SG Block Index

Block 8 Cantonment CL

081008 · Everton Park · Bukit Merah · Built 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 145 units · 30 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 8 Cantonment CL in Bukit Merah scores 81.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Outram Park Mrt Station MRT, 7.8 minutes from Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre), and 110 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
87
Food
90
Schools
96
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
87
Green space
70
Connectivity
70
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
89

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
81
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.2min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
one-north
29.8min
121EWLCCLS$1.75 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
34.5min
121EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
54.2min
121EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$0.00 · no transfers · 27 min (2267 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 0 min riding

27mthe city centre
  1. Walk 27 min (2267 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 8

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
PlannedCantonment MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 395 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)7.8 min
  • Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)13.8 min
  • Smith Street Blk 335 (Chinatown Complex Market)14.5 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • The Pinnacle Medical Centre @ Maritime3.4 min
  • Chang Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
  • Everton Clinic4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Duxton Plain Pk7 min
  • Tras Link Pk9.8 min
  • Tanjong Pagar Pk11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • SBWS Happy Villa (Females)8.6 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)11.5 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)20.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tanjong Pagar CC6.6 min
  • Kreta Ayer CC11.2 min
  • Tiong Bahru CC21 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown17.3 min
  • library@esplanade34.5 min
  • Harbour Front Public Library38.1 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Bukit Merah planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Merah, 12.6% of residents are under 15 and 22% are 65 or older.
40–447.8%
45–497.8%
60–647.3%
55–597.1%
Household income
35% of Bukit Merah households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person20.8%
$20,000+13%
$1,000–1,9997.7%
$2,000–2,9995.8%
Dwelling mix
90.2% of Bukit Merah households live in HDB flats; 9.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats29.1%
HDB 3 room flats26.3%
HDB 1 and 2 room flats18.4%
HDB 5 room and executive flats16.4%
Household size
52.5% of Bukit Merah households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person28.8%
1-person23.7%
3-person18.5%
4-person15.9%
In education
Of Bukit Merah residents currently in education, 20.9% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary38.4%
Secondary22.5%
University12.4%
Polytechnic8.5%
Commute to work
62.6% of working Bukit Merah residents commute by public transport; 24.1% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus24.3%
Bus23.7%
Car17.1%
MRT LRT only12.6%

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

Resale context — Everton Park

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$1138▲ 68.8%
4 ROOMS$1094▲ 11.8%
5 ROOMS$674▲ 10.9%
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