SG Block Index

Block 1E Cantonment RD

085501 · Chinatown · Outram · Built 2009 · ~82 yrs lease left · 264 units · 50 floors

88Overall / 100
Summary

Block 1E Cantonment RD in Outram scores 88.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 4.7 minutes’ walk from Outram Park Mrt Station MRT, 4 minutes from Tanjong Pagar Plaza Blk 6 (Blk 6 Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre), and 184 m straight-line from Cantonment Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
96
Food
100
Schools
95
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
79
Value (lease)
84
Leisure
92

Who it suits

Overall
88
Young Families
88
Seniors
89
Renters
89
Investors
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
13.7min
EWLS$1.28 · direct
one-north
27.7min
NELCCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
31.3min
121EWLS$2.02 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
47.6min
EWLEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

14 min door to door · S$1.28 · no transfers · 10 min (667 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 3 min riding

10mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 10 min (639 m) to Outram Park
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Outram ParkRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  3. Walk 0 min (28 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 1E

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 629 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)4 min
  • Maxwell Food Centre (Kim Hua Market)11.7 min
  • Amoy Street Food Centre (Telok Ayer Food Centre)11.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.7 min
  • Lotte Mart Pte. Ltd.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Shenton Family Medical Clinic0.7 min
  • The Pinnacle Medical Centre @ Maritime1.3 min
  • Drs Chua & Partners Pte Ltd4.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Duxton Plain Pk3.1 min
  • Tras Link Pk5.9 min
  • Tanjong Pagar Pk7.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • SBWS Happy Villa (Females)4.7 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Banda)9.3 min
  • Kreta Ayer Senior Activity Centre (Jalan Kukoh)18.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Tanjong Pagar CC2.7 min
  • Kreta Ayer CC9.1 min
  • imPAct@Hong Lim Green18.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@chinatown15.1 min
  • library@esplanade32.3 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 — Chinatown

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$869▲ 8.2%
4 ROOMS$1317▲ 15.9%
5 ROOMS$1344▲ 5.2%
Living in OutramOutram estate data →Blocks near Outram Park Mrt StationBlocks near Cantonment Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →