 min
  • National Library Building22.9 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Outram planning area
Age profile
In Outram, 12% of residents are under 15 and 25.5% are 65 or older.
40–448.2%
60–648%
45–497.8%
55–597.6%
Household income
28.1% of Outram households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person27.2%
$20,000+10.8%
$1,000–1,99910.1%
$2,000–2,9996.3%
Dwelling mix
94.5% of Outram households live in HDB flats; 5.2% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 1 and 2 room flats35.9%
HDB 3 room flats29.3%
HDB 4 room flats21.5%
HDB 5 room and executive flats7.8%
Household size
62.5% of Outram households are one or two people; 1-person households are the most common.
1-person35.2%
2-person27.3%
3-person16.1%
4-person11%
In education
Of Outram residents currently in education, 17.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary41.3%
Secondary21.6%
University12.5%
Pre primary9.6%
Commute to work
57.4% of working Outram residents commute by public transport; 15.3% drive or ride.
No transport required25.3%
MRT LRT only20.4%
MRT LRT and bus18.7%
Bus16.6%

Resident data for the Outram planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — China Square

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$875▲ 20.2%
Living in OutramOutram estate data →Blocks near Chinatown Mrt StationBlocks near Cantonment Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →