How far is Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Tanjong Pagar Mrt Station, about 3.8 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza to the city centre by public transport?

It is walkable. About 20 minutes direct, roughly S$0.00.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 8?

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre) is roughly 2.5 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza?

Cantonment Primary School, approximately 385 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza?

It scores 85.7/100 overall: transport 98, food 100, schools 93.6, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 70, connectivity 81.3, value 26, leisure 95.

Is Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 85.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 53 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Chinatown give the price trend.

Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza

080008 · Chinatown · Outram · Built 1979 · Lease from 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 96 units · 27 floors

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Summary

Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza in Outram scores 85.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.8 minutes’ walk from Tanjong Pagar Mrt Station MRT, 2.5 minutes from Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre), and 385 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.

Where it is

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Block 8 TG Pagar Plaza, Singapore 080008

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Pillar scores

Transport: 98
Food: 100
Schools: 94
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 70
Connectivity: 81
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 95
EV charging: 93

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 86
Young Families: 86
Seniors: 87
Renters: 90
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 19.9min
one-north: 26.9min
Jurong East: 31.6min
Changi Airport: 42.7min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 20 min (1654 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

20mthe city centre

Walk 20 min (1654 m) to Destination

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 638 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre)2.5 min
Amoy Street Food Centre (Telok Ayer Food Centre)7.9 min
Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.6 min
Lotte Mart Pte. Ltd.2.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Duxton Medical Clinic2.8 min
Drs Chua & Partners Pte Ltd3.5 min
Medic Surgical & Laser Clinic3.5 min

Parks & green

green

Duxton Plain Pk2.9 min
Tras Link Pk3.4 min
Tanjong Pagar Pk5.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

SBWS Happy Villa (Females)3.5 min
Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)5.8 min
Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Chin Swee)16.9 min

Community clubs

leisure

Tanjong Pagar CC2.8 min
Kreta Ayer CC5.6 min
imPAct@Hong Lim Green15.2 min

Libraries

leisure

library@chinatown13.3 min
library@esplanade28.8 min

EV charging

Amara Singapore4.2 min
Blk 4 Sago Lane Car Park6.7 min
Blk 334 Kreta Ayer Basement Car Park6.8 min

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 054291.2 min walk · 95 m
Stop 054211.5 min walk · 99 m

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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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$1.16M · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 8 TG Pagar Plaza is more liveable than 97% of them but pricier than 100% — around S$1,199/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability97th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 0%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 8 offers an outstanding liveability score (85.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get85.7/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+19.3%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds53 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Chinatown. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 8 TG Pagar Plaza

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room4 sales · 12 mo

S$778k – S$820k

median S$810k · S$871–918 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Chinatown (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 8 TG Pagar Plaza

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jun '26	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$810k	S$907
Mar '26	4-room	13 TO 15	83 m²	S$820k	S$918
Jan '26	4-room	10 TO 12	83 m²	S$811k	S$908
Aug '25	4-room	04 TO 06	83 m²	S$778k	S$871
Mar '25	4-room	16 TO 18	83 m²	S$793k	S$887

Subzone medians — Chinatown

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$869▲ 8.5%1

4 ROOMS$1199▲ 19.3%3

5 ROOMS$1344▲ 5.2%2

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